BTAITAIN -- Britain’s Supreme Court ruled that Julian Assange（阿桑奇）, the founder of WikiLeaks（维基解密）, could be extradited to Sweden to face accusations of various sexual offences against two women. Mr Assange’s lawyer has two weeks to challenge the decision.

1.      extradite: v. 引渡（被告或罪犯）

2.      challenge the decision: 对于（判罚）不服而上诉

 

BRAITAIN -- David Cameron（卡梅伦）, Britain’s prime minister, had another uncomfortable week. Andy Coulson（世界新闻报前总编辑柯尔逊）, his former communications director, was charged with perjury. And Jeremy Hunt（英国文化大臣亨特）, his beleaguered culture secretary, appeared before an inquiry into media ethics to explain his relationship with the Murdoch（默多克） empire. The government was also forced into several policy U-turns.

 

1.      perjury: n. 伪证  eg. to be found guilty of perjury 作伪证

2.      beleaguered: a. experiencing a lot of problems or criticism 处于风口浪尖的

3.      U-turn: sudden change of plans or ideas  急速转变

4.      media ethics: 新闻操守，媒体道德