美国习惯用语-第874:embezzlement

今天我们要学的词是embezzlement. embezzlement 名词，有盗用公款的意思。 The governor of a Mexican state claimed that federal authorities are withholding funding from it because of a state investigation into possible embezzlement in

NPR 2010-12-31

New claims for unemployment benefits are down sharply. NPR's Paul Brown reports economists see the drop as another good sign for the job market next year, but they warn a major recovery is still a long time off. The Labor Department's latest numbers,

NPR 2010-12-28

Thousands of air, rail and road travelers along the East Coast are stranded or looking for other ways of getting home after a snowstorm blanketed much of the region over Christmas weekend. In New York City, which bore the brunt of that storm, subway

Russia's Navalny Sentenced over Embezzlement

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to 5 years in prison. Navalny is denying the charge, he's insisting he was brought to trial because of his opposition to President Vladimir Putin. Navalny has b

CNN 2011-01-20

It was just after noon here at the Caribe Hotel where Jean-Claude Duvalier emerged from the third floor hotel room where he has been staying. He came over to the railing at the edge and he waved to the crowd of people, mostly journalists here and cam

CNN 2010-05-10

Do you have the saying Spare the rod, spoil the child? In Dallas, theres a push to return the rod well, the paddle anyway. Five years ago, the Dallas independent School District banned paddling but now one tutor has started a movement to bring back w

美国习惯用语:293 class act; hard act to follow;

今天要讲的惯用语里有个共同的词act。这真是个多义词，但是我们的时间有限说不了那么多，所以今天要说到的act都有表演的意思。比方说，我们要学的第一个习惯用语是：class act。 Class这里

英语悠选脱口秀 第6期:Compulsory我想上学

讲解 Today's key word is compulsory. adj.必须做的，强制性的;义务的;必修的. 例句 But compulsory licences for chronic diseases are more controversial. 但在慢性病药品上使用强制许可则更具争议性。 延伸 If somethin

《华盛顿邮报》的报道发现存在欺诈

HARI SREENIVASAN: A startling report in todays Washington Post, the newspaper says more than a thousand of the nations non-profits have each acknowledged losses of a quarter million dollars or more, because of theft, investment fraud, embezzlement or

两会速递：最高法工作报告要点

Chief Justice Zhou Qiang, president of the Supreme People's Court (SPC), delivered a report on the work of the SPC on Thursday to the third session of the 12th National People's Congress. 3月12日上午9时，第十二届全国人民代表大会第三

Actos prevents diabetes in high-risk people

BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhuanet) -- A new study has found that Actos, a medicine treats onset diabetes, could also reduce the diabetes(糖尿病) risk in people with prediabetes. The study, which was published Wednesday in New England Journal of Medicin

中国彩票资金遭挪用

According to the report published by the National Audit Office, the problematic money constituted more than a quarter of the lottery funds reviewed in the audit. Authorities say irregularities included embezzlement, fraud, illegal subsidies for staff

俄罗斯反对派领导人被判5年缓刑

Russian Opposition Leader Given Five-Year Suspended Sentence 俄罗斯反对派领导人被判5年缓刑 A Russian judge has given prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny a five-year suspended sentence after he was convicted of embezzlement, a dec

“八戒”帮你学好翻译

一、戒从一而终 汉语言简意赅，句子灵活，往往是一个汉语词汇对应N个英语词汇，具体到在本句中应该采用那个意项，务必抓住精神实质，不可以不变应万变。至于怎么应变，这就是显示译者

绿箭侠第一季 第321期:马尔科姆的想法

Adam Hunt was reluctant at first, 亚当亨特一开始也不情愿 but was more cooperative upon being informed we knew about his embezzlement. 但他一听说我们知道他挪用公款的事，就配合多了。 Police communication system could u

China to improve transparency of Red Cross Society

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's cabinet, has pledged to encourage the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) to boost its transparency in a guideline issued Tuesday. The RCSC and its branches should, as required, disclose inform

Freed Chinese workers arrive in Beijing

SHENYANG, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's vice public security minister on Thursday called on the nation's police to go all out in a campaign to crack down on economic crimes. Liu Jinguo, vice minister of public security, said at the ministry's meeting in

Hospital kickbacks taken seriously: official

BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Corruption in the health care sector will be seriously dealt with, according to a discipline inspection official overseeing the Ministry of Health. Medical staff found to be receiving kickbacks or arbitrarily charging fees

中国确认特赦四类囚犯

The National People's Congress Standing Committee approved the resolution during its most recent bi-monthly session. President Xi Jinping signed off on the deal on Saturday. China first granted pardons to non-war criminals in 1959, while the first am

经济学人:普京高调反腐 新闻曝光各部长赃款及其情妇(1)

Europe Russias president 欧洲 俄罗斯总统 Alone at the top 高处不胜寒 Vladimir Putin has initiated some high-profile battles against corruption. But to many he seems increasingly isolated and out of touch 弗拉基米尔普京掀起了一场