2006年VOA标准英语-US Official: Saudis Must do More to Curb T
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（四月）
By Deborah Tate
Capitol Hill
04 April 2006
Stuart Levey
A Bush administration official is calling on Saudi Arabia to do more to crack down on terrorism financing. He made the comments before a Senate panel.
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In testimony 1 before the Senate Banking 2 Committee, undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the Treasury 3 Department, Stuart Levey, said the United States remains 4 concerned that Saudi money is funding terrorism abroad.
"Undoubtedly 5 some of that money is going to Iraq, and it is going to Southeast Asia, and it is going to any other place where there are terrorists," he said.
Levey said private Saudi donors 6 are a significant source of terrorism financing, and he said the Riyadh government needs to do more to crackdown on them.
When asked by committee chairman Richard Shelby, an Alabama Republican, whether the Saudi government has the will do take such action, Levey responded that judging by Saudi officials' public comments, the government is serious about the issue.
But Shelby was not convinced, as exemplified in this exchange with Levey.
SHELBY: "Mr. Secretary, but isn't there honestly, candidly 7, here today a gap between the rhetoric 8 of the officials in Saudi Arabia and the implementation 9 of policy? Yes or no?"
LEVEY: "Well, [for now] I would rather say there is a 'lag', and we'll see if there is a 'gap.'"
Besides Saudi Arabia, the United States is working closely with a number of other countries, including Indonesia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, to help them control the flow of money to terrorist organizations.
Undersecretary of State for economic, business and agricultural affairs, Anthony Wayne, called on Pakistan to enact 10 an anti-money laundering 11 law.
"Pakistan now has a proposed anti-money laundering law, which was drafted with U.S. assistance before the relevant parliamentary committees," said Mr. Wayne. "Unfortunately the lack of action on that law, which would set up a financial intelligence unit, has meant that we have been unable to accelerate some of our planned assistance."
On a more positive note, the Treasury Department's Stuart Levey reported progress in international efforts to curb 12 North Korean money laundering.
"A number of responsible jurisdictions 13 and financial institutions have taken steps to ensure that North Korean entities 14 engaged in illicit 15 conduct are not receiving financial services," he noted 16. "Our combined actions have been described as causing 'a ripple 17 effect' around the world, constricting 18 the flow of dirty cash into Kim Jong Il's regime."
The Banking Committee has held a number of hearings into efforts to crackdown on money laundering in recent years.
- The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
- He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
- John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
- He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
- He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。
- Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
- About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He has stopped taking heroin now,but admits candidly that he will always be a drug addict.他眼下已经不再吸食海洛因了,不过他坦言自己永远都是个瘾君子。
- Candidly,David,I think you're being unreasonable.大卫，说实话我认为你不讲道理。
- Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
- Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。
- The U.S. Congress has exclusive authority to enact federal legislation.美国国会是唯一有权颁布联邦法律的。
- For example,a country can enact laws and economic policies to attract foreign investment fairly quickly.例如一个国家可以很快颁布吸引外资的法令和经济政策。
- Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
- You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。
- Butler entreated him to remember the act abolishing the heritable jurisdictions. 巴特勒提醒他注意废除世袭审判权的国会法令。
- James I personally adjudicated between the two jurisdictions. 詹姆士一世亲自裁定双方纠纷。
- Our newspaper and our printing business form separate corporate entities. 我们的报纸和印刷业形成相对独立的企业实体。
- The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities. 北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。
- He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
- Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake.石子在湖面上激起一个涟漪。
- The small ripple split upon the beach.小小的涟漪卷来，碎在沙滩上。
- Objective To discuss the clinical characteristics and treatment of congenital constricting band syndrome(CCBS) and amputations. 目的探讨先天性束带症与先天性截肢的临床特点及治疗方法。