VOA慢速英语：巨星王子体内发现处方药

巨星王子体内发现处方药

Media reports say police discovered prescription drugs with Prince when the entertainer was found dead at his home last week.

上周，美国流行音乐界传奇人物王子(Prince)被发现死于家中，有媒体报道称警方在其身上发现处方药。

Several news organizations, including ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC, are citing law enforcement sources as the basis of the information. They do not further identify the sources, however. The reports say prescription painkillers were found on the 57-year-old artist and in his home. The Minneapolis Star Tribune also reported that it was not clear whether the drugs were prescribed to Prince.

包括美国广播公司(ABC)、哥伦比亚广播公司(CBS)、美国有线电视新闻网(CNN)和全美广播公司(NBC)在内的多家媒体引用执法情报报道此消息。然而，他们并没有进一步核实有关消息来源。有报道称在这位享年57岁的艺术家家中发现处方止痛药。明尼波利斯明星论坛报(Minneapolis Star Tribune)称还不清楚这些止痛片是否是开给王子的。

Prince died April 21. Doctors have completed an examination of his body but results are not expected for several weeks.

王子于4月21日逝世，法医已检查了尸体但检查结果在几周之后才能出来。

Several news groups also reported that Minnesota investigators have asked the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for help.

有媒体报道称明尼苏达州的调查人员已向美国毒品管制局寻求帮助。

However, A Carver County police official Wednesday night said the DEA "is not part of the investigation at this time." DEA officials have not commented.

然而，一名卡佛县警方官员周三晚上表示禁药取缔机构(DEA)不是目前调查的一部分。禁药取缔机构的官员并未发表评论。

I’m Caty Weaver.

我是卡蒂·韦弗。