经济学人:1MDB:巨大的金融丑闻(2)

 　　Last July investigators¹ at America's Justice Department said they thought that this ruse² had allowed conspirators³ to liberate⁴ more than $1.3bn from 1MDB's coffers  去年七月，美国司法部的调查人员表示，他们认为这个诡计让阴谋家从1MDB金库获得了13亿多美元

　　(opposition politicians in Malaysia maintain that the sum lost is in fact far greater). (相反马来西亚的政治家坚持认为，实际上失去的数目是更多的)。

　　America alleges⁵ that former officials from both IPIC and 1MDB benefited from the swindle. 美国声称，IPIC和1MDB的前官员从这场骗局中获益。

　　They also claim that more than $200m of the missing money went to an account controlled by Riza Aziz—the stepson of Najib Razak, Malaysia's prime minister 他们还声称，消失不见的2亿多美元转到了一个由马来西亚总理Najib Razak的继子Riza Aziz控制的账户里，

　　and that $30m went to Mr Najib himself. (Both deny wrongdoing.) 并且有3000万美元到了Najib先生自己账户里。(他们都否认了欺骗行径。)

　　That 1MDB and IPIC are beginning to bury the hatchet⁶ is probably a relief for bigwigs implicated⁷ in the affair,  1MDB与IPIC将化干戈为玉帛，这可能让被卷入此事的人安心，

　　even if many humbler Malaysians are wondering how the billion-or-so dollars immediately due to IPIC will be found. 即使很多马来西亚人疑惑为什么因为IPIC而使得上亿的美元被立即发现。

　　Although investigations⁸ are continuing in America, Switzerland and Singapore,  虽然在美国，瑞士和新加坡的调查还在继续，

　　the authorities in Malaysia itself have charged no one in connection with any of 1MDB's dubious⁹ dealings. 马来西亚当局并没有指控任何一家与1MDB有可疑交易的人。

　　Mr Najib fired an attorney-general looking into the scandal; the successor Mr Najib appointed  Najib先生解雇了一名调查这起丑闻的总检察长，被指定为下一任继承者的Najib先生认为

　　concluded that $681m paid to Mr Najib in 2013 was a donation from foreign royalty¹⁰, not in any way related to 1MDB. 在2013年支付给他的6.81亿美元是来自外国皇室的捐款，与1MDB无关。

　　Many voters in rural seats either do not understand the affair or do not care about it. 许多农村的选民不理解或根本不在乎这桩案件。

　　It is rumoured¹¹ that the prime minister will call a general election later this year, in the hope of benefiting from the opposition's interminable squabbling. 谣传总理今年后期会举行大选，并希望从反对党无休止的争吵中获益。

　　As things stand, he will probably clean up. 就目前的情况来看，他可能会进行整顿。

1 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 ruse   

n.诡计，计策；诡计

参考例句：

• The children thought of a clever ruse to get their mother to leave the house so they could get ready for her surprise.孩子们想出一个聪明的办法使妈妈离家，以便他们能准备给她一个惊喜。It is now clear that this was a ruse to divide them.现在已清楚这是一个离间他们的诡计。

3 conspirators   

n.共谋者，阴谋家( conspirator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The conspirators took no part in the fighting which ensued. 密谋者没有参加随后发生的战斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The French conspirators were forced to escape very hurriedly. 法国同谋者被迫匆促逃亡。 来自辞典例句

4 liberate   

v.解放，使获得自由，释出，放出；vt.解放，使获自由

参考例句：

• They did their best to liberate slaves.他们尽最大能力去解放奴隶。
• This will liberate him from economic worry.这将消除他经济上的忧虑。

5 alleges   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
• Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。

6 hatchet   

n.短柄小斧；v.扼杀

参考例句：

• I shall have to take a hatchet to that stump.我得用一把短柄斧来劈这树桩。
• Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.别用斧头拍打朋友额头上的苍蝇。

7 implicated   

adj.密切关联的；牵涉其中的

参考例句：

• These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

9 dubious   

adj.怀疑的，无把握的；有问题的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
• He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。

10 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

11 rumoured   

adj.谣传的；传说的；风

参考例句：

• It has been so rumoured here. 此间已有传闻。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• It began to be rumoured that the jury would be out a long while. 有人传说陪审团要退场很久。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记