韩国首尔市长朴元淳
当地时间10日凌晨，韩国首尔市长朴元淳在失踪十几小时后被发现身亡。遗言中表示，向所有人致歉，感谢所有一起走过的人们，给家人带来痛苦，很抱歉。
Seoul Mayor Is Found Dead After Harassment Complaint Is Filed
The New York Times
The mayor of Seoul, the country’s second-most powerful official and a potential presidential candidate, was found dead just days after a secretary in his office told the police that he had sexually harassed her since 2017, the authorities said on Friday.
A Seoul police officer confirmed early Friday that the body of the mayor, Park Won-soon, had been discovered on a hill in northern Seoul, several hours after his daughter had reported him missing.
Word of the mayor’s death and its possible links to sexual misconduct sent shock waves across the country, not only because Mr. Park was a political star but also because he had long been seen as a champion of women’s rights. His positions stood out in a country where men dominate society’s upper echelons, enforcing a strictly hierarchical code that analysts say makes women vulnerable to abuse and forces its victims to stay silent.
Mr. Park, 64, had canceled his official schedule and called in sick to City Hall on Thursday, the day after the secretary had filed her complaint. His daughter told the police that he had left home after leaving a cryptic, “will-like message,” according to Yonhap, the national news agency, which cited an anonymous police source. That detail immediately fueled speculation that Mr. Park could have taken his own life.
The discovery of Mr. Park’s body came after nearly 600 police officers and emergency medical workers, aided by police dogs, searched the hills in northern Seoul, where his cellphone signal had last been detected.
Mr. Park left his home in a taxi on Thursday morning and got out at a park several minutes later, said Choi Ik-su, a senior detective at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, citing closed-circuit footage. Mr. Park’s body was found in a wooded hill behind the park with the help of a police dog, Mr. Choi said.
The police found no suicide note at the scene, he said, but there was also no sign that Mr. Park had been killed by someone else.
Hundreds of Mr. Park’s supporters — some tearfully shouting “We love you, Park Won-soon!” — gathered on Friday in front of Seoul National University Hospital, where his body had been taken for an autopsy.
Mr. Park, who was serving his third term as mayor of Seoul, a city of 10 million, had often been cited as a possible successor to President Moon Jae-in, whose single five-year term is set to expire in 2022. Mr. Park’s mayoral term had been scheduled to end in 2022.
Before becoming mayor, Mr. Park was a prominent human rights attorney who founded the country’s most influential civil rights group. As a lawyer, he won several major cases, including South Korea’s first sexual harassment case. He also campaigned for the rights of so-called comfort women, Korean sex slaves who were lured or forced to work in brothels for the Japanese Army during World War II.
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含注释全文：
Seoul Mayor Is Found Dead After Harassment Complaint Is Filed
The New York Times
The mayor of Seoul, the country's second-most powerful official and a potential presidential candidate, was found dead just days after a secretary in his office told the police that he had sexually harassed her since 2017, the authorities said on Friday.
当局周五表示，首尔市长、韩国第二有权势的官员、潜在总统候选人被发现已经死亡。就在几天前，其办公室的一名秘书告诉警方，自2017年起他一直对自己进行性骚扰。
harass
harass /ˈhærəs, həˈræs/ 表示“骚扰”，英文解释为“If someone harasses you, they trouble or annoy you, for example by attacking you repeatedly or by causing you as many problems as they can.”举个🌰：
A woman reporter complained one of them sexually harassed her in the locker room.
一名女记者抱怨说，他们当中的一个在更衣室里对她进行了性骚扰。
电影《拜见岳父大人3》（Little Fockers）中的台词提到：Don't be mad. I totally don't want to harass you.不要生气 我不是要来骚扰你。
A Seoul police officer confirmed early Friday that the body of the mayor, Park Won-soon, had been discovered on a hill in northern Seoul, several hours after his daughter had reported him missing.
首尔一名警察周五早间证实，在首尔北部的一座山上发现了市长朴元淳的遗体，此前几个小时，他的女儿报警称其失踪。
Word of the mayor's death and its possible links to sexual misconduct sent shock waves across the country, not only because Mr. Park was a political star but also because he had long been seen as a champion of women’s rights. His positions stood out in a country where men dominate society's upper echelons, enforcing a strictly hierarchical code that analysts say makes women vulnerable to abuse and forces its victims to stay silent.
市长死亡以及该案可能与性行为失检有关的消息震惊了整个韩国。这不仅是因为朴元淳是一名政治明星，还因为他长期以来一直倡导女性权益。在一个男性主导社会上层、等级森严的国家，他的立场十分引人注目。分析人士表示，这种环境会让女性容易受到虐待，迫使受害者保持沉默。
stand out
1）表示“显眼”，英文解释为“If something stands out, it is very noticeable.”举个🌰：
Every tree, wall and fence stood out against dazzling white fields.
每棵树、每堵墙、每道篱笆在白得耀眼的田野的映衬下都很显眼。
2）表示“突出”，英文解释为“If something stands out from a surface, it rises up from it.”举个🌰：
His tendons stood out like rope beneath his skin.
他的筋像绳子般在皮肤下突出来。
echelons
echelon /ˈɛʃəˌlɒn/ 通常复数，表示“职权的等级；阶层”，英文解释为“a rank or position of authority in an organization or a society”如：the lower/upper/top/higher echelons of the Civil Service 文职部门的低层/上层/最高层/高层。
美剧《犯罪心理》（Criminal Minds）第五季中的台词提到：She'll be at home in Nashville's upper echelon. 她住在纳什维尔高级住宅区。
hierarchical
hierarchical /ˌhaɪərˈɑːkɪkəl/ 表示“等级制度的”，英文解释为“A hierarchical system or organization is one in which people have different ranks or positions, depending on how important they are.”如：
the traditional hierarchical system 传统等级制度。
电影《1984》（Nineteen Eighty-Four）中的台词提到：a hierarchical society was only possible on a basis of poverty and ignorance 一个等级社会必须建立在贫困和愚昧的基础上。
Mr. Park, 64, had canceled his official schedule and called in sick to City Hall on Thursday, the day after the secretary had filed her complaint. His daughter told the police that he had left home after leaving a cryptic, “will-like message,” according to Yonhap, the national news agency, which cited an anonymous police source. That detail immediately fueled speculation that Mr. Park could have taken his own life.
周四，在秘书报警后一天，64岁的朴元淳取消了自己的官方行程，打电话给市政厅请了病假。据韩国国家通讯社韩联社引述匿名警方信源报道，他的女儿告诉警方，他在留下含义模糊、“类似遗言的信息”后离开了家。这一细节立刻引发外界猜测朴元淳可能是自杀。
call in
1）表示“（给工作单位、电台或电视台）打电话”，英文解释为“If you call in, you phone a place, such as the place where you work, or a radio or TV station.”举个🌰：
She reached for the phone to call in sick.
她伸手拿起话机打电话请病假。
📍 call in sick （打电话）请病假 To inform one's employer that one will be absent due to illness (real or feigned).
2）表示“短暂访问”，英文解释为“If you call in somewhere, you make a short visit there.”举个🌰：
He just calls in occasionally.
他只是偶尔来坐坐。
美剧《绝命毒师》（Breaking Bad）第2季中的台词提到：You call in sick the day after receiving a long-awaited career-boosting promotion. 得到了梦寐以求的升职以后你居然请了病假躲在这里。
cryptic
cryptic /ˈkrɪptɪk/ 表示“隐晦的”，英文解释为“A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.”举个🌰：
He has issued a short, cryptic statement denying the spying charges.
他发表了一个简短、令人捉摸不透的声明，否认对他从事间谍活动的指控。
fuel
表示“加剧；增加；加强；刺激”，英文解释为“To fuel a situation means to make it become worse or more intense.”如：to fuel speculation/rumours/fears 引起猜测/谣传/恐惧，举个🌰：
The result will inevitably fuel speculation about his future.
该结果将不可避免地加剧人们对他的前途的猜测。
speculation
表示“推测；猜测；推断”，英文解释为“the act of forming opinions about what has happened or what might happen without knowing all the facts”举个🌰：
There was widespread speculation that she was going to resign.
人们纷纷推测她将辞职。
take one's own life
take one's own life 表示“自杀”，英文解释为“kill oneself”；take sb's life 指的就是“杀掉（某人），取（某人）的性命”（to kill someone）。
The discovery of Mr. Park’s body came after nearly 600 police officers and emergency medical workers, aided by police dogs, searched the hills in northern Seoul, where his cellphone signal had last been detected.
在警犬的协助下，近600名警察和急救医护人员搜寻了朴元淳手机信号最后被监测到的首尔北部山区后，人们发现了他的尸体。
Mr. Park left his home in a taxi on Thursday morning and got out at a park several minutes later, said Choi Ik-su, a senior detective at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, citing closed-circuit footage. Mr. Park's body was found in a wooded hill behind the park with the help of a police dog, Mr. Choi said.
首尔地方警察厅高级警探崔益秀（Choi Ik-su，音）说，监控画面显示，周四早上，朴元淳乘坐出租车出门，几分钟后，他下车来到一个公园。崔益秀说，朴元淳的尸体是在警犬的协助下，在公园后面树木繁茂的山上被发现的。
detective
1）作名词，表示“侦探”，英文解释为“A detective is someone whose job is to discover what has happened in a crime or other situation and to find the people involved. Some detectives work in the police force and others work privately.”举个🌰：
Now detectives are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious last night.
现在侦探们正在呼吁昨晚可能看到任何可疑情况的人出来作证。
2）作形容词，表示“侦探的”，英文解释为“A detective novel or story is one in which a detective tries to solve a crime.”如：Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective novel 阿瑟·柯南·道尔的经典侦探小说。
Metropolitan
metropolitan /ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtən/
1）表示“大城市的；大都会的”，英文解释为“connected with a large or capital city”如：the New York metropolitan area 纽约市区。
2）表示“本土的”，英文解释为“connected with a particular country rather than with the other regions of the world that the country controls”如：metropolitan France 法国本土。
closed-circuit
表示“闭路式的”，英文解释为“A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.”举个🌰：
There's a closed-circuit television camera in the reception area.
接待处有一台闭路电视摄像机。
footage
表示“（描述某一事件的）片段镜头”，英文解释为“Footage of a particular event is a film of it or the part of a film which shows this event.”举个🌰：
They are planning to show exclusive footage from this summer's festivals.
他们计划独家播放今年夏季节日活动的片断镜头。
📍 此处closed-circuit footage指的就是监控录像画面，补充一个说法，CCTV. 此CCTV非彼CCTV，其中的CC就是Closed Circuit的缩写，TV就是电视Television的缩写。
📍 那么CCTV，闭路电视什么意思呢？据维基百科，闭路电视（简称CCTV）是指在特定的区域进行视频传输，并只在固定回路设备里播放的电视系统。例如录像机、大楼内的监视器等。这类播放模式就被称作闭路电视。下次看看你可以观察下监控摄像头墙边上是不是有CCTV的字样。
The police found no suicide note at the scene, he said, but there was also no sign that Mr. Park had been killed by someone else.
警方在现场没有发现遗书，他说，但也没有迹象表明朴元淳是被其他人杀死的。
Hundreds of Mr. Park’s supporters — some tearfully shouting “We love you, Park Won-soon!” — gathered on Friday in front of Seoul National University Hospital, where his body had been taken for an autopsy.
数以百计的朴元淳的支持者——一些人含泪高呼“我们爱你，朴元淳！”——周五聚集在首尔大学医院前，他的尸体已被送至该处进行尸检。
autopsy
autopsy /ˈɔːtəpsɪ/ 表示“验尸”，英文解释为“An autopsy is an examination of a dead body by a doctor who cuts it open in order to try to discover the cause of death.”举个🌰：
He had the grim task of carrying out an autopsy on his friend.
他的可怕差事是为他的朋友验尸。
Mr. Park, who was serving his third term as mayor of Seoul, a city of 10 million, had often been cited as a possible successor to President Moon Jae-in, whose single five-year term is set to expire in 2022. Mr. Park’s mayoral term had been scheduled to end in 2022.
作为有着1000万人口的首尔市市长，连任三届的朴元淳常常被视为有望接替文在寅(Moon Jae-in)总统的人，后者的五年任期将于2022年结束。朴元淳的市长任期原定于2022年结束。
expire
表示“到期；失效”，英文解释为“When something such as a contract, deadline, or visa expires, it comes to an end or is no longer valid.”举个🌰：
He had lived illegally in the United States for five years after his visitor's visa expired.
访问签证到期后他在美国非法居住了5年。
动画片《超级大坏蛋》（Megamind）中的台词提到：Well,I think your warranty is about to expire. 估计你的微波炉保质期快到了。
Before becoming mayor, Mr. Park was a prominent human rights attorney who founded the country’s most influential civil rights group. As a lawyer, he won several major cases, including South Korea’s first sexual harassment case. He also campaigned for the rights of so-called comfort women, Korean sex slaves who were lured or forced to work in brothels for the Japanese Army during World War II.
成为市长前，朴元淳是著名的人权律师，创立了该国最为著名的民权组织。作为一名律师，他打赢了数件大案，包括韩国首例性骚扰案。他还曾为“慰安妇”的权益奔走。慰安妇是“二战”期间，被引诱或被迫在服务日军的妓院工作的韩国性奴。
attorney
表示“律师”，英文解释为“In the United States, an attorney or attorney-at-law is a lawyer. ”举个🌰：
At the hearing, her attorney did not enter a plea.
在听证会上，她的律师没有提出申诉。
brothel
brothel /ˈbrɒθəl/ 表示“妓院”，英文解释为“A brothel is a building where men can go to pay to have sex with prostitutes.”
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