2006年VOA标准英语-Vietnam in Uphill Battle Against Corruption
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（八月）
By Matt Steinglass
Hanoi
13 August 2006
Vietnamese Deputy Transport Minister Nguyen Viet Tien is handcuffed and led from his home in Hanoi (File photo)
As Vietnam prepares to ratify 1 the U.N. Convention Against Corruption 2, the government continues its campaign to eradicate 3 one of the country's most entrenched 4 economic problems. But, progress is slow and one recent case has raised concerns in the foreign business community.
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Vietnamese government officials are gearing up to adopt new anti-corruption measures when the country ratifies 5 the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.
Nguyen Van Thanh, head of research at Vietnam's Government Inspectorate, says ratifying 6 the U.N. convention goes along with a host of other measures that will make Vietnam a more transparent 7 place to do business.
"From our point of view, it is very important for the investors 8 to see the developing of our transparency, and if we do that we can get more investors internationally into Vietnam," he said.
Vietnam is involved in a massive anti-graft campaign, and the National Assembly recently passed a comprehensive law on corruption.
Since last year, Vietnamese government inspectors 9 have uncovered a series of major corruption scandals.
The worst, at the Transportation Ministry 10, involved tens of millions of dollars and cost the minister and other senior officials their jobs.
Other investigations 11 have targeted Vietnam Airlines and the government oil monopoly, PetroVietnam.
Soccer stars have been jailed for running illegal gambling 12 rings, teachers have been caught helping 13 students cheat on final exams, and a top official of the government inspectorate itself has been suspended for accepting bribes 14.
While welcoming moves toward transparency, some foreign investors remain worried.
A recent case of corruption by a government worker has embroiled 15 a foreign company in both civil and criminal lawsuits 16 and raises concerns that the laws are being applied 17 unfairly and arbitrarily.
Incombank, a state-owned bank, has sued ABN AMRO for $5.4 million. It claims the money disappeared in speculative 18 deals the Dutch bank made with an Incombank manager who was not authorized 19 to trade currency. ABN AMRO says the trades were legal.
The manager has been arrested on charges of losing state resources through economic mismanagement. Two local ABN AMRO employees have also been detained.
Incombank spokesman Tran Duy Bich says the police think the Dutch bank is at fault.
Bich says the police decided 20 that ABN AMRO had broken the law, and recommended Incombank demand its money back. He says Vietnam could expel ABN AMRO if it does not comply.
Previous finance cases have been investigated by Vietnam's State Bank, not the police. That change has some foreign investors in Hanoi worried.
"We are concerned by the criminalization of some civil cases in Vietnam," said Alain Cany of the European Chamber 21 of Commerce in Vietnam.
Foreign businessmen still put little trust in Vietnam's legal system, which is not independent of the government or the governing Communist party. Many business leaders say it is impossible to win a case against a state-owned company.
- The heads of two governments met to ratify the peace treaty.两国政府首脑会晤批准和平条约。
- The agreement have to be ratify by the board.该协议必须由董事会批准。
- 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。
- 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。
- Television seems to be firmly entrenched as the number one medium for national advertising.电视看来要在全国广告媒介中牢固地占据头等位置。
- If the enemy dares to attack us in these entrenched positions,we will make short work of them.如果敌人胆敢进攻我们固守的阵地，我们就消灭他们。
- American Revolutionary War: The United States ratifies a peace treaty with England. 1784年的今天，美国独立战争：美国批准了一项与英国的和平条约。 来自互联网
- Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall ensure the effectiveapplication of its provis ions. 批准本公约的每一会员国应确保有效地实施本公约的规定。 来自互联网
- They call their State Assembly a disgrace for ratifying the 35th. 他们把州议会通过的第35号修正案说成是可耻的行为。 来自辞典例句
- The Obama administration, unlike its predecessor, talks of ratifying the test-ban treaty. 该会议五年举办一次，回顾其间发生的事情。 来自互联网
- The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
- The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。
- a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
- a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
- They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
- He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
- They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
- The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏
- He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。
- John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
- I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句
- She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
- This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
- Much of our information is speculative.我们的许多信息是带推测性的。
- The report is highly speculative and should be ignored.那个报道推测的成分很大，不应理会。
- An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。