时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:万花筒2009年


英语课

MPs who break the rules could face up to a year in jail under new government plans. Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harmon has been outlining Ministers' ideas for cleaning up Westminster in the wake of public anger over MPs' expenses claims.


 


“The Bill will also create new criminal offenses 1 for knowingly making a false claim for an allowance, failing without reasonable excuse to register a relevant interest, contravening 2 without reasonable excuse the rules on paid advocacy.” The new law will tighten 3 the rules on MPs’ allowances. Ms. Harmon also said ministers would review last week’s publication of blacked-out expenses claims which prompted criticism from Freedom of information campaigners. The expenses revelations by the Daily Telegraph for over the past few weeks have led to the resignation of a host of MPs in the face of investigation 4 into a number of individuals. It was the expenses scandal that led to the downfall of the last Speaker of the House of the Commons Michael Martin. His replacement 5 John Bercow has pledged to oversee 6 reform of Parliament, but that comes despite controversy 7 over his own claims, which saw allegations of flipping 8 and a decision to pay back 6,500 pounds to the taxman.

 



1 offenses
n.进攻( offense的名词复数 );(球队的)前锋;进攻方法;攻势
  • It's wrong of you to take the child to task for such trifling offenses. 因这类小毛病责备那孩子是你的不对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Thus, Congress cannot remove an executive official except for impeachable offenses. 因此,除非有可弹劾的行为,否则国会不能罢免行政官员。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
2 contravening
v.取消,违反( contravene的现在分词 )
  • The company was found guilty of contravening safety regulations. 那家公司被判违反了安全条例。
  • You are contravening the regulations. 你违反了规定。 来自辞典例句
3 tighten
v.(使)变紧;(使)绷紧
  • Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
  • Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策,以避免通货膨胀。
4 investigation
n.调查,调查研究
  • 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。
5 replacement
n.取代,替换,交换;替代品,代用品
  • We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
  • They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
6 oversee
vt.监督,管理
  • Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
  • Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。
7 controversy
n.争论,辩论,争吵
  • 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。
8 flipping
讨厌之极的
  • I hate this flipping hotel! 我讨厌这个该死的旅馆!
  • Don't go flipping your lid. 别发火。
学英语单词
A.E.F.
aim(-)point,aimpoint
alcidine
ambipolar diffusion
anniv.
antirepressive
arthroncus
awag
axinn
bahrman
barecloth
blown-out
boomerish
bubalo
bullet-lead
burglarous
business affiliation
byte recording mode
cable lug
cable television system
caley peas
cathode follower probe
child of legitimate birth
chingongo (chissengue)
circuit-boards
Cochran's criterion
conjugate harmonic functions
contact reason
craftiness
crease recovery angle
database update
deser storm
diocesans
diploite (anorthite)
dynamic debugging mode
electric-capacity moisture meter
emblement
emitter-coupled transistor circuit
epigastric hernia
Epsicapron
exocrines
EXPLORER-1
extreme trace analysis
gore globe
hepatic sphincter
hetisine
hierarchical image understanding model
hot bending
ingot starting stub
inspection of cargo
ising-star
jofa
keep quiet about
leafhead
leitneria floridanas
low density recording mode
make the world go round
meneely
method of telemetering
mild-natured
multi purpose
multiconductor transmission lines
new-laids
nutrition hygiene
obstrigillate
onmod
Ooamy
Oxazolidin-2-one
paddle mill
paracancerous
passions
peak-reading detector
pill of toad venom
polypharmacology
primary metabolite
register field
regitine methanesulfonate
relusant
rethresher
rheiformess
rolled rib
run the guard
s-wave splitting
Sallyāni
Sandhorst
Saybolt second
screw vault
semi-vitreous ware
senses of direction
sialometaplasia
sphere bundle
staffs'
stake sth out
standard cells
stream bank protection forest
subcarrier pulse
suspended-growth biological process
swimming belt
Trichloran
udotea javensis (mont.)gepp.
varnish system
vasodilating