英语听力精选进阶版 13197

 

Vocabulary

bureaucrats¹

officials who work for governments or other large organisations and follow rules very strictly²

conspiracy³

planning to carry out illegal activities

forgery 

production of false or fake copies of something valuable (e.g. money or documents)

abuse of power

taking advantage of a position of authority in a selfish way

a fraction of

a small amount of

lost revenue

money which could have been earned

scam

illegal or dishonest scheme for making money

hit by

badly affected by

proceedings

an organised series of events or actions

anti-graft laws

regulations preventing powerful people from obtaining money dishonestly

1 bureaucrats   

n.官僚( bureaucrat的名词复数 )；官僚主义；官僚主义者；官僚语言

参考例句：

• That is the fate of the bureaucrats, not the inspiration of statesmen. 那是官僚主义者的命运，而不是政治家的灵感。 来自辞典例句
• Big business and dozens of anonymous bureaucrats have as much power as Japan's top elected leaders. 大企业和许多不知名的官僚同日本选举出来的最高层领导者们的权力一样大。 来自辞典例句

2 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。

3 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。