A former Meta employee suspected of downloading around 30,000 private images of Facebook users is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police.一名前Meta员工涉嫌下载约3万张Facebook用户的私人照片，目前正接受伦敦大都会警察局的调查。The engineer, who lives in London, is believed to have designed a program to be able to access personal pictures on the site while avoiding security checks.据悉，这名居住在伦敦的工程师设计了一个程序，可以在绕过安全检查的情况下访问Facebook上的个人照片。A Meta spokesperson told the BBC the breach was discovered over a year ago, after which the firm said it immediately fired the suspected employee and "referred the matter to law enforcement".Meta公司的一位发言人告诉BBC，该安全漏洞在一年多前被发现，公司表示已立即解雇了涉事员工，并将此事“移交执法部门”。A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said a man in his 30s was arrested in November 2025 on suspicion of unauthorised access to computer material.伦敦大都会警察局的一位发言人表示，一名30多岁的男子于2025年11月因涉嫌非法访问计算机资料而被捕。Meta added it had notified the Facebook users who had their images downloaded and had since upgraded its security systems.Meta公司补充说，已通知照片被下载的Facebook用户，并已升级了其安全系统。
本期重点词汇
1. suspect /səˈspekt/ v. 怀疑
suspect sb of (doing) sth 怀疑某人做某事e.g. He was suspected of murder. 他被怀疑谋杀。
2. investigate / ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt / v. 调查
e.g. Police are investigating what happened. 警察正在调查事情发生的经过。
3. security /sɪˈkjʊərəti / n. 安全
security checks 安全检查
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A former Meta employee suspected of downloading around 30,000 private images of Facebook users is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police.解析：句子主干：A former Meta employee is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police.可翻译为：一名前Meta员工正接受伦敦大都会警察局的调查。定语（划线部分）：suspected of downloading around 30,000 private images of Facebook users这是过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰前面的employee。suspect sb of doing sth 表示“怀疑某人做某事”，employee 被怀疑，所以用“过去分词suspected”作定语。可翻译为“涉嫌下载约3万张Facebook用户的私人照片的”全句翻译：直译：一名涉嫌下载约3万张Facebook用户的私人照片的前Meta员工，正接受伦敦大都会警察局的调查。改成符合中文习惯的翻译如下：一名前Meta员工涉嫌下载约3万张Facebook用户的私人照片，目前正接受伦敦大都会警察局的调查。
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