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听力文本
On Tuesday Police said they are investigating the parents of the three-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo
周二，警方对辛辛那提动物园掉进大猩猩场地的三岁男孩的父母进行调查，
and had to be rescued by a team that shot the 400-pound animal to death.
重达400磅的猩猩被射杀致死，男孩获救。
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said that authorities will look at the parents' actions leading up to the incident
哈密尔顿县检察官乔·迪特斯称，当局将调查父母导致事故的行径，
not the operation of the zoo, which is overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
不是动物园的行动，这是由美国农业部监管。
Police will then reportedly confer with prosecutors over whether charges should be filed.
据报道，警方随后将与检方商谈应提起哪个指控。
The incident has triggered a major debate online, with some saying the boy's mother should be charged with child endangering,
这一事件引发了网上大规模讨论，一些人表示，这个男孩的母亲应没有看管孩子被指控，
while others want the zoo held responsible for the animal's death.
而其他人希望动物园为猩猩的死亡负责。
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词汇解析
1、confer
商谈;商议;交换意见
He conferred with Hill and the others in his office.
他与希尔及其他人在办公室里商议了一番。
His doctors conferred by telephone and agreed that he must get away from his family for a time.
诊治他的几位医生在电话里讨论了一番，一致认为他必须离开家人一段时间。
授予，赋予(权力、荣誉等)
The constitution also confers large powers on Brazil's 25 constituent states.
宪法还赋予巴西的25个成员州很大的权力。
An honorary doctorate of law was conferred on him by Newcastle University in 1976.
1976年，纽卡斯尔大学授予他荣誉法学博士学位。
2、responsible
负有责任的;应承担责任的
He still felt responsible for her death.
他仍然觉得自己对她的死负有责任。
I want you to do everything you can to find out who's responsible.
我希望你能尽一切可能找出责任人。
负责的;有责任心的;可靠的
He's a very responsible sort of person.
他是个非常有责任心的人。
He feels that the media should be more responsible in what they report.
他觉得媒体应该对报道的内容更负责任些。
