【读新闻学英语】万万没想到，这起强奸案中受伤最深的竟然是男方！

By 新西兰先驱报中文网· 2018年07月02日 03:00

新西兰先驱报中文网番茄捣蛋编译 A college student is suing a woman for US$6million because he says her unsubstantiated claims that he raped her after a drunken party have "destroyed" his life.

一名大学生对一位女性提出起诉，要求600万美元赔款。他认为对方毫无依据的酒后强奸指控“毁了”他的人生。

unsubstantiated：未经证实的，无事实根据的

Catherine Reddington, 22, has claimed repeatedly on social media that Alex Goldman raped her after a party in April last year

22岁的Catherine Reddington在社交媒体上曾多次声称Alex Goldma于去年4月的一场派对结束后对其进行了强奸。

repeadly：反复地

Goldman, also 22, was expelled from Syracuse University after the claims surfaced and more recently was fired from his summer internship with an engineering firm when his accuser informed them of the allegations.

指控消息传开后，同样22岁的Goldman不仅被学校开除，还丢掉了一份工程公司的暑期实习工作，因为Reddington把强奸也同样告诉了这里的人。

surface：浮出水面

He was never arrested or charged, the MailOnline reported.

而根据MailOnline的报道，Goldman从未因此事受到任何逮捕或控告。

charge：控告

A police investigation into the allegations found no evidence that Reddington had been raped or even had a sexual encounter with Goldman that night.

调查此案的警方没有发现任何可以证实Reddington被强奸的证据，甚至无法证明他们当晚有性接触。

encounter：接触

Both Reddington and Goldman said at the time that they had no memory of the night before.

而对于那晚之前发生的事情，Reddington和Goldman都表示没什么记忆。

have no memory of：不记得

Goldman filed a defamation lawsuit against Reddington last week claiming his former classmate was waging a campaign to "destroy and wreak havoc" on his life and get him expelled from his new school.

上周，Goldman已经对Reddington提起诽谤诉讼，认为这位前同学正展开一场“严重破坏”他人生的行动，想把他从新学校赶出去。

expell：驱逐，开除

wage：开展

wreak havoc：肆掠，严重破坏

Reddington contacted Goldman's employer over social media to inform them of the allegations. She then posted what appeared to be an exchange in which they told her Goldman had been fired.

Reddington通过社交媒体联系了Goldman的雇主，告知强奸一事。而后，她又贴出了一张貌似双方对话的截图，回复表示Goldman已被开除。

allegation：指控，陈述

Goldman is now seeking $6m in damages from the defamation lawsuit claiming he has suffered emotional, mental and economic harm.

目前，Goldman要求对方赔偿600万美元，以弥补他因诽谤而遭受的精神和经济损失。

defamation：诽谤

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