Welcome to the Voice of America’s “News Words”, where we teach you about words in the news.
欢迎收听美国之声“新闻词汇”，在本节目中我们会教你新闻中的词汇。
Today’s word has to do with criminal charges and the courts.
今天的词汇跟刑事诉讼以及法院有关。
The indictment that the grand jury returned today charges the defendant with numerous counts, among them:
大陪审团今天宣布诉讼，起诉被告多项罪名，
conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, and using a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death.
其中有：参与谋划使用大规模杀伤性武器致人员死亡，使用大规模杀伤性武器导致人员死亡。
An “indictment” is a list of charges against someone after he or she has been arrested for a crime.
“起诉”是在某人因犯罪被逮捕后对其进行的一系列指控。

It details what the person will stand trial for in a U.S. court of law.
它详细的说明了此人会在美国法院中受到什么方面的审判。
Now, when you hear the word “indictment”, your English will be good enough to know what this News Word means.
现在，当你听到“起诉”这个词的时候，你的英文程度就足以知道这个新闻词汇是什么意思了。