VOA慢速英語：檢察官:Uber司機有犯罪記錄

Lawyers in two California cities have expanded their civil lawsuit against the online ride-sharing service Uber. Court records show that the company has hired people previously convicted of murder and sex crimes, despite background checks.

加州兩個城市的律師已經(jīng)展開了他們的民事訴訟，控訴在線共乘服務(wù)Uber。法庭記錄顯示，盡管進行背景調(diào)查，但該公司依然聘請之前被判有謀殺及性犯罪的人。

The district attorneys of San Franciscoand Los Angeles filed an updated complaint against Uber on Tuesday. The complaint stated "systemic failures in Uber's background check process" were revealed after they first filed against Uber in December.

周二，舊金山和洛杉磯地方檢察官提交了一份最新對Uber的控告。訴狀所述：“在12月，他們第一次對Uber提出訴訟之后，Uber背景調(diào)查程序的系統(tǒng)性故障才被揭示出來。”

An Uber sign is seen on a car in New York City.

The new complaint said registered sex offenders, identity thieves, burglars, a kidnapper and a convicted murderer had passed Uber's screening process.

新的訴狀中稱已被記錄在案的性犯罪者、身份竊賊、夜賊、綁匪以及一個殺人犯都已通過Uber的篩選工序。

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon said in a statement Wednesday, "I support technological innovation.Innovation, however, does not give companies a license to mislead consumers about issues affecting their safety."

周三，舊金山地區(qū)檢察官喬治·加斯科在一份聲明表示，“我支持科技創(chuàng)新。但是，創(chuàng)新并不是給予公司許可，在影響消費者安全的問題上誤導他們。

Uber is based in San Francisco. The company said in a statement that its screening system is just as effective as the screening system used by traditional taxi companies.

Uber的總部設(shè)在舊金山。該公司在一份聲明中表示，它的篩選系統(tǒng)與傳統(tǒng)出租車公司使用的篩選系統(tǒng)一樣高效。

"We continue to work on improving safety for riders and drivers before, during and after the trip," it said.

它表示：“在行程之前、期間及之后，我們將繼續(xù)努力提高乘客及司機的安全性。”

The company added that last year it had denied more than 600 people who had applied to become drivers, because they had been convicted of violent and drunken driving crimes.

該公司還表示，去年它已經(jīng)拒絕600多人成為司機的申請，因為他們被判有暴力和酒后駕車的罪行。

In the original complaint filed in December, city prosecutors said that Uber drivers work at airports without proper permits. They also said the company has been charging an extra $4 fee to passengers traveling to airports, without paying anything to the airport. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

在十二月已提交的最初的起訴書中，全市檢察機關(guān)表示，在機場工作的Uber司機沒有經(jīng)過允許。他們還表示，該公司向前往機場的乘客收取額外的4美元費用,，卻沒有支付給機場任何費用。

Uber operates its ride-share program in 57 countries and has an estimated value of more than $40 billion. It is one of the fastest-growing sharing-economy companies.

Uber在57個國家運作其共乘程序，并且其估值超過400億美元。它是增長最快的分享制經(jīng)濟公司之一。

The company has been questioned for its safety record in other countries, as well. In December, theIndian government called for all unregistered taxi services to halt operations, after the reported rape of a woman by an Uber driver in New Delhi.

在其他國家，就其安全記錄而言，該公司也遭到質(zhì)疑。去年十二月，在新德里，Uber司機強奸一名婦女的案件被報道后，印度政府要求所有未注冊的出租車服務(wù)停止作業(yè)。

Uber has also faced bans in Germany, Spain and Thailand.

Uber還在德國、西班牙和泰國面遭到禁令。

I'm Jim Tedder.

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Words in This Story

convict - v. to proven that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law

background check- n. the process of looking up criminal and/or financial records of an individual or an organization

screening - n. the act of examining people or things in order to decide if they are suitable for a particular purpose

innovation - n. the act or process of introducing new ideas, devices, or methods

sharing economy- n. a business concept that uses the ability (and the preference) for people to rent or borrow goods rather than buy and own them.