VOA标准英语2008年-Nigeria Parliament Begins Oil Industry Probe
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（七月）
Nigeria's House of Representatives is beginning an investigation 1 into the country's oil industry. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports for VOA that top industry officials are scheduled to testify before a special parliamentary panel at a public hearing.
Nigeria's oil industry will come under scrutiny 2 this week in Abuja as the House of Representatives holds public hearings on alleged 3 under-handed dealings in the sector 4.
The anti-corruption 6 unit, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, says an estimated $500 billion were stolen between 1960 and 2007 in Nigeria, the world's eighth largest oil exporter.
Political interference, embezzlement 7 and administrative 8 lapses 9 have turned the state-owned petroleum 10 company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, into a huge cash-cow for the country's rulers.
Soji Apampa, of the anti-corruption group Integrity, says putting the spotlight 11 on Nigeria's most strategic industry is a huge step forward.
"The probe of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria is a very welcome one because it is one of those industries that are still encased in lot of dark practices," said Apampa. "Insufficient 12 light had been shed on it thus far, and as we have seen the probes that had taken place so far in the National Assembly, we know that their value is in bringing some level of transparency to the happenings in a particular sector."
A parliamentary committee of inquiry 13 earlier this year reported widespread irregularities in the award of oil concessions 14 handed out during the era of former president Olusegun Obasanjo.
Nine out of 10 Nigerians live on less than $2 a day, their lives blighted 15 by poor infrastructure 16 and a lack of public services resulting from decades of endemic corruption.
Nigeria regularly ranks among the most corrupt 5 in the world, and analysts 17 say this constitute a deterrent 18 to foreign investment and impediment to growth.
A parliamentary committee reported Tuesday that about half the revenues collected by government agencies were not paid to Nigeria's treasury 19.
"About 3.6 trillion [about $3 billion] has actually been generated as internally generated revenue. Of this amount, about 1.5 trillion has never found its way into government coffers," said John Eno, who heads the House of Representatives Committee on Finance.
President Umaru Yar'Adua, who promised to tackle graft 20 when elected in 2007, has been criticized for making slow progress on the issue.
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
- Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
- The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
- He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
- He sometimes lapses from good behavior. 他有时行为失检。 来自辞典例句
- He could forgive attacks of nerves, panic, bad unexplainable actions, all sorts of lapses. 他可以宽恕突然发作的歇斯底里，惊慌失措，恶劣的莫名其妙的动作，各种各样的失误。 来自辞典例句
- The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
- The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
- This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
- The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。
- There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
- In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。
- Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
- The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
- The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
- The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。
- Blighted stems often canker.有病的茎往往溃烂。
- She threw away a blighted rose.她把枯萎的玫瑰花扔掉了。
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
- Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.高额罚款是对开车的人的制约。
- I put a net over my strawberries as a deterrent to the birds.我在草莓上罩了网，免得鸟歇上去。
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。