英文早点 | 1018_一个记者的失踪导致了两个国家的高度紧张！

距《华盛顿邮报》沙特籍专栏作家哈苏吉在沙特驻伊斯坦布尔领事馆失踪已超过十天。随着事情持续发酵，沙特政府面临的压力也越来越大。当地时间12日，沙特内政部在推特上发表了一系列声明，否认了有关沙特下令暗杀了哈苏吉的说法。卡舒吉现年59岁，打算迎娶土耳其未婚妻，2日前往沙特驻伊斯坦布尔领事馆，办理与结婚相关手续。他的未婚妻说，卡舒吉进入领事馆，“再也没有出来”。

All that you do, do with your might; things done by halves are never done right.----Stalin

Thousands of investors, corporate chieftains and government leaders flocked to the kingdom to hear the charismatic young heir to the Saudi throne outline his plans for modernization of the reclusive kingdom, and to be invited along for the ride and the profits.

As a second conference approaches this month in Riyadh, Mohammed, 33, seems far less dashing. Over the past week, many who had planned to attend have abruptly canceled, scrambling to distance themselves from what they now see as a runaway train headed for disaster.

文本选自 ：The Washington Post（华盛顿邮报）

作者 ：Karen DeYoung and Kareem Fahim

原文标题 ：After journalist vanishes, focus shifts to young prince’s ‘dark’ and bullying side

原文发布时间 ：13 October 2018

chieftain

英 [ˈtʃi:ftən]  美 [ˈtʃiftən]

• n. （部落）酋长，族长，首领；

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