英国新闻听力 以色列首相否认受贿, 朝鲜向美递交核计划文件

 

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has denied accepting bribes¹ of hundreds of thousands of dollars from an American businessman. Mr. Olmert has admitted receiving financial contributions for election campaigns from the businessman before he became Prime Minister, but denied breaking the law.

I was investigated in this matter on suspicion of receiving funds illegally. I look into the eyes of each and everyone of you, and tell you, I never took bribes, never took a dime². I was elected by you, the citizens of Israel, to be Prime Minister, and I do not intend to shake off this responsibility.

North Korea has handed the United States thousands of secret documents relating to its nuclear program. They were given to a visiting team of US negotiators, who will now take them to Washington for examination. The move is seen as potentially a key step towards a deal that would see North Korea fully³ disclose its nuclear bomb-making past.

World News from the BBC.

1 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

2 dime   

n.（指美国、加拿大的钱币）一角

参考例句：

• A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角银币是十分之一美元。
• The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬币的反面。

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。