国外媒体:英国内阁爆"报销门"丑闻 点播色情电影也公款

英国内阁日前爆出"报销门"丑闻，《每日电讯报》率先披露13名内阁成员涉嫌利用议员身份，骗取额外补
贴。"骗补"人数大约占内阁成员一半，其中包括现任首相戈登·布朗。

然而随着事件的深入调查，英国民众发现，涉嫌滥用公款的并不止这13人，"报销门"已经迅速扩散至整个工党内阁。此事在英国社会掀起轩然大波，势必令民望下滑的执政工党政府再面临舆论压力。

Pakistan says it will leave a curfew in the Swat Valley on Sunday to allow civilians¹ to leave the area. The army is mounting an offensive against Taliban militants². United Nations says more than half a million have fled their homes but many are trapped in the area and can not escape.
New President of South Africa Jacob Zuma has warned that the country can not escape the global recession and faces difficult economic times ahead. He was speaking after being swore in as the fourth president of the South Africa since the end of the protest.
Two Labor³ MPs have said they are considering taking legal action against the Daily Telegraph, the publishing in accurate details about their expenses claimed. The newspaper says Margaret Moran claimed money for a second home that was not in London or her loot contingency⁴. And the Immigration Minister Phil Woola was reimbursed⁵ for women's clothing and nappies, both were denied any wrong doing.

1 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

2 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

4 contingency   

n.意外事件，可能性

参考例句：

• We should be prepared for any contingency.我们应该对任何应急情况有所准备。
• A fire in our warehouse was a contingency that we had not expected.库房的一场大火是我们始料未及的。

5 reimbursed   

v.偿还，付还( reimburse的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Any out-of-pocket expenses incurred on the firm's business will be reimbursed. 由公司业务产生的开销都可以报销。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Employees are reimbursed for any legal fees incurred when they relocate. 员工调往异地工作时，他们可以报销由此产生的所有法律服务费用。 来自《简明英汉词典》