美国“气球门”夫妇被要求支付营救费用

时间：2009-12-23 03:21:48

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US parents who triggered a major alert by claiming their son was adrift in a helium balloon have been ordered to pay the $42,000 (£26,000) rescue bill.

谎称自己儿子随一个氦气球在空中漂浮并造成公众警戒的一对美国夫妇被要求赔偿42000美元营救费用。

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Falcon Heene was never in the balloon and was found hiding at home

The Colorado科罗拉多州 couple reported in October that their young son had been carried away by the balloon - whose progress was then tracked by news organisations.

Six-year-old Falcon Heene's disappearance2 became a media drama, but he was found hiding afterwards at home.

It later emerged the hoax3恶作剧，骗局 was an attempt to secure a TV deal.

Their lawyer, David Lane, said Richard Heene and his wife Mayumi have now been ordered to pay restitution4归还，赔偿 for the emergency services' rescue efforts.

'Cannot afford bill'

Millions of television viewers were gripped by live coverage5 of the drifting weather balloon which was feared to have Falcon on board.

Falcon's parents have pleaded guilty to a number of charges and face a sentencing hearing on Wednesday.

Richard Heene has admitted attempting to influence a public servant. Mayumi Heene admits false reporting to the authorities.

Although the charges are punishable by jail terms, it is expected they will receive probation6缓刑 orders.

Mr Lane said the Heenes cannot afford to pay the $42,000 bill.

Police carried out an intensive search for the boy after the balloon landed about 64km (40 miles) north of Denver and was found to be empty.

But it then transpired蒸发，泄露 that the child was hiding at home and days later the couple were accused of the elaborate煞费苦心的 hoax - apparently8 an attempt to secure a deal for a reality TV show.


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1 falcon rhCzO     
n.隼，猎鹰
参考例句：
  • The falcon was twice his size with pouted feathers.鹰张开羽毛比两只鹰还大。
  • The boys went hunting with their falcon.男孩子们带着猎鹰出去打猎了。
2 disappearance ouEx5     
n.消失，消散，失踪
参考例句：
  • He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
  • Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。
3 hoax pcAxs     
v.欺骗，哄骗，愚弄；n.愚弄人，恶作剧
参考例句：
  • They were the victims of a cruel hoax.他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。
  • They hoax him out of his money.他们骗去他的钱。
4 restitution cDHyz     
n.赔偿；恢复原状
参考例句：
  • It's only fair that those who do the damage should make restitution.损坏东西的人应负责赔偿，这是再公平不过的了。
  • The victims are demanding full restitution.受害人要求全额赔偿。
5 coverage nvwz7v     
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
6 probation 41zzM     
n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)
参考例句：
  • The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。
  • His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。
7 transpired eb74de9fe1bf6f220d412ce7c111e413     
（事实，秘密等）被人知道( transpire的过去式和过去分词 )； 泄露； 显露； 发生
参考例句：
  • It transpired that the gang had had a contact inside the bank. 据报这伙歹徒在银行里有内应。
  • It later transpired that he hadn't been telling the truth. 他当时没说真话，这在后来显露出来了。
8 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

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