2006年VOA标准英语-Fire Set at Nigerian Government Office Under In
时间：2019-02-04 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（九月）
By Gilbert da Costa
Abuja
05 September 2006
Nigeria's anti-graft agency has vowed 1 to press on with corruption 3 investigations 4 in the northern state of Zamfara, despite a recent attack on a government office involved in a fraud probe. The anti-corruption campaign has run into controversy 5 amid allegations of bias 6.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said the burning down of a government office in the northern state of Zamfara was to destroy evidence in ongoing 7 corruption investigations.
The anti-graft agency last Monday filed charges against Governor Ahmad Sani and five other state officials for stealing more than $6 million in public funds.
Sani, who is seeking the main opposition 8 All Nigeria Peoples Party's ticket to contest next year's presidential ballot 9, is immune from prosecution 10 because of his office.
The EFFC spokesman, Osita Nwajah, says the circumstances of the incident points to arson 11 perpetrated by officials desperate to cover up their misdeeds.
"We actually asked the commissioner 12 of agriculture to come help us with our investigations and that he should bring all necessary documents relating to the matter we were enquiring 13 into," he said. "The man came and he turns up with absolutely nothing. And then a couple of days later, the office goes up in flames. So, it is obvious that our suspicion will go in a certain direction. Yes, we do suspect sabotage 14 and we suspect this was planned arson."
Nigeria, a leading oil exporter, is rated as one of the most corrupt 2 countries in the world. The EFFC says it has made several arrests and seizures 15 in a high-profile anti-corruption campaign.
President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo
Critics say the federal agency, created by President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2003, has become vindictive 16 and is being used by Mr. Obasanjo to settle political scores.
The EFFC has dismissed accusations 17 of bias and has vowed to sanitize Nigerian politics ahead of elections in April. Nwajah says the agency is determined 18 to weed out corrupt politicians.
"We are already partnering with civil society groups to fight corruption and if ordinary Nigerians buy into this work that we are doing, we will almost have a 100 percent free and fair elections," he added. "People who are going to be coming out and vie for elections, we would reasonably expect that they would have been scrutinized 19 by the law enforcement agencies and the Nigerian people. And so, we definitely are going to have a better crop of leaders in 2007."
The EFFC says two-thirds of Nigeria's 36 state governors are suspected of corruption, but cannot be prosecuted 20 due to constitutional immunity 21.
President Olusegun has publicly declared that he will thwart 22 the ambition of those he described as corrupt politicians eager to succeed him.
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- 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。
- 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。
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
- They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
- He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
- The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。
- The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
- He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
- He was serving a ten spot for arson.他因纵火罪在服十年徒刑。
- He was arraigned on a charge of arson.他因被指控犯纵火罪而被传讯。
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
- a child with an enquiring mind 有好奇心的孩子
- Paul darted at her sharp enquiring glances. 她的目光敏锐好奇，保罗飞快地朝她瞥了一眼。
- They tried to sabotage my birthday party.他们企图破坏我的生日晚会。
- The fire at the factory was caused by sabotage.那家工厂的火灾是有人蓄意破坏引起的。
- Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year. 今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Other causes of unconsciousness predisposing to aspiration lung abscess are convulsive seizures. 造成吸入性肺脓肿昏迷的其他原因，有惊厥发作。 来自辞典例句
- I have no vindictive feelings about it.我对此没有恶意。
- The vindictive little girl tore up her sister's papers.那个充满报复心的小女孩撕破了她姐姐的作业。
- There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
- He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
- The jeweler scrutinized the diamond for flaws. 宝石商人仔细察看钻石有无瑕庇 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Together we scrutinized the twelve lemon cakes from the delicatessen shop. 我们一起把甜食店里买来的十二块柠檬蛋糕细细打量了一番。 来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比
- The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
- The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。
- The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
- He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。