前美国国会议员被判30个月监禁

 　　WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. Congressman¹ Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Wednesday for illegal spending of campaign funds.

　　Jackson, a former Democratic Congressman from Illinois and son of U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr., was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to charges related to misusing² 750,000 dollars in campaign funds on personal purchase.

　　The former lawmaker expressed his remorse³ for his crimes, saying that he had "misled" the taxpayers⁴ he represented.

　　"I take responsibility for my actions and am very sorry for what I've done," said Jackson at the hearing.

　　His wife, Sandi Jackson, was also sentenced on Wednesday to one year in prison for falsifying tax returns.

　　The couple had both pleaded guilty earlier this year to the charges related to the illegal spending of campaign fund and failing to report the campaign money as income. They admitted to living off the campaign funds and buying luxuries.

1 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

2 misusing   

v.使用…不当( misuse的现在分词 )；把…派作不正当的用途；虐待；滥用

参考例句：

• This means we must stop misusing them. 也就是说，我们已必须停止滥用抗菌素不可了。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 预防生物武器
• Misusing organic fertilizer may cause a decrease in the soil's quality. 滥用有机肥料可能会导致土地的土质下降。 来自互联网

3 remorse   

n.痛恨，悔恨，自责

参考例句：

• She had no remorse about what she had said.她对所说的话不后悔。
• He has shown no remorse for his actions.他对自己的行为没有任何悔恨之意。

4 taxpayers   

纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
• She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。