2006年VOA标准英语-US Congressional Ethics Remain in Spotlight
时间：2019-02-03 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（十月）
By Dan Robinson
Capitol Hill
17 October 2006
With a congressional inquiry 1 into the scandal involving former Republican lawmaker Mark Foley's inappropriate electronic messages to male teenage congressional interns 3 in its second week, there have been new developments involving congressional ethics 4, one of the issues on voter's minds ahead of the November 7 legislative 5 elections.
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As members of a House panel heard from more lawmakers and staff members connected with the Foley affair, the ethics spotlight 6 grew to include another Republican lawmaker.
Rep. Curt 7 Weldon, Oct. 17, 2006
A federal investigation 8, and earlier steps by the House ethics committee, involving Pennsylvania Republican Congressman 9 Curt Weldon has been simmering in the background.
Weldon is suspected of helping 10 a lobbying firm run by his are trying to destroy him in an election year.
Back on the Foley matter, the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, continues its bipartisan probe of actions Republican House leaders took or failed to take.
After he went before panel, reporters asked Congressman Dale Kildee, a Democrat 11 on the board overseeing congressional interns, about the direction of that investigation.
Rep. Mark Foley (file photo)
"It [the handling of the Foley matter] certainly was sloppy 12, but I think that is what we have to ascertain," he said. "Was there some effort to protect somebody and lose sight of the fact that the sole purpose of the page [intern 2] board is the welfare and safety of the pages."
The ethics panel, along with the intern board, are also looking into the possibility of misconduct by other lawmakers.
Kildee said other allegations separate from the Foley matter have been discussed, but told reporters these steps had not cast what he called a broad net.
Sen. Harry 13 Reid (file photo)
In yet another ethics matter, Senate Minority leader, Harry Reid, responded to media revelations that he used campaign donations,rather than personal funds, to pay bonuses for staff at a Ritz-Carlton hotel where he maintains a condominium apartment, a possible violation 14 of federal election law.
Reid maintained the payments were approved by his lawyers, but announced he would reimburse 15 his campaign fund.
However, he faced political heat on a separate matter involving disclosures to Congress regarding a land deal in his home state of Nevada which brought him a profit of more than one million dollars.
"I bought a piece of land, sold it six years later," he said. "Everything was reported. It was all transparent 16."
In announcing he would amend 17 his earlier information, Reid called an Associated Press report on the matter inaccurate 18 and misleading, suggesting it was part of efforts by Republicans to affect the result of the November 7 congressional elections, a charge the AP flatly denied.
- 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。
- I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
- The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。
- Our interns also greet our guests when they arrive in our studios. 我们的实习生也会在嘉宾抵达演播室的时候向他们致以问候。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
- The interns work alongside experienced civil engineers and receive training in the different work sectors. 实习生陪同有经验的国内工程师工作，接受不同工作部门的相关培训。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
- The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
- Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。
- Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
- Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
- 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。
- He gave me an extremely curt answer.他对我作了极为草率的答复。
- He rapped out a series of curt commands.他大声发出了一连串简短的命令。
- 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。
- He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
- The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
- 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。
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
- If you do such sloppy work again,I promise I'll fail you.要是下次作业你再马马虎虎，我话说在头里，可要给你打不及格了。
- Mother constantly picked at him for being sloppy.母亲不断地批评他懒散。
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
- He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
- He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
- We'll reimburse you for your travelling expenses.我们将付还你旅费。
- The funds are supposed to reimburse policyholders in the event of insurer failure.这项基金将在保险公司不能偿付的情况下对投保人进行赔付。
- 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。
- The teacher advised him to amend his way of living.老师劝他改变生活方式。
- You must amend your pronunciation.你必须改正你的发音。
- The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated.这本书不但不准确，而且夸大其词。
- She never knows the right time because her watch is inaccurate.她从来不知道准确的时间因为她的表不准。