VOA标准英语2013--土耳其腐败丑闻的地区影响
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2014年(一月)
Turkish Corruption 1 Scandal Fallout Could Spread Across Region 土耳其腐败丑闻的地区影响
A corruption scandal rocking Turkey forced sudden turnover 2 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As uncertainty 3 spreads, there's a chance the impact could extend beyond Turkey's borders.
The allegations of illicit 4 money transfers and bribery 5 for construction projects have already ensnared top ministers and their sons, forcing a defiant 6 Erdogan to reshuffle his cabinet.
The developments have touched a nerve with an anxious public, some taking to the streets, clashing with police and calling on the government, and the prime minister, to step down.
"I think the picture is of a paralyzed Turkey which is continuing to burn bridges," said Soli Ozel with Istanbul's private Kadir Has University
Turkish newspapers are rife 7 with speculation 8, some suggesting that diplomats 9 at the U.S. embassy in Ankara were actively 10 campaigning against the current government.
The U.S. calls such allegations "baseless" and "deeply disturbing" but has otherwise been cautious.....
"We have no comment on the specifics of these cases,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said last week. “We would reiterate 11 that we expect Turkey to meet the highest standards for transparency, timeliness, and fairness in its judicial 12 system."
And while Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is still in place, the scandal could also impact Turkey's role in the Middle East, where it has worked to bolster 13 its profile by trying to play key roles in Iraq and Syria.
Complicating 14 the situation further are allegations that Iran is tied to the corruption scandal, with Iranian businessmen bribing 15 Turkish officials in order to use Turkish banks to evade 16 international sanctions.
- 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。
- The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。
- Our turnover actually increased last year.去年我们的营业额竟然增加了。
- Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
- After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。
- 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%。
- FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
- He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。
- With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
- He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
- Disease is rife in the area.疾病在这一区很流行。
- Corruption was rife before the election.选举之前腐败盛行。
- Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
- There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
- These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
- The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
- We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。
- Let me reiterate that we have absolutely no plans to increase taxation.让我再一次重申我们绝对没有增税的计划。
- I must reiterate that our position on this issue is very clear.我必须重申我们对这一项议题的立场很清楚。
- He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
- Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。
- The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
- He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。
- High spiking fever with chills is suggestive of a complicating pylephlebitis. 伴有寒战的高热，暗示合并门静脉炎。
- In America these actions become executive puberty rites, complicating relationships that are already complicated enough. 在美国，这些行动成了行政青春期的惯例，使本来已经够复杂的关系变得更复杂了。