2017考研英语拓展阅读：梅西因税收欺诈被判监禁

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2017考研英语拓展阅读：梅西因税收欺诈被判监禁

　　Barcelona football star Lionel Messi and his father will appeal against a Spanish court decision to sentence them each to 21 months in jail for tax fraud, the player’s lawyers say.

　　巴塞罗那足球明星莱昂内尔·梅西和他的父亲正要向西班牙的一家法院提起上诉，该法院以税收欺诈罪判决他们21个月的监禁，该球员的律师说。

　　Argentine Messi, aged 29, was also fined 2m euros (1.7m pounds; 2.2m dollars) by the court in Barcelona.

　　阿根廷人梅西，29岁，还被这个位于巴塞罗那的法院罚款200万欧元(170万英镑;220万美元)。

　　In addition to the prison term, Messi’s father, Jorge, was fined 1.5m euros for defrauding Spain of 4.1m euros in 2007-09.

　　除了监禁，梅西的父亲，Jorge，因2007-2009年间欺诈西班牙政府410万欧元，被罚150万欧元。

　　However, neither man is expected to serve time in jail.

　　然而，他们都不会真的入狱服刑。

　　Under the Spanish legal system, prison terms of under two years can be served under probation.

　　根据西班牙法律系统，少于两年的刑期可以缓刑。

　　The pair also face millions of euros in fines for using tax havens in Belize and Uruguay to conceal earnings from image rights.

　　他们因利用伯利兹和乌拉圭的避税天堂欺瞒通过肖像权得到的收入，面临数百万欧元的罚款。

　　’Corrective payment’

　　“补救性支付”

　　"The sentence is not correct and we are confident the appeal will show the defence was right," Messi’s lawyers said in a statement several hours after the guilty verdict was delivered.

　　梅西的律师在有罪判决下达几小时后发表声明说“这个判决不恰当，我们相信上诉会让大家知道我们的辩护是正当的。”

　　The lawyers said that "there is a good chance that the appeal will succeed", adding that Messi had always acted in good faith.

　　律师说：“上诉成功的几率很大”，还说梅西一向善意行事。

　　The sentence can be appealed against via the Spanish supreme court.

　　这项判决可通过西班牙最高法院上诉。

　　The footballer and his father were found guilty of three counts of tax fraud.

　　这个足球运动员和他的父亲被判三项税收诈骗罪。

　　As well as the jail terms, Messi and Jorge were also fined. They made a voluntary 5m euros "corrective payment", equal to the alleged unpaid tax plus interest, in August 2013.

　　除了监禁，梅西和他的父亲还被罚款。2013年8月，他们自愿地“补救性支付”5百万欧元，抵偿他们所涉嫌的未付税款(加利息)。

　　Messi earns an estimated 36m euros per year at Barcelona, and his income of about 315m euros in the past decade has placed him 10th of Forbes magazine’s list of the highest-earning athletes in the world.

　　梅西大约每年在巴塞罗那赚3600万欧元，过去十年间3.15亿欧元的收入，已使他进入福布斯杂志全球收入最高运动员之列的第十位。

　　Lionel Messi’s illustrious career:

　　莱昂内尔·梅西杰出的职业生涯

　　Winner of Fifa Ballon d’Or as world’s best footballer on five occasions

　　国际足联的金球奖得主，五次获得最佳球员

　　Voted Uefa best player in Europe three times

　　三次在欧洲获得欧足联最佳球员

　　Uefa Champions League winner with FC Barcelona on four occasions

　　与巴塞罗那足球俱乐部四次赢得欧洲冠军联赛

　　Spanish championship winner with FC Barcelona eight times

　　与巴塞罗那足球俱乐部八次赢得西班牙冠军

　　Olympic gold medallist with Argentina in 2008

　　2008年和阿根廷队赢得奥林匹克冠军

　　Argentina’s all-time leading scorer with 55 goals

　　以55次进球成为阿根廷史上最佳球员

　　...and major disappointments:

　　...还有一些大失所望的经历：

　　June 16 2016: quits Argentine team after missing penalty in shootout in Copa America final loss to Chile

　　2016年6月16日：在美洲杯决赛点球失分输给智利后退出阿根廷队

　　it was fourth major final defeat for Argentina in nine years

　　这是九年间，阿根廷队的第四次重大失败

　　other three losses: Copa America (2015) again to Chile (again on penalties); 2014 World Cup to Germany; Copa America (2007) against Brazil

　　其他三次是：美洲杯(2015)还是智利(还是点球);2014年世界杯对阵德国;美洲杯(2007)对阵巴西

　　FC Barcelona’s reaction

　　巴塞罗那足球俱乐部的回应

　　"FC Barcelona expresses its full support to Leo Messi and his father in relation to the conviction for tax fraud...

　　“巴塞罗那足球俱乐部在税收欺诈案件上对梅西和他的父亲表示全力支持...”

　　"The club... considers that the player, who has corrected his position with the Spanish tax office, is in no way criminally responsible with regards to the facts underlined in this case."

　　“俱乐部...考虑到球员已经与西班牙税务局纠正了立场，没有任何理由在该情形下还向他们要求刑事责任。”

来源：BBC

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