VOA常速英语2008年-South Korean Prosecutors Charge Samsung Chief W
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2008年（四月）
Seoul
17 April 2008
The chairman of one of the world's biggest and best-known corporations is facing criminal charges for tax evasion 1 and other alleged 2 misdeeds. Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee, arguably the most powerful businessman in South Korea, is believed to be unlikely to go to jail because his company is too crucial to his country's economy. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul.
A three-month probe by South Korean special prosecutors 4 reached its climax 5, Thursday, with some good news for the country's largest corporation, and some bad news for its chairman.
Investigators 6 say they found no real evidence Samsung used a massive secret slush fund to bribe 7 government officials. Earlier this year, a senior Samsung lawyer accused the company of tucking away more than $190 million for that purpose, prompting lawmakers to order the investigation 8.
However, Samsung group Chairman Lee Kun-hee and nine of his associates will face other charges of corrupt 9 financial dealings. Chief prosecutor 3 Cho Joon-woong announced the charges on live nationwide television, Thursday.
He says investigators found that more than a thousand borrowed-name accounts were used illegally to make profits from selling shares of Samsung Electronics and other affiliates 10. He also says Chairman Lee evaded 11 about $112 million worth of taxes.
Lee and his associates also face breach 12 of trust charges for allegedly transferring control of the Samsung group illegally from the 66-year-old chairman to his son.
Samsung is a globally recognized brand. It is the biggest of a handful of South Korean "chaebols" - family-held mega-businesses that played a major role in this country's 50-year explosion to the world's 12th-largest economy.
About three years ago, a South Korean network produced a drama series called "Hero Generation" about Chairman Lee and his father, Samsung's founder 13. The show is just one example of the ways in which South Korean media tend to elevate Chairman Lee and his company to demigod-like status.
Samsung products and services account for about a fifth of South Korea's total exports. Prosecutors say Lee and his associates are free, pending 14 trial, in part to avoid a negative impact on the country's economy. For the same reason, analysts 15 believe Lee will face little or no jail time, if convicted.
The Samsung case has sparked a public debate about corporate 16 corruption 17 in South Korea. Many South Koreans have come to accept corruption as a cost of doing business. However, there are beginning to be calls for increased corporate responsibility.
The Samsung corporation released a statement, apologizing for causing concern and promising 18 to initiate 19 reforms it will disclose to the public soon.
- The movie star is in prison for tax evasion.那位影星因为逃税而坐牢。
- The act was passed as a safeguard against tax evasion.这项法案旨在防止逃税行为。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
- The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
- The fifth scene was the climax of the play.第五场是全剧的高潮。
- His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。
- 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》
- He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
- He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。
- 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。
- The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
- This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
- She affiliates with an academic society. 她是某学术团体的成员。
- For example, these security affiliates participated in the floating of 19,000,000,000 of issues in 1927. 例如，这些证券发行机构在1927年的流通证券中，就提供了一百九十亿美元的证券。
- For two weeks they evaded the press. 他们有两周一直避而不见记者。
- The lion evaded the hunter. 那狮子躲开了猎人。
- We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
- He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
- The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
- He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
- This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
- His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
- 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。
- The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
- We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。