VOA标准英语2009年-Former Israeli PM Olmert Indicted on Corru
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(八月)
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been indicted 1 on corruption 2 allegations that forced him to resign last year. The charges include fraud, breach 3 of trust and failure to report income.
Ehud Olmert, 07 Sep 2008
Mr. Olmert is accused of accepting envelopes stuffed with cash from an American Jewish businessman to support a lavish 4 style - including, stays at fancy hotel, expensive cigars and first-class travel. He also allegedly double-billed Israeli and Jewish institutions for public trips abroad.
The indictment 5 says he committed the crimes while serving as mayor of Jerusalem and as a cabinet minister, before being elected prime minister in 2006.
Michael Partem is the Vice-Chairman of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel.
"The law as it stands now in the State of Israel is to be commended because elected office is not a shelter for misdeeds," said Michael Partem.
Mr. Olmert is one of several senior Israeli officials who have recently been toppled by corruption scandals. President Moshe Katsav resigned after being accused of rape 6, and a former finance minister was convicted of embezzlement 7.
The scandals have eroded 8 public confidence in the government, but Michael Partem sees a silver lining 9 - no one is above the law.
"Because of the public's need for transparency, because of the public's demand for a full accounting 10, these investigations 11, they are a good thing," he said.
Mr. Olmert denies any wrongdoing. He is the first Israeli prime minister to be indicted on criminal charges.
- The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
- He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。
- 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。
- We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
- He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。
- He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
- The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。
- The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
- He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
- He was accused of graft and embezzlement and was chained and thrown into prison.他因被指控贪污盗窃而锒铛入狱。
- The judge sent him to prison for embezzlement of funds.法官因他盗用公款将其送入监牢。
- The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
- Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。
- A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
- There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。
- 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。