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By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
25 September 2009

For the first time, a former Israeli leader has been put on trial.

 
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert leaves a courthouse in Jerusalem, 25 Sep 2009
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert went on trial on corruption2 charges that prompted him to resign last year. He spoke3 to reporters at the courthouse here in Jerusalem. He says he came here as an innocent person and believes his innocence4 will be proven.

Mr. Olmert is accused of fraud, breach5 of trust and failing to report income. This allegedly occurred when he served as mayor of Jerusalem and a Cabinet minister, but the allegations only surfaced after he became prime minister in 2006.

Mr. Olmert's centrist Kadima party forced him to resign a year ago, after an American Jewish businessman testified that he gave him envelopes stuffed with cash to support a lavish6 lifestyle, including fancy hotels, expensive cigars and first-class travel. The former prime minister is also accused of double-billing Israeli and Jewish institutions for public trips abroad and pocketing the difference.

Mr. Olmert denies it.

Mr. Olmert says that for the past three years he has been subjected to an "almost inhumane smear7 campaign," and he says he has "paid a heavy price."

The Olmert case is one of several recent corruption scandals that have toppled senior officials. Two former Cabinet ministers are serving jail time for embezzlement8 and bribery9 and a former president resigned amid allegations of rape10.

The scandals have eroded11 public support in the government and left many Israelis with the feeling that public officials are hopelessly corrupt1.


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1 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。
2 corruption TzCxn     
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 spoke XryyC     
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
4 innocence ZbizC     
n.无罪；天真；无害
参考例句：
  • There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
  • The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。
5 breach 2sgzw     
n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破
参考例句：
  • We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
  • He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。
6 lavish h1Uxz     
adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍
参考例句：
  • He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
  • The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。
7 smear 6EmyX     
v.涂抹；诽谤，玷污；n.污点；诽谤，污蔑
参考例句：
  • He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.他一直在散布谎言企图诽谤我们。
  • There's a smear on your shirt.你衬衫上有个污点。
8 embezzlement RqoxY     
n.盗用，贪污
参考例句：
  • He was accused of graft and embezzlement and was chained and thrown into prison.他因被指控贪污盗窃而锒铛入狱。
  • The judge sent him to prison for embezzlement of funds.法官因他盗用公款将其送入监牢。
9 bribery Lxdz7Z     
n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿
参考例句：
  • FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
  • He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。
10 rape PAQzh     
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
  • The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
  • He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
11 eroded f1d64e7cb6e68a5e1444e173c24e672e     
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。

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