01 美国高考爆出最大舞弊，他们的手法好熟悉【朗读版】

Actresses, Business Leaders and Other Wealthy Parents Charged in U.S. College Entry Fraud

In a major college admissions scandal that laid bare the elaborate lengths some wealthy parents will go to get their children into competitive American universities, federal prosecutors charged 50 people on Tuesday in a brazen scheme to buy spots in the freshman classes at Yale, Stanford and other big-name schools.

Thirty-three well-heeled parents were charged in the case, including Hollywood celebrities and prominent business leaders, and prosecutors said there could be additional indictments to come.

The scheme unveiled Tuesday was stunning in its breadth and audacity. It was the Justice Department’s largest-ever college admissions prosecution, a sprawling investigation that involved 200 agents nationwide and resulted in charges against 50 people in six states.

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影星、商界领袖及其他一些富豪家长因涉嫌美国高校招生舞弊被起诉

3月中旬，美国爆出史上最大规模高校招生丑闻。为了让自己的孩子进入有竞争力的美国名校，一些财力雄厚的家长费尽心思，甚至不惜通过行贿“购买”耶鲁、斯坦福以及其它名校新生入学资格。周二，联邦检察官起诉了涉案的50人。

本案中，有33名富豪家长被起诉，其中包括好莱坞名人以及知名商界领袖。检察官透露，之后可能还会有更多的起诉。

这起招生舞弊涉及的范围以及涉案人员的胆量令人震惊。这是美国司法部迄今接手的最大规模高校入学舞弊起诉，全国有200名联邦探员参与了这起调查，6个州有50人受到指控。