普京年收入曝光 仅为奥巴马的四分之一

 　　Russian President Vladimir Putin earned about $151,000 (?100,000) in 2014, less than many others in the presidential administration, according to details of his income declaration published by the Kremlin.

　　克里姆林宫发布了俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京的收入声明，他在2014年的收入为151000美元，比总统府的很多工作人员还要少。

　　Putin's wealth has long been the focus of speculation¹ by opponents who portray² him as one of the richest men in the world.

　　反对派长期关注普京的财产问题，称他是世界上最富有的人之一。

　　Putin declared ownership of three Russian cars, a trailer, some land, an apartment and a garage. His earnings³ of 7.65 million roubles compared to about 3.6 million roubles in 2013, which was around $100,000 at the exchange rate a year ago.

　　普京申报的财产包括三辆俄罗斯产的汽车，一辆拖车，若干土地，一间公寓和一个车库。他的收入为765万卢布，而2013年则为360万卢布，按当时的汇率约合10万美元。

　　The Kremlin did not say how much of the 2014 income was made up by Putin's salary, which is not public knowledge, but was raised a year ago. His income declaration has in the past included a KGB pension and interest from bank deposits.

　　克里姆林宫表示去年普京的工资有所上涨，但并未透露他2014年收入中的具体工资数额，公众对此也并不知情。过去他的财产申报中包括克格勃津贴和银行存款利息。

　　Putin earned much less last year than Barack Obama, who was paid $400,000 for his position as U.S. president and had additional income from book sales.

　　普京去年的工资要比巴拉克·奥巴马少的多。奥巴马的总统工资为40万美元，此外他还通过卖书获得部分额外收入。

　　Kremlin critics ridicule⁴ the income declarations of top Russian officials, saying their real earnings are much higher.

　　俄罗斯政府的批评者们认为高官们的财产申报都是无稽之谈，他们的真实收入要高得多。

　　Last year, Transparency International ranked Russia as 136th out of 175 countries on in its Corruption⁵ Perceptions Index, indicating a high level of corruption.

　　去年，透明国际的清廉指数排名中，俄罗斯在总共175个国家和地区中排名第136，意味着它的腐败程度非常高。

　　A report by two opposition⁶ figures in 2012 said the perks⁷ of being president in Russia included having access to yachts, palaces and aircraft.

　　2012年，一份由两名反对派人士起草的报告称俄罗斯总统的特权包括游艇、宫殿和飞机的使用权。

　　The average nominal⁸ salary in Russia was 36,620 roubles in February, according to the state statistics agency.

　　俄罗斯国家统计局表示，2月份俄罗斯平均名义工资为36620卢布。

　　Putin has ordered a temporary 10 percent pay cut for himself, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and other state officials because of an economic downturn, worsened by a fall in oil prices and Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.

　　由于油价下跌和西方国家针对乌克兰危机施加的制裁，俄罗斯遭遇经济衰退。为此，普京下令让包括他自己和总理梅德韦杰夫在内的政府官员暂时减薪10%。

1 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

2 portray   

v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)

参考例句：

• It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
• Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？

3 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

4 ridicule   

v.讥讽，挖苦；n.嘲弄

参考例句：

• You mustn't ridicule unfortunate people.你不该嘲笑不幸的人。
• Silly mistakes and queer clothes often arouse ridicule.荒谬的错误和古怪的服装常会引起人们的讪笑。

5 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

6 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

7 perks   

额外津贴，附带福利，外快( perk的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance. 公司给予的额外待遇包括一辆汽车和免费健康保险。
• Are there any perks that go with your job? 你的工作有什么津贴吗？

8 nominal   

adj.名义上的；(金额、租金)微不足道的

参考例句：

• The king was only the nominal head of the state. 国王只是这个国家名义上的元首。
• The charge of the box lunch was nominal.午餐盒饭收费很少。