VOA标准英语2012--Illegal Fishing Threatens Tonie Sap Lake Villagers' Livelihood
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十月)
Illegal Fishing Threatens Tonie Sap Lake Villagers' Livelihood 1
Despite a government ban on commercial fishing across Tonle Sap Lake - the largest lake in Southeast Asia -- fishing communities say bribery 2 of corrupt 3 local officials has meant the illegal practice is actually increasing.
The ban was meant to decrease the rapid overfishing of the lake, a major source of food for much of the country.
Mao Penh, the head of one local fishing community, says law enforcement officials are “colluding” with illegal fishing operations.
“One side took the money and closed their eyes while the other went for the illegal fishing. The law enforcement officials are colluding with offenders 4; that's 50-50. This is what's happening in my village these days,” he said.
This commune, made up of five floating villages, is home to more than 2,000 families -- most of whom depend on fishing for their daily lives.
Commune chief Bun Peng admits that bribery is a problem. He says there is no legal framework to enforce the ban on fishing -- but then said he would “eradicate 5” the practice by the end of the year, without elaborating.
“Institutions or officials are still involved [in taking bribery] in my commune, but from now on till the end of 2012, I will absolutely eradicate them,” he stated.
Meanwhile, local officials from the Ministry 6 of Agriculture’s fisheries administration deny such corruption 7 takes place.
“Regarding this issue, the authority like the fishery administration are not involved or do not collude with offenders; no, there is none,” said Yuth Tan, deputy chief of fisheries at Preak Tol.
And yet, illegal fishing occurs here. A visitor can see it happening. A Vietnamese fisherman says recently that his group had paid a local official named “Ly” around $50 in exchange for a “permit” to use an illegal net hundreds of meters in length.
A nearby fisheries official named Mao Peng Ly denied being involved.
“I cannot accept it because I do not know the offenders," he explained. "And I never was involved with them.”
In the gap between what is happening and what fisheries officials say is happening are the local villagers who rely on fish to survive - and who say they want the illegal practices stopped.
- Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
- My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。
- 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。
- 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。
- Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
- Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。
- These insects are very difficult to eradicate.这些昆虫很难根除。
- They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus.他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- 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。