1.练习材料
Lesson 53 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 1809, 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'.
2.任务配置:L0
3.知识笔记
(1)查音标
/ˈlɛsn/ 53 /ɪn/ /ðə/ / ˈpʌblɪk/ /ˈɪntrɪst/
/ðə/ /ˌskændəˈneɪviən ˈkʌntriz/ /ɑː/ /mʌʧ/ /ədˈmaɪəd/ /ɔːl/ /ˈəʊvə/ /ðə/ /wɜːld/ /fɔː/ /ðeər/ /ɪnˈlaɪtnd/ /ˈsəʊʃəl/ /ˈpɒlɪsiz/. /ˈswɪdən/ /hæz/ /ɪˈvɒlvd/ /ən/ /ˈɛksələnt/ /ˈsɪstɪm/ /fɔː/ /prəˈtɛktɪŋ/ /ði/ /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəl/ /ˈsɪtɪzn/ /frɒm/ /ˈhaɪˈhændɪd/ /ɔːr/ /ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt/ /ˈpʌblɪk/ /ˈɒfɪsəz/. /ðə/ /ˈsɪstɪm/ /hæz/ /wɜːkt/ /səʊ/ /wɛl/, /ðæt/ /ɪt/ /hæz/ /biːn/ /əˈdɒptɪd/ /ɪn/ /ˈʌðə/ /ˈkʌntriz/ /tuː/. /ðə/ /swiːdz/ /wɜː/ /ðə/ /fɜːst/ /tuː/ /ˈrɛkəgnaɪz/ /ðæt/ /ˈpʌblɪk/ /əˈfɪʃəlz/ /laɪk/ /ˈsɪvl/ /ˈsɜːvənts/, /pəˈliːs/ /ˈɒfɪsəz/, /hɛlθ/ /ɪnˈspɛktəz/ /ɔː/ /ˈtækskəˌlɛktəz/ /kæn/ /meɪk/ /mɪsˈteɪks/ /ɔːr/ /ækt/ /ˈəʊvə/-/ˈzɛləsli/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /bɪˈliːf/ /ðæt/ /ðeɪ/ /ɑː/ /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/ /ðə/ /ˈpʌblɪk/. /æz/ /lɒŋ/ /əˈgəʊ/ /æz/ 1809, /ðə/ /ˈswiːdɪʃ/ /ˈpɑːləmənt/ /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːst/ /ə/ /skiːm/ /tuː/ /ˈseɪfgɑːd/ /ði/ /ˈɪntrɪst/ /ɒv/ /ði/ /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəl/. /ə/ /ˌpɑːləˈmɛntəri/ /kəˈmɪti/ /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntɪŋ/ /ɔːl/ /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/ /ˈpɑːtiz/ /əˈpɔɪnts/ /ə/ /ˈpɜːsn/ /huː/ /ɪz/ /ˈsjuːtəbli/ /ˈkwɒlɪfaɪd/ /tuː/ /ɪnˈvɛstɪgeɪt/ /ˈpraɪvɪt/ /ˈgriːvənsɪz/ /əˈgɛnst/ /ðə/ /steɪt/. /ði/ /əˈfɪʃəl/ /ˈtaɪtl/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈpɜːsn/ /ɪz/ 'Justiteombudsman', /bʌt/ /ðə/ /swiːdz/ /ˈkɒmənli/ /rɪˈfɜː/ /tuː/ /hɪm/ /æz/ /ðə/ /ʤeɪ/./əʊ/.' /ɔːr/ /ˈɒmbʊdzmən/.
(2)学单词
1) evolve /ɪˈvɒlv/ v. 逐渐形成
2) high-handed /ˈhaɪˈhændɪd/ a. 高压的，专横的
3) incompetent /ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt/ a. 不够格的，不称职的
4) over-zealously /ˈəʊvə/-/ˈzɛləsli/ adv. 过分热情地
5) safeguard /ˈseɪfgɑːd/ v. 保护
6) Parliamentary /ˌpɑːləˈmɛntəri/ a. 国会的
7) qualified /ˈkwɒlɪfaɪd/ a. 合格的
8) grievance /ˈgriːvəns/ n. 不平，冤屈
9) ombudsman /ˈɒmbʊdzmən/ n. 司法特派员
10) secretive /sɪˈkriːtɪv/ a. 保密的
11) correspondence /ˌkɒrɪsˈpɒndəns/ n. 来往信件
12) alter /ˈɔːltə/ v. 改变
13) accusation /ˌækju(ː)ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 谴责，指控
14) ascertain /ˌæsəˈteɪn/ v. 查出，查明
15) prejudiced /ˈprɛʤʊdɪst/ a. 有偏见的，不公平的
16) prompt /prɒmpt/ a. 即时的
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