练习材料
L53-2:
In the public interest
/ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈpʌblɪk/ /ˈɪntrɪst/
The Ombudsman is not subject to political pressure. He
/ði/ /ˈɒmbʊdzmən/ /ɪz/ /nɒt/ /ˈsʌbʤɪkt/ /tuː/ /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/ /ˈprɛʃə./ /hiː/
investigates complaints large and small that come to him
/ɪnˈvɛstɪgeɪts/ /kəmˈpleɪnts/ /lɑːʤ/ /ænd/ /smɔːl/ /ðæt/ /kʌm/ /tuː/ /hɪm/
from all levels of society. As complaints must be made in
/frɒm/ /ɔːl/ /ˈlɛvlz/ /ɒv/ /səˈsaɪəti./ /æz/ /kəmˈpleɪnts/ /mʌst/ /biː/ /meɪd/ /ɪn/
writing, the Ombudsman receives an average of 1,200 letters
/ˈraɪtɪŋ,/ /ði/ /ˈɒmbʊdzmən/ /rɪˈsiːvz/ /ən/ /ˈævərɪʤ/ /ɒv/ /1,200/ /ˈlɛtəz/
a year. He has eight lawyer assistants to help him and he
/ə/ /jɪə./ /hiː/ /hæz/ /eɪt/ /ˈlɔːjər/ /əˈsɪstənts/ /tuː/ /hɛlp/ /hɪm/ /ænd/ /hiː/
examines every single letter in detail. There is nothing
/ɪgˈzæmɪnz/ /ˈɛvri/ /ˈsɪŋgl/ /ˈlɛtər/ /ɪn/ /ˈdiːteɪl./ /ðeər/ /ɪz/ /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
secretive about the Ombudsman's work for his
/sɪˈkriːtɪv//əˈbaʊt/ /ði/ /ˈɒmbʊdzmənz/ /wɜːk/ /fɔː/ /hɪz/
correspondence is open to public inspection. If a citizen's
/ˌkɒrɪsˈpɒndəns/ /ɪz/ /ˈəʊpən/ /tuː/ /ˈpʌblɪk/ /ɪnˈspɛkʃən./ /ɪf/ /ə/ /ˈsɪtɪznz/
complaint is justified, the Ombudsman will act on his behalf.
/kəmˈpleɪnt/ /ɪz/ /ˈʤʌstɪfaɪd,/ /ði/ /ˈɒmbʊdzmən/ /wɪl/ /ækt/ /ɒn/ /hɪz/ /bɪˈhɑːf./
The action he takes varies according to the nature of the
/ði/ /ˈækʃ(ə)n/ /hiː/ /teɪks/ /ˈveəriz/ /əˈkɔːdɪŋ/ /tuː/ /ðə/ /ˈneɪʧər/ /ɒv/ /ðiː/
complaint. He may gently reprimand an official or even
/kəmˈpleɪnt./ /hiː/ /meɪ/ /ˈʤɛntli/ /ˈrɛprɪmɑːnd/ /ən/ /əˈfɪʃəl/ /ɔːr/ /ˈiːvən/
suggest to parliament that a law be altered.The following
/səˈʤɛst/ /tuː/ /ˈpɑːləmənt/ /ðæt/ /ə/ /lɔː/ /biː/ /ˈɔːltəd.ðə/ /ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/
case is a typical example of the Ombudsman's work. A
/keɪs/ /ɪz/ /ə/ /ˈtɪpɪk(ə)l/ /ɪgˈzɑːmpl/ /ɒv/ /ði/ /ˈɒmbʊdzmənz/ /wɜːk./ /eɪ/
foreigner living in a Swedish village wrote to the
/ˈfɒrɪnə/ /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈswiːdɪʃ/ /ˈvɪlɪʤ/ /rəʊt/ /tuː/ /ðiː/
Ombudsman complaining that he had been ill-treated by the
/ˈɒmbʊdzmən/ /kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/ /ðæt/ /hiː/ /hæd/ /biːn/ /ˈɪlˈtriːtɪd/ /baɪ/ /ðiː/
police, simply because he was a foreigner.
/pəˈliːs,/ /ˈsɪmpli/ /bɪˈkɒz/ /hiː/ /wɒz/ /ə/ /ˈfɒrɪnə./
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
1/ 單詞
secretive - adj．保密的
alter - v．改变
reprimand - v. 懲戒
2/音標
reprimand /ˈrɛprɪmɑːnd/
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