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ESL Podcast 844 – Dealing With Corrupt Officials

时间：2013-03-12 05:17:02

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 　　Vera: I can’t believe that Stan has been arrested. I know that he wasn’t always on the up-and-up, but he’s being accused of influence peddling1 and taking bribes2.

 
　　Keigo: Stan has been getting kickbacks3 for years. Everybody knew that if you wanted to get what you wanted from this department, you had to grease Stan’s palms. There isn’t a more corrupt4 official than Stan.
 
　　Vera: But he was always so nice to me.
 
　　Keigo: That was part of the problem. He was always good to his friends and family. That’s why he’s also known for his nepotism5 and cronyism6. He gave friends and family plum jobs with big salaries. He had an entire good old boy network.
 
　　Vera: Do you really think he’ll go to jail?
 
　　Keigo: I’m sure of it. On second thought, if he can find a judge who’s on the take and is as corrupt as he is, he has a fighting chance.
 
　　Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

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1 peddling c15a58556d0c84a06eb622ab9226ef81     
忙于琐事的，无关紧要的
参考例句：
  • He worked as a door-to-door salesman peddling cloths and brushes. 他的工作是上门推销抹布和刷子。
  • "If he doesn't like peddling, why doesn't he practice law? "要是他不高兴卖柴火，干吗不当律师呢？
2 bribes f3132f875c572eefabf4271b3ea7b2ca     
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
3 kickbacks cd387b7f155951097a73538b40e21c28     
n.激烈反应( kickback的名词复数 )；佣金，回扣
参考例句：
  • Everyone at City Hall is receiving kickbacks. It's the only way to get anything done there. 市政府里的每个人都收回扣，在那里只有送红包，事情才办得成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • G raft or kickbacks paid to officials or law enforcem ent authorities. 暗中付给官员或执法人员的回扣。 来自互联网
4 corrupt 4zTxn     
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。
5 nepotism f5Uzs     
n.任人唯亲；裙带关系
参考例句：
  • The congressman lashed the president for his nepotism.国会议员抨击总统搞裙带关系。
  • Many will regard his appointment as the kind of nepotism British banking ought to avoid.很多人会把他的任命看作是英国银行业应该避免的一种裙带关系。
6 cronyism taDyD     
n.任人唯亲，对好朋友的偏袒
参考例句：
  • Many small town mayor and city official practice cronyism.许多小镇的市长和大城市的官员都有任人唯亲的行为。
  • Bringing business people into politics can also produce corruption and cronyism.商人从政也容易带来腐败和任人唯亲。

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