VOA标准英语2009年-Former Israeli PM Olmert Goes on Trial in
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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 corruption 2 charges that prompted him to resign last year. He spoke 3 to reporters at the courthouse here in Jerusalem. He says he came here as an innocent person and believes his innocence 4 will be proven.
Mr. Olmert is accused of fraud, breach 5 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 lavish 6 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 smear 7 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 embezzlement 8 and bribery 9 and a former president resigned amid allegations of rape 10.
The scandals have eroded 11 public support in the government and left many Israelis with the feeling that public officials are hopelessly corrupt 1.
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。