【英音模仿秀】欧盟廉政行动

模仿文本： Well, The EU's Home Affairs commissioner¹ has warned of staggering levels of corruption² in member countries.Presenting the first EU-wide anti-corruption reports,Cecilia Malmstrom said the problem eroded³ trust in democratic institutions and it provided the breeding ground for organised crime.She said corruption was costing more than $160 billion every year,that's roughly equivalent to the EU's entire annual budget.

译文：欧盟内政事务专员Cecilia Malmström警告称，欧盟成员国的腐败程度已经岌岌可危。她在首份全欧盟范围的反腐报告中指出，腐败问题破坏了人们对民主制度的信任，还为有组织犯罪提供了温床。她还指出，每年因腐败而消耗掉的资金高达1600亿美元以上，这基本上跟欧盟整年的预算持平了。

 

1 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

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 eroded   

adj. 被侵蚀的，有蚀痕的 动词erode的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The cliff face has been steadily eroded by the sea. 峭壁表面逐渐被海水侵蚀。
• The stream eroded a channel in the solid rock. 小溪在硬石中侵蚀成一条水道。