2013年MBA英语阅读加强练习资料（26）

“还人清白”怎么说

　　Jiangxi Province police Tuesday cleared the name of a stepmother accused of abusing a six-year-old girl being treated for her injuries in Shanghai.
　　Police in Poyang County announced yesterday that the stepmother is innocent. Bruises covering the girl's body were caused by a fall, "since she suffers a poor blood clotting function," said Cao Haipeng, an official from Shangrao City, which governs Poyang.
　　由报道可知，“还人清白”可用动词“clear”来表达，或借用动词短语“clear someone's name”。
　　动词“clear”在此表示“使清白无辜，宣告…无罪”，如：The verdict cleared the accused man.（裁决宣判被告人无罪）；It's an opportunity to clear oneself.（这是一个为自己辩白的机会。）
　　或者，您也可用“to clear one's name”来表达“还以清白”，如：Mitch said the charges were completely untrue and promised he would clear his name.（米奇说那些指控均属子虚乌有，他许诺会证明自己是清白的。）