经济学人:1MDB:巨大的金融丑闻(2)
时间：2019-02-17 作者：英语课 分类：经济学人综合
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Last July investigators 1 at America's Justice Department said they thought that this ruse 2 had allowed conspirators 3 to liberate 4 more than $1.3bn from 1MDB's coffers 去年七月，美国司法部的调查人员表示，他们认为这个诡计让阴谋家从1MDB金库获得了13亿多美元
(opposition politicians in Malaysia maintain that the sum lost is in fact far greater). (相反马来西亚的政治家坚持认为，实际上失去的数目是更多的)。
America alleges 5 that former officials from both IPIC and 1MDB benefited from the swindle. 美国声称，IPIC和1MDB的前官员从这场骗局中获益。
They also claim that more than $200m of the missing money went to an account controlled by Riza Aziz—the stepson of Najib Razak, Malaysia's prime minister 他们还声称，消失不见的2亿多美元转到了一个由马来西亚总理Najib Razak的继子Riza Aziz控制的账户里，
and that $30m went to Mr Najib himself. (Both deny wrongdoing.) 并且有3000万美元到了Najib先生自己账户里。(他们都否认了欺骗行径。)
That 1MDB and IPIC are beginning to bury the hatchet 6 is probably a relief for bigwigs implicated 7 in the affair, 1MDB与IPIC将化干戈为玉帛，这可能让被卷入此事的人安心，
even if many humbler Malaysians are wondering how the billion-or-so dollars immediately due to IPIC will be found. 即使很多马来西亚人疑惑为什么因为IPIC而使得上亿的美元被立即发现。
Although investigations 8 are continuing in America, Switzerland and Singapore, 虽然在美国，瑞士和新加坡的调查还在继续，
the authorities in Malaysia itself have charged no one in connection with any of 1MDB's dubious 9 dealings. 马来西亚当局并没有指控任何一家与1MDB有可疑交易的人。
Mr Najib fired an attorney-general looking into the scandal; the successor Mr Najib appointed Najib先生解雇了一名调查这起丑闻的总检察长，被指定为下一任继承者的Najib先生认为
concluded that $681m paid to Mr Najib in 2013 was a donation from foreign royalty 10, not in any way related to 1MDB. 在2013年支付给他的6.81亿美元是来自外国皇室的捐款，与1MDB无关。
Many voters in rural seats either do not understand the affair or do not care about it. 许多农村的选民不理解或根本不在乎这桩案件。
It is rumoured 11 that the prime minister will call a general election later this year, in the hope of benefiting from the opposition's interminable squabbling. 谣传总理今年后期会举行大选，并希望从反对党无休止的争吵中获益。
As things stand, he will probably clean up. 就目前的情况来看，他可能会进行整顿。
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.诡计，计策；诡计
- The children thought of a clever ruse to get their mother to leave the house so they could get ready for her surprise.孩子们想出一个聪明的办法使妈妈离家，以便他们能准备给她一个惊喜。It is now clear that this was a ruse to divide them.现在已清楚这是一个离间他们的诡计。
n.共谋者，阴谋家( conspirator的名词复数 )
- The conspirators took no part in the fighting which ensued. 密谋者没有参加随后发生的战斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The French conspirators were forced to escape very hurriedly. 法国同谋者被迫匆促逃亡。 来自辞典例句
v.解放，使获得自由，释出，放出；vt.解放，使获自由
- They did their best to liberate slaves.他们尽最大能力去解放奴隶。
- This will liberate him from economic worry.这将消除他经济上的忧虑。
断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )
- The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
- Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。
n.短柄小斧；v.扼杀
- I shall have to take a hatchet to that stump.我得用一把短柄斧来劈这树桩。
- Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.别用斧头拍打朋友额头上的苍蝇。
adj.密切关联的；牵涉其中的
- These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究
- 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。
adj.怀疑的，无把握的；有问题的，靠不住的
- What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
- He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。
n.皇家，皇族
- She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
- I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。
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