窃听丑闻迫使《世界新闻报》关门倒闭

时间：2011-07-10 06:42:53

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The News of the World, Rupert Murdoch's embattled British tabloid1, will lay off 200 workers and shut down publication after its Sunday edition.

鲁珀特·默多克旗下的小报《世界新闻报》因陷入窃听电话丑闻，将于本周日出版最后一期，随后关闭，两百名员工将遭解雇。

A security guard stands at the entrance to News International offices in Wapping, London, July 7, 2011.
A security guard stands at the entrance to News International offices in Wapping, London, July 7, 2011.
The stunning2（极好的，令人晕倒的） announcement from Murdoch's son James came as the paper was vilified3（诽谤，中伤） for reportedly hacking4 into the cell phones of crime and terror victims - and paying off London police for inside information.

"Wrongdoers turned a good newsroom bad," said James Murdoch, "and this was not fully5 understood or adequately pursued."

All revenue generated by the final ad-free edition will go to a "good cause," Murdoch wrote in a Thursday memo6 to the staff. The paper, long a London institution, sells nearly 3 million copies per week.

The laid-off workers can apply for new jobs inside Murdoch's massive worldwide media operation.

The latest blow to the 168-year-old paper was a published report that the tabloid（小报） had collected the telephone numbers of slain7 British troops.

Although it was unclear if those phones were hacked8, the backlash（后座，侧隙） against the newspaper was immediate9.

"If these actions are proved to be verified, I am appalled10," said Gen. David Richards, head of the British armed forces.

The tabloid issued a statement saying it would be "absolutely appalled（惊骇的） and horrified11" if the war veterans or their families were targeted.

The stunning allegations of corruption12 and illegal hacking led advertisers to start abandoning the newspaper, owned by Murdoch's News Corp.

Police said as many as 4,000 people were targeted by the tabloid.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday that an investigation13 into the sordid14（肮脏的，卑鄙的） mess was coming. The News of the World is Britain's best-selling Sunday newspaper.

Police are probing allegations that the newspaper hacked into the cell phones of teen-age murder victims, family members of people killed by terrorists, politicians and celebrities15.

The Times of London, another Murdoch publication, reported that arrests of reporters suspected of hacking were expected in the next few days.


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1 tabloid wIDzy     
adj.轰动性的，庸俗的；n.小报，文摘
参考例句：
  • He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.他口头对小报新闻进行了抨击。
  • He believes that the tabloid press has behaved disgracefully.他认为小报媒体的行为不太光彩。
2 stunning NhGzDh     
adj.极好的；使人晕倒的
参考例句：
  • His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
  • The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。
3 vilified fbd35e9dae25d8a1cf13da5adee55a26     
v.中伤，诽谤( vilify的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He was vilified in newspapers. 他在报纸上受到了诽谤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She was vilified by the press for her controversial views. 因她持有异议，新闻界对她横加挞伐。 来自互联网
4 hacking KrIzgm     
n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动
参考例句：
  • The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
  • We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。
5 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
6 memo 4oXzGj     
n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章
参考例句：
  • Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
  • Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？
7 slain slain     
杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)
参考例句：
  • The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
  • His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。
8 hacked FrgzgZ     
生气
参考例句：
  • I hacked the dead branches off. 我把枯树枝砍掉了。
  • I'm really hacked off. 我真是很恼火。
9 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
10 appalled ec524998aec3c30241ea748ac1e5dbba     
v.使惊骇，使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的；丧胆的
参考例句：
  • The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
  • They were appalled by the reports of the nuclear war. 他们被核战争的报道吓坏了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 horrified 8rUzZU     
a.(表现出)恐惧的
参考例句：
  • The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
  • We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
12 corruption TzCxn     
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
13 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
14 sordid PrLy9     
adj.肮脏的，不干净的，卑鄙的，暗淡的
参考例句：
  • He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively.他只描写人生肮脏和庸俗的一面。
  • They lived in a sordid apartment.他们住在肮脏的公寓房子里。
15 celebrities d38f03cca59ea1056c17b4467ee0b769     
n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉
参考例句：
  • He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
  • a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

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