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Today, we continue telling about America's forty-second president, Bill Clinton He became only the second American president to be charged and tried for wrongdoing by Congress. For years, critics of Bill Clinton had accused him of financial wrongdoing before he became president. Some critics also accused his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Clintons denied any dishonest actions. However, unconfirmed reports repeatedly said that they were involved in illegal business activities in Arkansas during the nineteen eighties. In January of nineteen ninety-four, the president asked Attorney General Janet Reno to appoint an independent lawyer to lead an investigation. Miz Reno named a Republican lawyer. However, some people said this man was too friendly to the Clinton administration. He was replaced by Kenneth Starr, also a Republican. Congress also investigated the president during his two terms in office.
For example, the Senate Judiciary Committee began an investigation in nineteen ninety-five. The majority of Judiciary Committee members reported that the evidence did not show Mister Clinton responsible for a crime. But the majority belonged to his political party, the Democrats. Suspicion of the president continued. The main cause of the suspicion developed from a financial investment made years earlier. Bill and Hillary Clinton had bought land in Arkansas in nineteen seventy eight. The Clintons formed the Whitewater Development Corporation with Susan and James McDougal. The goal was to sell holiday homes on a river. However, the company did poorly. James McDougal also owned a loan company. Hillary Clinton, a lawyer, did legal work for this company. The company failed during the nineteen-eighties. James McDougal and Susan McDougal were found guilty of wrongdoing in connection with the loan company.Bill and Hillary Clinton's business connection to the McDougals in the Whitewater Company helped make the Clintons targets of suspicion. A former judge also became linked to legal questions about the Whitewater Corporation. David Hale owned a savings and loan company that received public money. In nineteen ninety-six, Mister Hale said Bill Clinton had pressured him to loan money to Susan McDougal about eleven years earlier. The Whitewater Development Corporation received some of that money. Mister Clinton was governor of Arkansas at the time. So such an action would have been illegal. Bill Clinton denied the accusation. Investigators asked Missus Clinton several times for records of her legal work for James McDougal during the nineteen eighties. Officials wanted to know how much time she had spent on legal advice for his loan company. She said she could not find the records. Then, in January of nineteen ninety-six, the records appeared in the White House. Missus Clinton could not explain their presence.
Bill and Hillary Clinton continued to deny wrongdoing. Some Americans did not believe them. Others, however, said Kenneth Starr was wasting millions of dollars on his investigation. They said Mister Starr was acting against the president for political reasons. Media reports said Mister Starr had offered shorter prison sentences to David Hale and others involved with Whitewater if they cooperated with his investigation. Defenders of the president said this meant these people had good reason to lie. Investigators said such offers are common. Other media reports said David Hale had received large amounts of money from a conservative organization that had strongly criticized Mister Clinton. The president was threatened with removal from office after a sexual relationship with a young woman became public. It started when a former Arkansas state employee named Paula Corbin Jones took legal action against President Clinton in nineteen ninety-four. She charged that he had asked her for sex while he was governor of Arkansas. A federal judge dismissed her case for lack of evidence. But Missus Jones appealed the case.
Her lawyers wanted to prove that Mister Clinton had had sex with several female workers. They suspected these included a young woman, Monica Lewinsky, who had worked as a White House assistant. They believed Miz Lewinsky had sexual relations with President Clinton between nineteen ninety-five and nineteen-ninety-seven. Kenneth Starr was still investigating the Whitewater case early in nineteen ninety-eight. He received permission to include Miz Lewinsky in his investigation. A former friend of Miz Lewinsky had given Mister Starr tape recordings of her telephone calls with the young woman. On the recordings, Monica Lewinsky talked about her relationship with the president. Earlier, Miz Lewinsky and Mister Clinton had separately answered questions from lawyers representing Paula Jones. Both Mister Clinton and Mizz Lewinsky denied having a sexual relationship. In January of nineteen ninety-eight, Mister Clinton also denied publicly that he had a sexual relationship with Mizz Lewinsky.
Six months later, Mister Clinton agreed to answer questions before a federal investigating jury. He told the grand jury about his relationship with Miz Lewinsky. This meant he had lied during earlier official questioning. That night, the president admitted on national television that he had had a relationship with Monica Lewinsky that was wrong. He told the nation his actions were a personal failure. But he denied trying to get her to lie about the relationship. Kenneth Starr sent his final report to the House of Representatives. The report suggested that Mister Clinton may have committed impeachable crimes in trying to hide his relationship with the young woman. In December, the House of Representatives impeached President William Jefferson Clinton. This meant the Senate would hold a trial and decide if he was guilty. If found guilty, Mister Clinton would be removed from office, as required by the Constitution. Only one other president had ever been impeached. In eighteen sixty-eight, the House of Representatives had brought charges against President Andrew Johnson.The Senate had failed by one vote to remove him from office. The House of Representatives approved two charges against President Clinton to send to the Senate. One charge accused him of lying during the official investigation of his relationship with Mizz Lewinsky. The other accused him of trying to hide evidence. Mister Clinton still had two years left to serve as president. Opinion studies showed the American public wanted him to finish his term. Two-thirds of the people asked said they opposed removing him from office. The Senate decided Mister Clinton's future in February of nineteen ninety-nine. The one hundred senators held a trial to consider the charges and decide if Mister Clinton should be removed from office. The trial required sixty-seven votes for a judgment of guilt on each charge. The Senators voted Mister Clinton not guilty on one charge. They evenly divided their votes on the other charge. Bill Clinton remained president of the United States. But the forty-second president had hoped to be remembered for his leadership and the progress made during his administration. Instead, many people said he will be remembered for the charges against him.
In October, nineteen ninety-nine, Kenneth Starr resigned as the independent investigator. An assistant, Robert Ray, completed a final report on the Whitewater investigation. He issued his report in September, two thousand. No charges were brought against the Clintons. The report said there was not enough evidence to prove any wrongdoing by President or Missus Clinton. Political experts disagree about what place in history William Jefferson Clinton will occupy. But the experts agree that Mister Clinton's influence on the United States will be debated for many years to come.重点解析
1.accused of 被指控犯有……罪
The business directive is for the business to protect itself, so that the business is not accused of impropriety as it executes its business applications.
这个业务指示的目的是保护企业本身，让企业不会由于执行它的业务应用程序而成为被告。
2.White House 白宫
He was the first pope to visit the White House.
他是访问白宫的第一位教皇。
3.took legal action 采取法律行动
As pressure for reform mounted, some states took legal action against trusts, as they became universally known.
随着改革压力增大，有些州对众所周知的托拉斯采取了法律行动。
4.lack of 没有，缺乏；不足，不够
His rudeness rooted in his lack of education.
他的粗鲁是由于缺乏教育而形成的。
5.guilty of 有……之过错；对……感到内疚
From this point of view I want to say ? was Socrates guilty of impiety?
从这个观点看来，我想说的是,苏格拉底亵渎神明有罪吗？
参考译文
今天，我们继续为您讲述美国第四十二任总统比尔·克林顿的故事。比尔·克林顿成为美国史上第二位因不当行为而遭到国会指控和审判的总统。多年来，一些批评人士一直指责比尔·克林顿在当选总统前存在财务不当行为，还有他的妻子希拉里罗德姆克林顿。克林顿夫妇否认有任何欺诈的行为。然而，未经证实的报道一再表示，20世纪80年代，他们参与了阿肯色州的非法商业活动。1994年1月，总统要求美国司法部长雷诺任命一名独立的律师来主持这项调查雷诺任命了一位共和党律师。然而，一些人说他和克林顿政府关系过于友好。换的另一个人是肯尼斯·斯塔尔，也是共和党人。国会还在克林顿总统两届任期内对其进行了调查。例如，1995年，参议院司法委员会开始了一项调查。司法委员会大多数成员报告说，没有证据表明克林顿先生有任何不法行为。但是大多数成员和他是一个政党——民主党，对总统的怀疑仍在继续。怀疑的主要原因是几年前的一项金融投资。1978年，比尔和希拉里克林顿购买了阿肯色州的土地。克林顿夫妇与苏珊和詹姆斯·麦克道戈尔共同成立了关於白水开发公司目标是在河边出售度假屋，然而，该公司业绩不佳。詹姆斯·麦克道戈尔还拥有一家贷款公司。律师希拉里·克林顿曾是这家公司法务。20世纪80年代，该公司倒闭了。詹姆斯·麦克道戈尔和苏珊·麦克道戈尔因与贷款公司存在不当交易被判有罪。比尔和希拉里因与该公司麦克杜格尔夫妇的商业关系而成为怀疑对象。前法官也与该公司的法律案件有关。黑尔拥有一家接受公共资金的贷款公司。1996年，黑尔先生表示比尔·克林顿曾向他施压，要他在11年前借钱给苏珊·麦克道戈尔。该公司接受了部分资金。克林顿当时是阿肯色州州长。所以这样的行为是非法的，比尔·克林顿否认了这一指控。调查人员曾数次向克林顿夫人询问上世纪80年代她为詹姆斯·麦克道戈尔从事法律工作的记录。他们想知道她为那家贷款公司工作了多久。克林顿夫人说她找不到这些记录。随后，1996年1月，这些记录出现在白宫。克林顿夫人无法解释这些记录。克林顿夫妇继续否认有不当行为，一些美国人不相信他们说的话。然而，其他人说，斯塔尔在调查上花费了数百万美元。他们说斯塔尔因为政治原因和总统不和。媒体报道称，斯塔尔先生已经答应，如果这些人配合调查就给他们减刑。维护总统的人表示，这意味着这些人有充分的理由撒谎。调查人员表示，这样的提议很常见。其他媒体报道称，戴维·黑尔从一个强烈批评克林顿的保守派组织那里得到了大笔资金。在与一名年轻女性发生性关系的事情公之于众后，克林顿总统被威胁要下台。
1994年，一位名叫保拉·科尔宾·琼斯的前阿肯色州雇员对克林顿总统提起诉讼。她指控克林顿总统在担任阿肯色州州长期间向她提出性要求。一名联邦法官以证据不足为由驳回了她的诉讼。但是琼斯上诉了。琼斯的律师想证明克林顿先生和几名女员工发生过性关系。他们怀疑这些人包括曾在白宫担任助理的年轻女性莫妮卡·莱温斯基。他们认为1995年至1997年间，莱温斯基与克林顿总统有过性关系。1998年初，肯尼斯·斯塔尔还在调查白水事件。斯塔尔获准将莱温斯基纳入调查对象。莱温斯基之前的一位朋友给斯塔尔一份她和莱温斯基的电话录音。在录音中，莫妮卡·莱温斯基谈到了她与总统的关系。早些时候，莱温斯基和克林顿分别回答了葆拉·琼斯代表律师的问题。克林顿和莱温斯基都否认有过性关系。1998年1月，克林顿还公开否认他与莱温斯基小姐有过性关系。6个月后，克林顿先生同意回答联邦调查陪审团的问题。他告诉大陪审团他和莱温斯基有不正当关系。这意味着他在之前的官方质询中撒了谎。那天晚上，克林顿在国家电视台上承认，他与莫妮卡·莱温斯基的错误恋情。他告诉国民，这属于他的个人错误。但他否认自己试图让莱温斯基对这段关系撒谎。肯尼斯·斯塔尔向众议院递交了最终报告。报告上写明，克林顿在试图隐瞒与这名年轻女子关系时可能犯下的可弹劾罪行。12月，众议院弹劾了美国总统威廉·杰斐逊·克林顿。这意味着参议院将对其进行审判并决定克林顿是否有罪。如果被判有罪，根据宪法，克林顿先生将被免职。美国历史上只有一位总统曾被弹劾。1868年，众议院对安德鲁·约翰逊总统提出指控。参议院以一票之差未能罢免克林顿的职务。众议院批准了对克林顿总统的两项指控，并提交参议院。一个是在官方调查他与莱温斯基的关系时撒了谎。另一个指控他试图隐藏证据。克林顿先生还有两年的总统任期。民意调查显示，美国公众希望他完成任期。三分之二的受访者表示，反对将克林顿赶下台。1999年2月，参议院确定了克林顿的未来之路。一百位参议员参与审判，就这些指控做出决定——克林顿先生是否应该被免职。每项指控有67项选票，以判定克林顿是否有罪其中一项指控中，参议员们投了无罪票。
另一项指控选票持平。比尔·克林顿仍然是美国总统。但是，第四十二任总统希望人们记住他的领导能力和在他执政期间所取得的成就。而许多人表示克林顿将会因为对他的指控而被记住。1999年10月，肯尼斯·斯塔尔辞去了独立调查员的职务。助理罗伯特·雷完成了白水事件调查，并于2000年9月发表了报告。克林顿夫妇没有受到任何指控。报告显示，没有足够的证据证明克林顿总统或夫人有任何不当行为。政治专家们对于威廉·杰斐逊·克林顿在历史上的评定意见不一。但是专家们一致认为，在未来的许多年里，克林顿对美国的影响将被争论不休。译文为可可英语翻译，未经授权请勿转载！
