IMF新加坡年会(1)

Tensions mounted in Singapore as members of the International Monetary¹ Fund and the World Bank gathered for their annual meeting. Representatives of about 500 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) were given credentials² to attend, but the Singapore government banned at least 27 of their representatives from entering the country. After more than 80 NGOs, including Greenpeace and Oxfam, announced plans to boycott³ the official meetings in protest, as well as a protest by World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz, Singapore officials agreed to let 22 of the 27 attend. An important agenda item of the meeting will be the revision of IMF and World Bank policies to tie aid to developing countries to reduced corruption⁴ in those countries.

1 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

2 credentials   

n.证明，资格，证明书，证件

参考例句：

• He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
• Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。

3 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。

4 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。