VOA标准英语2008年-Israeli Police Question Olmert for 4th Time in

Israeli police have questioned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for a fourth time in a corruption¹ scandal. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem.

Investigators² presented documents to Mr. Olmert allegedly showing that as a public official, he double and triple-billed institutions and charities for trips abroad and pocketed the difference.

An American Jewish businessman has also testified that he gave Mr. Olmert envelopes stuffed with cash to support a lavish³ lifestyle, including fancy hotels and cigars and first-class airfare.

Police say these things took place when Mr. Olmert was a Cabinet minister and mayor of Jerusalem.

The prime minister denies any wrongdoing. But when his own Kadima party decided⁴ on primaries to replace him in September, he succumbed⁵ to the pressure and announced that he would resign after the vote.

Jerusalem Post editor David Horowitz says Mr. Olmert's fall from power began when an official inquiry⁶ described his handling of the Lebanon War two years ago as a failure.

"I don't think the Israeli public is saying, 'Oh, we know that you're guilty.' I think the Israeli public didn't trust him after the war and felt that he couldn't do the job properly, because he was facing so many legal scandals," said Horowitz.

"The public has been pressuring him for awhile to step down, from all the corruption allegations, and I think he's made the right choice and the right choice for the country by stepping down," said a Jerusalem resident.

Israeli media say police hope to wind up the investigation⁷ in a month and will recommend an indictment⁸ against the prime minister.

 

 

1 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• 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。

2 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 lavish   

adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍

参考例句：

• He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
• The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 succumbed   

不再抵抗（诱惑、疾病、攻击等）( succumb的过去式和过去分词 )； 屈从； 被压垮； 死

参考例句：

• The town succumbed after a short siege. 该城被围困不久即告失守。
• After an artillery bombardment lasting several days the town finally succumbed. 在持续炮轰数日后，该城终于屈服了。

6 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

7 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• 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。

8 indictment   

n.起诉；诉状

参考例句：

• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
• They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。