Good evening. Normally, they throw pitches to Barry Bonds. Today, they threw the book at him. Baseball’s greatest homerun hitter has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he lied when he said under oath that he did not use steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.
Reaction has been swift. Even President Bush was said to be very disappointed, and a White House spokesperson called it a sad day for baseball. Our Senior Law and Justice Correspondent, Jim Avila, joins me tonight. Jim. Charlie, today the federal prosecutor in San Francisco put into words what most baseball fans believed, accusing Barry Bonds, homerun champ, of testing positive for steroids and then lying about it.
Barry Bonds had his greatest moment on August 7th of this year - number 756, breaking baseball’s greatest record, more homeruns than anyone ever, more than Aaron, more than Ruth. But since then, the news has not been good for Barry Bonds. First, the Giants said they don’t want him back for next season. And now, the crippling blow, indictment by the feds.
And in black and white, the official accusation of what many in baseball have long suspected, that the greatest homerun hitter of them all, cheated. Paragraph nine of the indictment, “Evidence was obtained, including positive tests for the presence of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances for Bonds.”
Bonds is not criminally charged with using steroids. He is accused of lying about it to the grand jury, a serious felony. Paragraph eleven of the indictment says Bonds did make false declarations. Bonds has always denied he used steroids. And before the grand jury, the incitement says, Bonds was asked by the prosecutor, “Did you ever take any steroids?” Bonds answered, “Not that I know of.”
Bonds’ attorney, John Burris, told ABC News late today that he is surprised there is an indictment, quote, “Unless there is evidence that I am not aware of, I never thought there was enough evidence to get a conviction.” If convicted, Bonds could technically face 30 years in prison. But that’s highly unlikely. He would be a first-time offender. And a sentence, again, if proven, would likely be measured in years, not decades.
※ The length of her stay would likely be measured in weeks, not months.
pitch : 던지다, <경기의> 투수를 맡다, 던지기, 투구, 팔아먹으려고 늘어놓는 끈질긴 권유 (sales pitch), 설득 [ 선전 ], ( 상품 따위를 ) 끈질기게 선전하다 /1. the things you say to persuade someone to buy something or support you 2. to attempt to promote or sell * sales pitch: People were very wary of the obvious sales pitch. 그 뻔한 상품 선전을 매우 경계했다 . * make a pitch (for something): She only had ten minutes to make her pitch for the contract. throw the book at ~ : 허용된 최고형을 구형하다, 심히 처벌하다/ to punish someone very severely indict : 기소 [ 고발 ] 하다 ex. The grand jury indicted him for violence. 대배심은 그를 폭행으로 기소했다 * indictment : 기소 , 고소 , 고발 * bring in an indictment against a person 남을 기소하다 . * indictment of : something that shows how bad or wrong something is ex. This incident is an indictment of the way the health service is being run. 이번 일은 보건서비스가 심히 잘못 운영되고 있다는 것을 보여주는 사건이 다. grand jury : 대배심(12~23명의 배심원으로 구성) A grand jury is a jury, usually in the United States, which considers a criminal case in order to decide if someone should be tried in a court of law. oath : 맹세 , 서약 , ( 법정에서의 ) 선서 * under oath 선서를 하고 * oath of office = official oath 취임 선서 prosecutor : 기소자 , 검찰 , 검사 put into words : 말로 표현하다 champ : = champion * champion : 챔피언, 우승자, 옹호 자, <주의 권리 등을> 옹호하다 (to publicly support or defend a set of beliefs, political aims, or a group of people ) * champion of : a champion of the rights of developing nations accuse A of B : A를 B의 혐의로 비난하다, 고소하다 * accused : 고발 [ 기소 , 고소 ] 당한 , 비난받는 , (the accused) ( 형사 ) 피고인 , 피의자 (opp. accuser 원고 ) ex. The accused men have been given relatively light sentences. * be accused of ~ : ~ 의 혐의를 받다 , ~ 로 비난 받다 , ~ 로 고소되다 , 고 발되다 ex. Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police. test positive : 검사결과 양성반응을 보이다 cripple : 불구자 (an offensive word for someone who is physically disabled, especially someone who is unable to walk)( 일반적 으로 the disable 이나 the handicapped 가 더 완곡적 표현 ), 절름발이 , 병신으로 만들다 , 절름거리게 하다 , 무능 [ 무력 ] 하게 하다 . * crippling : causing someone to be physically disabled, especially unable to walk; causing a lot of pain or other health problems fed : 1. the Federal Reserve Board ( 연방준비제도이사회 ) 2. 연 방 수사국(FBI)의 수사관, 연방정부 관리 in black and white : 인쇄로 (된), 글로 (쓴), 서면의, 서면으로 accusation : 비난 , ( 비난성 ) 주장, 고발 * accusation of: ex. There have been further accusations of corruption. * accusation that: ex. The police officer denied the accusation that she had behaved dishonestly. cheat : 속이다 , 사취하다 , ( 시험에서 또는 배우자에게 ) 부정행 위를 하다 ex. Kids have always found ways of cheating in school exams. * cheat someone (out) of something: He was accused of cheating investors out of their life savings. * feel/be cheated : to feel that you have not been treated fairly * cheat on someone : (= be unfaithful to~) to secretly have sex with someone other than your husband, wife, or partner. ex. He discovered she'd been cheating on him. * cheat on something : to cheat by not obeying the rules on something ex. They say she cheated on her taxes. * cheat sheet : 커닝 페이퍼 anabolic : 동화 작용의(opp. catabolic 이화 (작용)의) * anabolic steroids 단백동화스테로이드제제 substance : 물질 , 실체 , 본질 , 실질 , 내용 , 알맹이 ex. There is no substance in the allegation. 그 주장은 실질적인 내용이 없다 . charge : (~의 혐의로) 고발하다 ex. He was charged with dangerous driving after being clocked at 112 mph. / ex. charge a person with theft 남을 절도죄로 고발하다. * press/bring charges (=officially accuse someone of a crime) ex. In the end we decided not to press charges. * drop the charges : She was accused of shoplifting but the police later dropped the charges. felony : 중죄 (cf. misdemeanor 경범죄 ) declaration : 선언 , 발표 , ( 세관·세무서에의 ) 신고 ( 서 ) ex. a declaration of income 소득의 신고 be aware of ~ : ~ 을 알고 있다 , 인식하고 있다 convict : 유죄를 확정하다[입증, 선고 ] 하다 , 기결수 * convict someone of something : ~유죄판결을 내리다 ex. Robinson was convicted of the murder of his mother and brother. ex. a convicted prisoner 기결수 ex. ex-convict 전과자 (=ex-con) * conviction : 유죄 판결 , 신념 (firm belief), 확신 technically : 기술적으로(는), 원칙대로(는) / according to a strict way of understanding the meaning of a rule or set of facts ex. Technically the war was over, but not all the fighting ceased immediately