时文阅读-The economist-Whatever Carlos Ghosn’s misdeeds, Japan’s openness is also on trial

生词积累：

1.megastar :a very famous person, especially an actor or pop star。2.misdeed:an act that is criminal or bad

3.trial:the hearing of statements and showing of objects             4.hostage:someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other peopleinvolved to do what the enemy wants

5.detention:the act of officially detaining someone 6.detain:to force someone officially to stay in a place

7.bail:an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a lawcourt so that they can be released until their trial.

8.tow:to pull a car, boat, etc. along, fastened behind another vehicle or boat  ; in tow：being pulled along

9.prosecutor:a legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime, especially in a law court

10.accuse: to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind:

11.understate:to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is

12.allege:to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof

13.offload:to get rid of something that you do not want by giving it to someone else

14.improper:dishonest and against a law or a rule

15.subsidiary:used to refer to something less important than something else with which it is connected

16.interrogate:to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats or violence

17.fleeting:short or quick 

18.conviction:

the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime, or the act ofofficially finding someone guilty

19.confession:the act of admitting that you have done something wrong or illegal

20.procure:to get something, especially after an effort

21.approve:to have a positive opinion of someone or something

22.akin to:having some of the same qualities 23.assassination:the murder of someone famous or important

24.rabid:suffering from rabies 

25.rabies:a serious disease of the nervous system that can cause death. Rabies can be passed on tohumans by other animals

26.optical: relating to light or the ability to see 

27.fuss:a show of anger, worry, or excitement that is unnecessary or greater than thesituation deserves

28.lenient:not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected

29.surveillance:the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of acrime that has happened or is expected 30.relentless:continuing in a severe or extreme way

31.admirable:deserving respect or approval

32.recidivism:the act of continuing to commit crimes even after having been punished

33.coincidental:happening by coincidence 34.bail out:to stop doing or being involved with something

34.confessions： the act of admitting that you have done something wrong or illegal

35.resent：to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like

36.surmise：to guess something, without having much or any proof

37.beyond the pale：If someone's behaviour is beyond the pale, it is unacceptable

38.remuneration：payment for work or services

39.confront with ：to face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person

40.combat:a fight, especially during a war: 41.acquittal:the decision of a court that someone is not guilty

42.indisputable: true, and impossible to doubt