英语听力精选进阶版 17164

 

FIFA Corruption¹ Scandal Is 'World Cup Of Fraud'

Thu, 28 May 15

The football world must consider its position on transparency and its attitude to corruption after 14 high ranking FIFA officials were arrested on charges of soliciting² and accepting bribes³ going back 24 years. Jeffrey Webb, widely seen as a successor to FIFA president Sepp Blatter, was the most senior to be charged by the US authorities conducting the investigation⁴, and hails from the Cayman Islands. We speak to Paul Kennedy a journalist based on the islands who knew him, and to Transparency International, a pressure group taking a strong interest in FIFA. Fewer people in the world now go hungry compared to 25 years ago, according to the United Nation's latest Hunger Report, but 800 million people worldwide still do not have access to adequate food supplies. Could the mobile phone help those most in need? Peter Morici, Economist⁵ at the University of Maryland -who's in Washington, and David Moser Director of Chinese Studies at Beijing Capital Normal University in Beijing.

1 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。

2 soliciting   

v.恳求( solicit的现在分词 )；（指娼妇）拉客；索求；征求

参考例句：

• A prostitute was soliciting on the street. 一名妓女正在街上拉客。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• China Daily is soliciting subscriptions. 《中国日报》正在征求订户。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

4 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。

5 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。