意大利游泳世界冠军在机场偷化妆品

近日，意大利2022年世界游泳冠军贝内代塔·皮拉托（Benedetta Pilato）与另一名意大利游泳选手因在新加坡机场偷窃化妆品而被禁赛90天。

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🤔️小作业：

1. What can be inferred about the Italian authorities' role in the incident?

A. They negotiated the swimmers' release from Singapore.

B. They imposed the 90-day suspension.

C. They appealed against Singapore's criminal laws.

D. They prevented the case from reaching the media.

无注释原文：

Italian swimming world champion Benedetta Pilato banned after shoplifting duty free cosmetics at airport

From: AFP

Italy's 2022 world swimming champion Benedetta Pilato and another Italian swimmer have been banned for 90 days for stealing cosmetics at Singapore airport.

The pair was caught red-handed returning from this year's world championships where Pilato took bronze in the 50m breaststroke.

“Given the facts revealed by the investigation and the co-operation of the two athletes, who acknowledged their responsibilities, the prosecutor of the Italian swimming federation has decided to suspend them for 90 days from all activities starting today,” the federation announced.

The sanction will prevent Pilato, 20, and Chiara Tarantino, 23, from participating in the European short course championships in December in Poland.

The pair was arrested by Singapore police on August 14 after stealing two cosmetic products from a duty free store at Singapore airport.

They were able to return to Italy on August 20 after Italian authorities intervened.

Pilato said on social media afterwards that she had been “involved (in this theft) independently of (her) will”.

“From this experience, I draw great lessons on prudence, individual responsibility, and the value of the people around me,” wrote Pilato, who won world breaststroke gold in Budapest three years ago.

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含注释全文：

Italian swimming world champion Benedetta Pilato banned after shoplifting duty free cosmetics at airport

From: AFP

Italy's 2022 world swimming champion Benedetta Pilato and another Italian swimmer have been banned for 90 days for stealing cosmetics at Singapore airport.

意大利2022年世界游泳冠军贝内代塔·皮拉托（Benedetta Pilato）与另一名意大利游泳选手因在新加坡机场偷窃化妆品而被禁赛90天。

1）cosmetic /kɒzˈmɛtɪk/作名词，通常复数cosmetics，表示“化妆品；美容品”（a substance that you put on your face or body to make it more attractive），如：the cosmetics industry 化妆品行业，a cosmetic company 化妆品公司，cosmetic products 化妆产品。

本身也可以作形容词：

2）表示“装饰门面的，虚饰的，表面的”，英文解释为“Cosmetic changes, etc. are intended to make you believe that something is better when, really, the problem has not been solved.”举个🌰：They were offered a few cosmetic improvements to their working conditions, but nothing of significance. 表面上他们的工作环境有所改善，但并没有实质上的改变。

3）表示“整容的”，英文解释为“connected with medical treatment that is intended to improve a person's appearance”如：cosmetic surgery 整容外科。

The pair was caught red-handed returning from this year's world championships where Pilato took bronze in the 50m breaststroke.

两人在从今年世锦赛返程途中被当场抓获，皮拉托刚在50米蛙泳项目中摘得铜牌。

catch sb red-handed /ˌredˈhæn.dɪd/ 表示“当场抓住（某人）干非法勾当”，英文解释为“to find someone in the act of doing something illegal”

bronze /brɒnz/ 表示“铜牌”，英文解释为“a small, round piece of bronze given to a person who finishes third in a competition”举个🌰：He got a bronze in the high jump. 他跳高得了铜牌。

区分：

📍bronzer /ˈbrɒn.zər/ 表示“使皮肤呈古铜色的化妆品”，英文解释为“a cream or powder that you put on your face and body to make your skin look brown from being in the sun”

breaststroke /ˈbrest.strəʊk/ 表示“蛙泳”，英文解释为“a way of swimming in which the arms make a circular movement in front of the body while the knees are brought up towards the body and then kicked out and back”举个🌰：I can only do the breaststroke. 我只会蛙泳。

“Given the facts revealed by the investigation and the co-operation of the two athletes, who acknowledged their responsibilities, the prosecutor of the Italian swimming federation has decided to suspend them for 90 days from all activities starting today,” the federation announced.

“根据调查结果以及两名运动员承认错误、积极配合的态度，意大利游泳协会决定自今日起对她们实施为期90天的全面禁赛，”意大利游泳联合会宣布。

prosecutor /ˈprɒs.ɪ.kjuː.tər/ 1）表示“公诉人；检察官”，英文解释为“a public official who charges sb officially with a crime and prosecutes them in court”如：the public/state prosecutor 公诉人；州检察官。

2）表示“原告律师；控方律师”，英文解释为“a lawyer who leads the case against a defendant in court”

suspend /səˈspend/ 1）表示“（因犯错而）暂令停职；暂令停学；暂令停止参加活动”，英文解释为“If someone is suspended from work, school, etc., they are temporarily not allowed to work, go to school, or take part in an activity because of having done something wrong.”举个🌰：He was suspended for four games after arguing with the referee. 跟裁判发生争执之后，他被停赛4场。

2）表示“暂停”，英文解释为“If you suspend something, you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a decision is made about it”举个🌰：The union suspended the action this week. 工会本周暂停了这一行动。

📍《经济学人》（The Economist）一篇讲述英国房价上涨的文章中提到：Britain has temporarily suspended stamp duty, a tax on buying houses. 英国已经暂停征收购房印花税。

3）表示“悬挂”，英文解释为“to hang”举个🌰：The builders worked on wooden platforms, suspended by ropes from the roof of the building. 建筑工人站在用绳子从房顶上吊下来的木制平台上作业。

The sanction will prevent Pilato, 20, and Chiara Tarantino, 23, from participating in the European short course championships in December in Poland.

这一处罚意味着，年仅20岁的皮拉托和23岁的塔兰蒂诺将无缘今年12月在波兰举行的欧洲短池游泳锦标赛。

sanction /ˈsæŋk.ʃən/ 1）常见含义表示“制裁”，英文解释为“an official order, such as the stopping of trade, that is taken against a country in order to make it obey international law”举个🌰：Many nations have imposed sanctions on the country. 许多国家都对其进行制裁。

2）表示“（为维护法律或规定而采取的）强硬措施;（对违反法律或规定者进行的）惩罚，处罚”，英文解释为“a strong action taken in order to make people obey a law or rule, or a punishment given when they do not obey”举个🌰：Without realistic sanctions, some teachers have difficulty keeping order in the classroom. 没有切实可行的处罚措施，有些教师难以维持课堂秩序。

3）可以作动词也可以作名词，表示“批准；认可”，英文解释为“If someone in authority sanctions an action or practice, they officially approve of it and allow it to be done.”如：sanction the use of force 批准使用武力。

The pair was arrested by Singapore police on August 14 after stealing two cosmetic products from a duty free store at Singapore airport.

8月14日，两人在新加坡机场免税店偷走两件化妆品后被当地警方逮捕。

arrest /əˈrest/ 表示“逮捕；拘捕”，英文解释为“If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed.”举个🌰：He was arrested when customs officers found drugs in his bag. 因海关人员在他的包中发现了毒品，他被捕了。

duty-free /ˌdʒuː.tiˈfriː/ 表示“（商品）免税的”，英文解释为“Duty-free goods are goods bought in special shops in airports, on ships, etc. on which you do not pay government tax.”举个🌰：He bought his wife some duty-free perfume. 他给妻子买了一些免税香水。

They were able to return to Italy on August 20 after Italian authorities intervened.

意大利当局介入后，两人于8月20日获准回国。

authority /ɔːˈθɒr.ə.ti/ 表示“威信；权力；管辖权”，英文解释为“the moral or legal right or ability to control”举个🌰：The United Nations has used/exerted/exercised its authority to restore peace in the area. 联合国行使其权力以恢复该地区的和平。

2）表示“官方机构；当局；官方”，英文解释为“a group of people with official responsibility for a particular area of activity”如：the health authority 卫生当局。

intervene /ˌɪn.təˈviːn/ 1）表示“干预，介入”，英文解释为“If you intervene in a situation, you become involved in it and try to change it.”举个🌰：She might have been killed if the neighbours hadn't intervened. 要不是邻居介入，她可能会没命了。

2）表示“插话”，英文解释为“If you intervene, you interrupt a conversation in order to add something to it.”举个🌰：He intervened and told me to stop it. 他插话，不让我再说下去。

3）表示“干扰”，英文解释为“If an event intervenes, it happens suddenly in a way that stops, delays, or prevents something from happening.”举个🌰：The boat arrived on Friday mornings unless bad weather intervened. 除非受到恶劣天气的干扰，船于星期五上午到达。

Pilato said on social media afterwards that she had been “involved (in this theft) independently of (her) will”.

事后，皮拉托在社交媒体发文称，自己“并非出于自愿而卷入这起（盗窃）事件”。

“From this experience, I draw great lessons on prudence, individual responsibility, and the value of the people around me,” wrote Pilato, who won world breaststroke gold in Budapest three years ago.

皮拉托在文中写道：“这次经历让我深刻领悟了谨慎、个人责任以及珍惜身边人的重要意义。”三年前，她曾在布达佩斯赢得世界蛙泳金牌。

prudence /ˈpruː.dəns/ 表示“谨慎”，英文解释为“behaviour that is careful and avoids risks”举个🌰：The firm was commended for its financial prudence. 这家公司/企业因其财务稳健而受推崇。

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