IMF新加坡年会 (2)

In their annual meeting in Singapore with the World Bank, the International Monetary¹ Fund has voted to give increased voting shares to China, South Korea, Mexico, and Turkey. Some countries, including India, Argentina, Egypt, and Brazil, said that the new plan does not give them a fair share of voting rights. Another popular topic at the World Bank IMF meeting, the connection of aid to reduced corruption² in countries receiving the aid, has been criticized by Britain, France, and Germany for decreasing aid to the poorer countries that need it most. World Bank executives accused British Development Secretary Hilary Benn of creating the controversy³ in order to increase his chances of becoming head of his country's Labour Party.

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 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。

3 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。