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The Senate is in the midst of its first impeachment trial in more than half a decade.
參議院正在進(jìn)行近5年多以來的首次彈劾審判。
Senators are hearing arguments in the case of Nevada Judge Harry Claiborne, a convicted tax evader,
參議員們正在參加內(nèi)華達(dá)州法官哈里·克萊本聽證會。該法官被控逃稅，
who has refused to give up his seat on the Federal bench. Linda Wertheimer has more.
還曾拒絕放棄其在聯(lián)邦政府的職位。下面請聽我臺記者琳達(dá)·韋爾泰梅發(fā)回的詳細(xì)報(bào)道。
The prosecutors are members of the House of Representatives, presenting the case for impeachment to the Senate,
這些檢察官都是眾議院的議員，他們彈劾案提交到了參議員，
the defense Judge Claiborne and his attorneys.
這起彈劾案的主角是法官克萊本及其律師。
Judge Claiborne's attorney makes the argument that although Claiborne plainly
法官克萊本的律師稱，雖然克萊本確實(shí)沒能上繳應(yīng)交的所得稅，
did fail to pay the income tax he owed, he did not willfully evade tax. He made a mistake.
但他本意并不愿意逃稅。沒交上稅是他的錯(cuò)。
Further, that the federal prosecutors who brought the case against him were engaged in a vendetta to remove the judge from the bench.
此外，對克萊本提起訴訟的多名聯(lián)邦法官其實(shí)是為了報(bào)復(fù)而想要將克萊本踢出政府。
The prosecutors from the House argue in return that the government's conduct is not on trial, Judge Claiborne is;
眾議院的這些檢察官辯駁表示，現(xiàn)在受審的并非政府的行為，而是克萊本的行為。
that the evidence against him which resulted in his conviction is sufficient to convict him here as well.
再者說，針對克萊本的證據(jù)確鑿，足以將他定罪。
The Senate has set aside two days for this trial. I'm Linda Wertheimer at the Capitol.
參議院給克萊本受審留出了2天的時(shí)間。以上為琳達(dá)·韋爾泰梅從國會大廈發(fā)回的報(bào)道。
A House committee issued a report on the shuttle Challenger disaster today.
今天，某眾議院委員會發(fā)布了一份關(guān)于挑戰(zhàn)者號失事的報(bào)告。
In it, the panel blames pressure to fly the shuttles twice a month for the accident that killed seven astronauts.
報(bào)告中，專家組譴責(zé)挑戰(zhàn)者號壓力太大，1個(gè)月內(nèi)要往返2次。而正是這種壓力導(dǎo)致7名宇航員殞命。
And it says that pressure still exists within NASA, endangering future flights of the shuttle program.
報(bào)告還指出，這種壓力在美國宇航局內(nèi)部依然存在，威脅著未來出使航天任務(wù)的安全。
NASA today postponed the rollout of the space shuttle Atlantis onto the launch pad, at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
美國宇航局今天推遲了亞特蘭蒂斯號在佛羅里達(dá)州卡納維拉爾角上到發(fā)射臺上首次展示的時(shí)間。
Rain and lightning storms were in the area and the Space Agency decided not to take a chance moving the shuttle.
因?yàn)樵摰貐^(qū)發(fā)生降雨和雷雨，所以美國宇航局決定不冒險(xiǎn)試飛。
It's scheduled for seven weeks of tests, including some to check out an astronaut escape system.
根據(jù)計(jì)劃，要進(jìn)行為期7周的試飛，其中一些試飛是為了檢驗(yàn)避難系統(tǒng)的。
The rollout has been rescheduled for Thursday.
首次展示重新定在了周四。
