2012年ESL之商务英语 24 Dealing With Corrupt Officials

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Dealing¹ With Corrupt² Officials

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 peddling³ and taking bribes⁴.

Keigo: Stan has been getting kickbacks⁵ 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 corrupt 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 nepotism⁶ and cronyism⁷. 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 dealing
n.经商方法，待人态度
参考例句：
This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。 His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 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。

3 peddling
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？

4 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

5 kickbacks
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

6 nepotism
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。

7 cronyism
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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