【读新闻学英语】赌场大亨曝性丑闻，否认指控“甩锅”前妻

US hotel mogul Steve Wynn has stepped down as CEO of Wynn Resorts Ltd in the wake of dozens of allegations of sexual misconduct.

永利度假村集团创始人、赌场大亨Steve Wynn辞去了永利度假村（Wynn Resorts Ltd）首席执行官一职，此前他被指控涉嫌多起不当性行为。

Mogul：大亨；有权势的人

Step down：辞职；下台；让位

In the wake of：在…后接踵而来

Allegation：指控；陈述，主张; 宣称；陈词，陈述

Misconduct：行为不端；失职；处理不当；管理不善

In a statement by Wynn Resorts published on the financial wire Bloomberg late on Tuesday the 76-year-old said he had found himself "the focus of an avalanche of negative publicity" in recent weeks.

"As I have reflected upon the environment this has created - one in which a rush to judgment takes precedence over everything else, including the facts - I have reached the conclusion I cannot continue to be effective in my current roles," Wynn said.

周二，永利度假村（Wynn Resorts）在彭博社（Bloomberg）发表的一份声明中表示，76岁的他最近几周发现自己是“铺天盖地而来的负面宣传的焦点”。

Wynn在声明中称， “在当前的环境下，人们罔顾事实，急于对他定下结论。自己成为负面报道的焦点，给公司带来了影响，需要以处理相关事件为先，无法继续行使其职权，因此决定辞职。”

Avalanche：雪崩；崩塌；山崩

Negative publicity：负面宣传；负面影响

Precedence：优先；优先权

Former employees have claimed he pressured them to perform sex acts on him. Wynn has repeatedly rejected the allegations.

前雇员声称Steve Wynn强迫员工与他发生性行为。Wynn一再否认这些指控。

Pressure：压迫；强制

Reject：拒绝；排斥；抵制；丢弃

The Wall Street Journal said that dozens of people it interviewed accused the mogul of sexually inappropriate behaviour.

华尔街日报（Wall Street Journal）称，数十名受访者指控这位大亨的不当性行为。

Accuse：控告，指控；谴责；归咎于

At the end of last month, Wynn resigned from his position as finance chairman for the Republican National Committee (RNC).

上个月末，Wynn辞去了共和党全国委员会(RNC)的财务主席职位。

Resign：辞职

Position：位置；地位；职位；立场

The billionaire told the Wall Street Journal the accusations were instigated by his former wife Elaine Wynn, with whom he is involved in what he has called a "terrible and nasty" lawsuit over a divorce settlement.

这名亿万富翁对华尔街日报说，这些指控是他的前妻Elaine Wynn教唆的。他说，自己与前妻陷入一桩“可怕金额丑陋”的离婚诉讼。

Instigate：唆使；煽动；教唆；怂恿

Lawsuit：官司；诉讼案件

The 76-year-old is well-known in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he built some of the city's most lavish casino-hotels.

76岁的Steve Wynn在拉斯维加斯很有名。他在拉斯维加斯建了多个奢华的赌场酒店。

Lavish：奢侈的；奢华的

He also owns two casinos in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau.

他还在中国澳门拥有两家赌场。

Gambling：赌博

Wynn, whom President Donald Trump called a "great friend" during the 2016 presidential campaign, had held the position of RNC finance chairman since early 2017.

在2016年美国总统大选中，特朗普称Steve Wynn为“好朋友”。Wynn自2017年初以来一直担任共和党全国委员会主席。

Hold the position：出任职位

记得复习：

【读新闻学英语】女子中得5.6亿乐透大奖，却和彩票公司“打起来了”！

【读新闻学英语】新西兰男子第129次被判入狱！他才刚刚出狱两周…

【读新闻学英语】当川普头遇到女王身，世界瞬间变得美好了！