VOA慢速英語(yǔ)：石油巨頭埃克森美孚因涉嫌隱瞞氣候變化風(fēng)險(xiǎn)遭調(diào)查

ExxonMobil is facing questions about what it told the public and investors about the risk of climate change.

?？松梨诠菊媾R調(diào)查，由于它向公眾與投資者公布的氣候變化風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

The state of New York is investigating the oil company. The case focuses on whether ExxonMobil failed to warn investors about climate change and its impact on the oil business.

紐約州正在調(diào)查該石油公司。該案件的重點(diǎn)在于?？松梨诠臼欠窬就顿Y者，關(guān)于氣候變化及它對(duì)石油企業(yè)所造成的影響。

This April 29, 2014 photo shows an Exxon sign at a Exxon gas station in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. (AP/Gene J. Puskar)

An ExxonMobil spokesman rejected the charges that the company tried to change research. The oil company said it stands by its 40 years of climate research. visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

埃克森美孚公司發(fā)言人拒絕針對(duì)該公司試圖“隱瞞”研究的指控。該石油公司聲稱信守四十年來(lái)的氣候研究成果。

New Yorksent asubpoena toExxonMobil that demands financial records, emails and other documents. The oil company is deciding how to respond, said a public affairsexecutive with ExxonMobil.

紐約州向?？松梨诠景l(fā)出傳票，要求其提供財(cái)務(wù)記錄、電子郵件及其他文件。?？松梨诠竟彩聞?wù)主管稱，該石油公司正在決定如何回應(yīng)，

I'm Mario Ritter.

我是馬里奧·里特。

Jim Dresbach wrote this story for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

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Words in This Story

focus - v. to direct one's attention on something

impact- n. a powerful influence or effect

subpoena– n. a written order that commands someone to appear in court to give evidence

respond – v. to say or write something in answer to something

executive- n. a supervisor or top official