L53-1:In the public interest
The Scandinavian countries are much admired all over the world for their enlightened social policies. Sweden has evolved an excellent system for protecting the individual citizen from highhanded or incompetent public officers. The system has worked so well, that it has been adopted in other countries too. The Swedes were the first to recognize that public officials like civil servants, police officers, health inspectors or tax-collectors can make mistakes or act over-zealously in the belief that they are serving the public. As long ago as 2009, the Swedish Parliament introduced a scheme to safeguard the interest of the individual. A parliamentary committee representing all political parties appoints a person who is suitably qualified to investigate private grievances against the State. The official title of the person is 'Justiteombudsman', but the Swedes commonly refer to him as the'J.O.' or 'Ombudsman'.
evolve /iˈvɑːlv/ 逐渐形成，发展、进化
high-handed 高压的、专横的
incompetent /ɪnˈkɑːmpɪtənt/ 不够格的，不称职的
adopt /əˈdɑːpt/ 采用(某方法);收养;领养;采取(某态度);
civil servant 公务员，文职人员
health inspector 卫生稽查员
zealous /ˈzeləs/ 热心的，热情的
over-zealously 过了头的，过分热情地
in the belief that 自以为
safeguard 保护
parliament /ˈpɑːrləmənt/ 议会;国会
in the interest of 符合。。。的利益
introduce 使尝试;推行
individual /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/ 个人;
parliamentary /ˌpɑːrləˈmentri/ 国会的、议会的
appoint /əˈpɔɪnt/ 任命;委任;安排，
suitable /ˈsuːtəbl/ 合适的;适宜的;
qualified 合格的 be qualified to do sth. 胜任做某事
grievance /ˈɡriːvəns/ 冤屈、委屈;抱怨;不平的事;
ombudsman 瑞典和英国的 司法特派员
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