
涉嫌間諜案
An employee of Chinese telecom group Huawei has been implicated in spying on Taiwan’s ambassador to Paraguay, Han Chih-cheng.
中國電信集團華為的一名員工涉嫌監控台灣駐巴拉圭大使韓志正。
The possible incident occurred at Han’s residence in Paraguay’s capital city, Asuncion, on Oct. 9.
該事件可能於10月9日發生在韓志正在巴拉圭首都亞松森的官邸。
occur(v.)發生=take place
According to reports, staff at Han’s residence noticed a gray Audi parked outside the building for two hours.
根據報導,當天韓志正官邸的工作人員注意到一輛灰色奧迪停在官邸外停留長達兩小時。
During that time, a passenger in the front seat lowered the car window to take photos and use a possible eavesdropping device.
期間,車內前座的乘客曾降下車窗拍照,並疑似使用竊聽裝置。
take photos拍照=snap shotseavesdrop(v.)竊聽、偷聽overhear(v.)無意中聽到;偶然聽到
Although police were notified about the suspicious activity, the car drove away when they arrived at the scene.
雖然警方已獲可疑活動的通報,但當警方抵達現場時,該輛車已駛離。
notify(v.)通知=informsuspicious(adj.)可疑的scene(n.)(不愉快事件發生的)現場;地點
Authorities later tracked down the vehicle and its driver by using security camera footage.
警方隨後透過監視器畫面追蹤到該車輛及其駕駛。
track down追蹤到footage(n.)(尤指表現一個事件的)一段影片;片段
The driver has since been named as 62-year-old Huawei Paraguay employee Dionisio Duarte.
該駕駛為62歲的華為巴拉圭員工狄奧尼西奧‧杜阿特。
since(adv.)自那時起be named as...被認定為...
However, the passenger who “looked Asian” has yet to be identified.
然而,車內另一名「外貌疑似亞洲人」的乘客身份仍未確定。
have yet to還沒有;尚未identify(v.)指認;證實(身份)
In response, local police notified other embassies in the area about possible threats of spying by Huawei employees.
針對此事件,當地警方已通知該地區的其他大使館,提防華為員工可能涉及的間諜行為。
in response (to sth.)回應(某事)embassy(n.)大使館alert sb. to sth.警告某人、使警覺到某事
As of Dec. 24, the official investigation into Duarte and the other man’s activities was still ongoing.
截至12月24日,有關杜阿特及另一名男子行為的正式調查仍在進行中。
as of...截至...investigation(n.)調查=probe
According to Regtechtimes tech news, others have already accused Huawei of gathering information for the Chinese government, but the company has denied all such allegations.
根據科技新聞網站Regtechtimes的報導,華為過去已多次被指控為中國政府收集情報,但該公司始終否認相關指控。
gather(v.)收集=collectaccuse sb. of sth.指控某人做了某事deny(v.)否認admit(v.)承認allegation(n.)(未經證實的)指責;指控
Nevertheless, a Huawei employee being investigated by Paraguayan police for possible spying seems to contradict the company’s continued statements on its lack of involvement in China’s international affairs.
然而,巴拉圭警方此次調查華為員工涉嫌間諜行為,與華為持續表示未涉入中國國際事務的立場明顯矛盾。
contradict(v.)與⋯⋯矛盾、與⋯⋯有牴觸lack of...沒有~、缺乏~involvement in...涉入~
Since Paraguay is the only country in South America with official ties to Taiwan, this incident has also raised particular concern among countries targeted politically by China for the safety of their ambassadors.
由於巴拉圭是南美洲唯一與台灣保持正式外交關係的國家,此事件也引發其他受中國政治壓力影響的國家對其駐外大使安全的特別關注。
ties(n.)(複)關係