VOA慢速英语:美法院裁定NSA收集电话记录违法
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A U.S. appeals court in New York ruled Thursday that the National Security Agency's program to collect phone records of Americans is illegal.
美国纽约上诉法院周四裁定美国安全机构手机美国公民手机电话记录的行为是违法的。
The program collected "metadata" from millions of phone calls from American citizens. The metadata recorded the times when the phone calls were made and the phone numbers called.
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这一收集数百万美国公民手机电话记录的项目叫做“元数据”计划。当美国公民使用手机拨打电话时通话时间和电话号码将会被“元数据”记录下来。
The surveillance program was not known to the public until two years ago. NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked the information about the program to reporters in June of 2013.
两年前，自2013年六月份美国国家安全局合同工斯诺登泄漏监听计划信息之前，美国公民对此计划一无所知。
The NSA claimed that the spying program was legal under the Patriot Act, which Congress passed following the September 11 terrorist attacks.
国家安全据称这一监听计划是合法的，是由国会在911恐怖袭击事件发生之后通过的爱国者法案。
The appeals court ruled that the spying program was not authorized by Congress. The three-judge panel of the court wrote,"Congress cannot reasonably be said to have ratified a progam of which many members of Congress - and all members of the public - were not aware."
上述法院裁定称监听计划没有经国会授权。三人法官小组写到：不可能合情合理地说国会批准了这一监听计划，因为国会许多成员和所有美国公民对此事并不知情。
Close elections in Great Britain
British voters are voting in a close election that could oust Prime Minister David Cameron from office.
英国选民正在进行一场势均力敌的投票选举，而这次选举可能会使得卡梅伦下台。
Public opinion studies show that 33 percent of British voters support Mr. Cameron's Conservative Party. The Labor party, led by Ed Milliband, is only one point behind.
据民意调查显示有33%的选民支持卡梅伦代表的保守党，而支持米利班代表的工党的选票仅仅落后1%。
Observers are calling the election Britain's most unpredictable and consequential in a generation.
观察员称此次选举是英国历史上最难以预测的一次选举，也是非常重要的一次选举。
Mr. Cameron has promised to hold a referendum if he is re-elected. The referendum will ask if Britain should remain in the 28-nation European Union.
卡梅伦承若如果选举成功将就英国是否留在欧盟举行公投。
Iran releases seized Maersk vessel
Iran's official IRNA news agency reported that its government released the Maersk Tigris cargo ship today.
伊朗官方伊斯兰共和国通讯社报道称其政府今天释放了马士基货船。
On April 28, Iranian forces seized the ship in the Strait of Hormuz. The seizure followed a legal complaint from a private Iranian company.
4月28号，伊朗军队在霍尔木兹海峡扣押了马士基公司的货船。此举是因为伊朗一家私人公司对马士基进行了法律投诉。
The incident took place while Iran and the U.S. are negotiating Iran's nuclear program and international economic restrictions. At the same time, the U.S. is supporting Saudi Arabia in its air campaign against Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen.
事情发生时伊朗和美国正在就伊朗核问题和国际经济制裁进行谈判。同时美国表示支持沙特阿拉伯在也门对受伊朗支持的叛军进行空袭。
After the Maersk seizure, the U.S. announced that its Navy will escort all U.S.-registered vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
在截获马士基货船之后，美国宣布其海军将护送所有美国注册的船只通过霍尔木兹海峡海域。
The strait is the path for one-fifth of the world's oil transport.
该海峡海域占世界石油运输线路的五分之一。
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Words in This Story
metadata – n. a set of data that describes and gives information about other data.
referendum – n. an event in which the people of a county, state, etc., vote for or against a law that deals with a specific issue; a public vote on a particular issue
consequential – adj. important
complaint – n. an official charge saying that someone has done something wrong
escort – v. to go with (someone or something) to give protection or guidance
A U.S. appeals court in New York ruled Thursday that the National Security Agency's program to collect phone records of Americans is illegal.
The program collected "metadata" from millions of phone calls from American citizens. The metadata recorded the times when the phone calls were made and the phone numbers called.
The surveillance program was not known to the public until two years ago. NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked the information about the program to reporters in June of 2013.
The NSA claimed that the spying program was legal under the Patriot Act, which Congress passed following the September 11 terrorist attacks.
The appeals court ruled that the spying program was not authorized by Congress. The three-judge panel of the court wrote,"Congress cannot reasonably be said to have ratified a progam of which many members of Congress - and all members of the public - were not aware."
Close elections in Great Britain
British voters are voting in a close election that could oust Prime Minister David Cameron from office.
Public opinion studies show that 33 percent of British voters support Mr. Cameron's Conservative Party. The Labor party, led by Ed Milliband, is only one point behind.
Observers are calling the election Britain's most unpredictable and consequential in a generation.
Mr. Cameron has promised to hold a referendum if he is re-elected. The referendum will ask if Britain should remain in the 28-nation European Union.
Iran releases seized Maersk vessel
Iran's official IRNA news agency reported that its government released the Maersk Tigris cargo ship today.
On April 28, Iranian forces seized the ship in the Strait of Hormuz. The seizure followed a legal complaint from a private Iranian company.
The incident took place while Iran and the U.S. are negotiating Iran's nuclear program and international economic restrictions. At the same time, the U.S. is supporting Saudi Arabia in its air campaign against Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen.
After the Maersk seizure, the U.S. announced that its Navy will escort all U.S.-registered vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
The strait is the path for one-fifth of the world's oil transport.
_____________________________________________________________
Words in This Story
metadata – n. a set of data that describes and gives information about other data.
referendum – n. an event in which the people of a county, state, etc., vote for or against a law that deals with a specific issue; a public vote on a particular issue
consequential – adj. important
complaint – n. an official charge saying that someone has done something wrong
escort – v. to go with (someone or something) to give protection or guidance
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