2015考研英语阅读反商业贿赂法
<p> <span word="Anti">Anti</span>-<span word="bribery">bribery</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>反商业贿赂法</p><p> <span word="Palms">Palms</span> <span word="ungreased">ungreased</span>揩油</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="bribery">bribery</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="intoforce">intoforce</span></p><p> 姗姗来迟的反贿赂法即将生效</p><p> <span word="THERE">THERE</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lingering">lingering</span> <span word="assumption">assumption</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="thattheir">thattheir</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="probity">probity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="Askabout">Askabout</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="adifferent">adifferent</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span>. <span word="Anti">Anti</span>-<span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="campaigners">campaigners</span> <span word="stillbring">stillbring</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Blairs">Blairs</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandonan">abandonan</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> ??43 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thepeculiar">thepeculiar</span> <span word="paucity">paucity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="bribery">bribery</span> <span word="convention">convention</span>: <span word="twobetween">twobetween</span> 1999 <span word="and">and</span> 2009, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> 88 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, 26 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="and">and</span> 40 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>.</p><p> 英国人一直自矜的认为他们的国家建立在正直和公正的基石上。然而国外的反应却不尽如此。反腐竞选人依旧利用<span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Blair">Blair</span>2006年的决定拒绝调查与<span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>的一项43亿英镑的军火交易。因此国际贿赂协议对英国的约束力就罕见的微弱，在1999年和2009年之间只有2项受到制裁，相较而言美国有 88项，德国26项，意大利40项。</p><p> <span word="Stung">Stung</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="updating">updating</span> <span word="thecountrys">thecountrys</span> <span word="antiquated">antiquated</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="backhanders">backhanders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bungs">bungs</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="dispensed">dispensed</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>.<span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conservatives">Conservatives</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="inopposition">inopposition</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statute">statute</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>; <span word="under">under</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="miscreants">miscreants</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="finesand">finesand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="publication">publication</span> <span word="inJanuary">inJanuary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="approached">approached</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justicesaid">Justicesaid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tweaked">tweaked</span>,<span word="following">following</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="lobbying">lobbying</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span>.</p>
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