新概念三逐句精讲: 第53课为了公众的利益　

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　　　Lesson53 In the Public Interest 为了公众的利益　　

　　新概念3课文内容：

　　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 high-handed 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 official 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'. The Ombudsman is not subject to political pressure. He investigates complaints large and small that come to him from all levels of society. As complaints must be made in writing, the Ombudsman receives an average of 1,200 letters a year. He has eight lawyer assistants to help him and examines every single letter in detail. There is nothing secretive about the Ombudsman's work, for his correspondence is open to public inspection. If a citizen's complaint is justified, the Ombudsman will act on his behalf. The action he takes varies according to the nature of the complaint. He may gently reprimand an official or even suggest to parliament that a law be altered. The following case is a typical example of the Ombudsman's work.
　　A foreigner living in a Swedish village wrote to the Ombudsman complaining that he had been ill-treated by the police, simply because he was a foreigner. The Ombudsman immediately wrote to the Chief of Police in the district asking him to send a record of the case. There was nothing in the record to show that the foreigner's complaint was justified and the Chief of Police strongly denied the accusation. It was impossible for the Ombudsman to take action, but when he received a similar complaint from another foreigner in the same village, he immediately sent one of his lawyers to investigate the matter. The lawyer ascertained that a policeman had indeed dealt roughly with foreigners on several occasions. The fact that the policeman was prejudiced against foreigners could not be recorded in the official files. It was only possible for the Ombudsman to find this out by sending one of his representatives to check the facts. The policeman in question was severely reprimanded and was informed that if any further complaints were lodged against him, he would be prosecuted. The Ombudsman's prompt action at once put an end to an unpleasant practice which might have gone unnoticed.

　　新概念英语3逐句精讲：

　　 1.The Scandinavian countries are much admired all over the world for their enlightened social policies.

　　斯堪的纳维亚半岛各国实行开明的社会政策，受到全世界的推崇。

　　语言点:be admired不要译为“被喜欢”或者“被崇拜”，正确的译法应该是“受到推崇。”

　　2.Sweden has evolved an excellent system for protecting the individual citizen from high-handed or incompetent public officers.

　　在瑞典，已逐渐形成了一种完善的制度以保护每个公民不受专横的和不称职的政府官员的欺压。

　　语言点:protect from的意思是“保护…不受…”。

　　3.The system has worked so well, that it has been adopted in other countries too.

　　由于这种制度行之有效，已被其他国家采纳。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:so…that…引导结果状语从句。
语言点2:be adopted的意思是“被采纳，被接受。”

　　4.The Swedes were the first to recognize that public official 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.

　　是瑞典人首先认识到政府工作人员如文职人员、警官、卫生稽查员、税务人员等等也会犯错误或者自以为在为公众服务而把事情做过了头。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:recognise后面的that引导宾语从句；belief后面的that引导同位语从句，解释说明belief。

　　5.As long ago as 1809, the Swedish Parliament introduced a scheme to safeguard the interest of the individual.

　　早在1809年，瑞典论会就建立一个保护公民利益的制度。

　　语言点:as long ago as往往被译为“早在。”

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