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英语翻译
Written by Mario Ritter
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report.
World Bank headquarters in Washington DC
The main goal of the World Bank is to fight poverty.But,for almost ten years,the World Bank also has investigated financial crimes by government and bank officials.
In nineteen ninety-six,former World Bank President James Wolfensohn warned of the need to deal with the “cancer of corruption.”
The World Bank defines corruption as offering,giving,receiving,or asking for anything of value to influence the action of a public official.For example,a local official may demand that a foreign company pay him money,or a bribe,to permit a project to go forward.
The World Bank says corruption is the biggest barrier to development.Corruption hurts the poor people who are supposed to gain from development bank loans and aid.
The World Bank created a group of anti-corruption investigators in nineteen ninety-nine.It later became the Department of Institutional Integrity.The Bank says the D.I.I.has investigated almost two thousand accusations of corruption.
The Bank has twenty-two investigators.It spends about ten million dollars each year on anti-corruption measures.It says this is more than all other development banks combined.
The current World Bank president,Paul Wolfowitz,was appointed last year.Mister Wolfowitz says he will increase the number of investigators and the budget for fighting corruption.He also has suspended loans to India,Kenya,Bangladesh and other nations over concerns about corruption.
Reports say some members of the World Bank governing board do not agree with Mister Wolfowitz’s actions.They say it is not fair to deny a loan for purposes such as health care because some of the money goes to corrupt uses.
Critics of the Bank’s lending say it is not carefully supervising the loans and projects it finances.The Bank approves about two hundred forty new projects each year.And it has more than one thousand existing loans,each of which may contain many agreements.
The World Bank is part of the World Bank Group.It includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development,which has one hundred eighty-four member nations.
In two thousand four,the World Bank Group provided or guaranteed more than twenty-five thousand million dollars in loans.
This VOA Special English Economics Report was written by Mario Ritter.Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish.com.I'm Steve Ember.

Written by Mario Ritter
作者：Mario Ritter
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report.
我是Steve Ember,现在为您广播VOA慢速英语－经济学报道
World Bank headquarters in Washington DC
华盛顿特区,世行总部
The main goal of the World Bank is to fight poverty.But,for almost ten years,the World Bank also has investigated financial crimes by government and bank officials.
世界银行的主要宗旨是扶贫（工作）.但近10年来,世行也介入了一些政府和银行官员的金融犯罪调查.
In nineteen ninety-six,former World Bank President James Wolfensohn warned of the need to deal with the “cancer of corruption.”
在1996年,前世行行长James 沃尔芬森曾警告,有必要进行打击“腐败癌症”.
The World Bank defines corruption as offering,giving,receiving,or asking for anything of value to influence the action of a public official.For example,a local official may demand that a foreign company pay him money,or a bribe,to permit a project to go forward.
世行对“腐败”一词的定义是：通过提供,给予,收受和要求具有一定价值的任何物品来影响公众官员的行为.例如：一位地方官员可以要求一个外国公司给他金钱,和贿赂,来允许一个项目向前运作.
The World Bank says corruption is the biggest barrier to development.Corruption hurts the poor people who are supposed to gain from development bank loans and aid.
世行还说：腐败是阻碍发展的最大问题.腐败损害了那些从发展银行贷款和支助获得帮助的穷苦人民的利益.
The World Bank created a group of anti-corruption investigators in nineteen ninety-nine.It later became the Department of Institutional Integrity.The Bank says the D.I.I.has investigated almost two thousand accusations of corruption.
世行在1999年成立“反腐败调查组”,该小组最近成为“机构诚信部”,世行说该部门已经调查了近200例腐败案件.
The Bank has twenty-two investigators.It spends about ten million dollars each year on anti-corruption measures.It says this is more than all other development banks combined.
世行拥有22个调查员,每年用于反腐败的资金达1000万美元.据说这个数字大于所有其他开发银行（用于这项活动）的总和.
The current World Bank president,Paul Wolfowitz,was appointed last year.Mister Wolfowitz says he will increase the number of investigators and the budget for fighting corruption.He also has suspended loans to India,Kenya,Bangladesh and other nations over concerns about corruption.
去年上任的现任世行行长Paul Wolfowitz说：他将加大调查员数量和反腐败预算.他还暂时中止向一些被怀疑存在腐败的国家提供贷款,这些国家有：印度,肯尼亚,孟加拉等.
Reports say some members of the World Bank governing board do not agree with Mister Wolfowitz’s actions.They say it is not fair to deny a loan for purposes such as health care because some of the money goes to corrupt uses.
有报道说世行执委会某些成员并不赞成Wolfowitz的做法.他们说只是因为一部分贷款出现腐败用途而取消用于类似健康保健用途的贷款是不合理的.
Critics of the Bank’s lending say it is not carefully supervising the loans and projects it finances.The Bank approves about two hundred forty new projects each year.And it has more than one thousand existing loans,each of which may contain many agreements.
关于世行贷款的评论称：世行在提供贷款和项目资助上存在监管不力.世界银行每年通过的新项目达240个,现存贷款项目达1000多个,每个贷款项目都包含许多协议.
The World Bank is part of the World Bank Group.It includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development,which has one hundred eighty-four member nations.
世界银行是世界银行集团的一部分,它还包括国际重建和开发银行,目前拥有184个成员国.
In two thousand four,the World Bank Group provided or guaranteed more than twenty-five thousand million dollars in loans.
在2004年,世界银行集团提供贷款和担保金额达250亿美元.
This VOA Special English Economics Report was written by Mario Ritter.Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish.com.I'm Steve Ember.
VOA慢速英语经济报道,作者Mario Ritter.你可以浏览我们的网站voaspecialenglish.com.我是Steve Ember.