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多伦多市长吸毒和酗酒问题相继曝光

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2013-11-17 05:39 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford¹, under pressure to quit after admitting he smoked crack cocaine² and had a drink problem, could enter rehab, his lawyer says.

加拿大多伦多市市长罗布·福特最近丑闻缠身，吸毒和酗酒问题相继曝光，福特面临巨大的辞职压力，其律师丹尼斯·莫里斯当天表示，福特可能会进康复中心。

Dennis Morris told the Globe and Mail that the mayor of Canada's largest city was "considering options".

"And we'll stay tuned³ to see what he says in the next few days," Mr Morristold the newspaper.

His comments come a day after Mr Ford apologised for a video of him threatening to kill an unknown person.

The 44-year-old married father of two said he was "extremely, extremely inebriated⁴（酒醉的）" at the time it was filmed and he was "embarrassed" by it.

Toronto police said last week they have a separate video apparently⁵ showing Mr Ford smoking crack cocaine, which has not been made public.

Foul-mouthed rant⁶

His older brother, Doug Ford, told a radio broadcaster on Friday that his brother could benefit from "a little bit of counselling".

"If Rob goes away on a vacation, for a week or two weeks, Rob loses 50, 60 pounds, stays on the straight narrows," he said, "it'll be tough to beat Rob Ford."

Thursday's release of a video showing an agitated⁷（激动的，焦虑的） Mr Ford during a foul-mouthed（说话下流的） rant（咆哮，激昂的演说） was a defining moment for the mayor, Mr Morris has told reporters.

The context of the clip is not clear, nor is the target of Mr Ford's wrath⁸.

He vows⁹ to rip out the person's throat, poke¹⁰ out his eyes and ensure his victim is dead.

On Thursday, Mr Morris said he had been in talks with Toronto police to view the crack-smoking clip.

Police say the video is not enough to charge Mr Ford but they have not made it public as it is evidence before the courts.

Allegations of drug use by Mr Ford surfaced in May when journalists reported seeing footage of him smoking crack cocaine.

The mayor acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday that he had taken the drug "probably a year ago" while in a "drunken stupor¹¹".

He said he was "embarrassed" by his behaviour, though he vowed¹² to run for re-election.

Mr Ford has faced mounting calls from even his political allies to resign, saying they have lost confidence in him.

But officials in North America's fourth-largest city cannot legally remove him unless he is convicted of a crime.

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1 Ford
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。 If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 cocaine
n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）
参考例句：
That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。 Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

3 tuned
adj.调谐的，已调谐的v.调音( tune的过去式和过去分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调
参考例句：
The resort is tuned in to the tastes of young and old alike. 这个度假胜地适合各种口味，老少皆宜。 The instruments should be tuned up before each performance. 每次演出开始前都应将乐器调好音。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 inebriated
adj.酒醉的
参考例句：
He was inebriated by his phenomenal success. 他陶醉于他显赫的成功。来自互联网 Drunken driver(a driver who is inebriated). 喝醉了的司机（醉酒的司机）来自互联网

5 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

6 rant
v.咆哮；怒吼；n.大话；粗野的话
参考例句：
You can rant and rave at the fine,but you'll still have to pay it.你闹也好，骂也好，罚金还是得交。 If we rant on the net,the world is our audience.如果我们在网络上大声嚷嚷，全世界都是我们的听众。

7 agitated
adj.被鼓动的，不安的
参考例句：
His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那样心神不定，回答全乱了。 She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时，她十分焦虑。

8 wrath
n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒
参考例句：
His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。 The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

9 vows
誓言( vow的名词复数 )；郑重宣布，许愿
参考例句：
Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。 The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

10 poke
n.刺，戳，袋；vt.拨开，刺，戳；vi.戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢
参考例句：
We never thought she would poke her nose into this.想不到她会插上一手。 Don't poke fun at me.别拿我凑趣儿。

11 stupor
v.昏迷；不省人事
参考例句：
As the whisky took effect, he gradually fell into a drunken stupor.随着威士忌酒力发作，他逐渐醉得不省人事。 The noise of someone banging at the door roused her from her stupor.梆梆的敲门声把她从昏迷中唤醒了。

12 vowed
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。 I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

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