留美老师带你每日说英文 第484期:打击贪腐的最好方法

 台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是：

According to the World Bank, one of the best ways to combat corruption² is to create policies that thoroughly³ investigate and report government spending. Still, more than 6 billion people live under corrupt¹ governments.

据世界银行表示，打击贪腐最好的方法就是制定政策，全面调查和报告政府花销。现在仍有超过60亿人生活在腐败的政府统治之下。

打击贪腐的最好方法

学习重点：

1.combat 打击

combat (v.) 打击

combative⁴ (adj.) 敌对

2.corruption 贪污，腐败

corruption (n.) 贪污，腐败

corrupt (adj.) 贪污，腐败

3.thoroughly 全面、透彻的

thoroughly (adv.) 全面、透彻的

thorough (adj.) 全面，彻底，完全，全部，全然

thoroughness (adj.) 彻底

through (prep.) 穿过

4.investigate 调查， 检查，查究

investigate (v.) 调查， 检查，查究

investigation⁵ (n.) 调查

invest (v.) 投资

5.policy 政策

policy (n.) 政策

politics (n.) 政治

1 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

2 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。

3 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

4 combative   

adj.好战的；好斗的

参考例句：

• Mr. Obama has recently adopted a more combative tone.奥巴马总统近来采取了一种更有战斗性的语调。
• She believes that women are at least as combative as are.她相信女性至少和男性一样好斗。

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。