英语听力文摘 English Digest 68、超重的南非警察

　　South Africa's police force has an image problem.
Faced with one of the world's highest crime rates, its officers are seen by many as ineffective, sometimes corrupt¹ and often lumberingly overweight.
That's now all supposed to change under Bheki Cele the new police commissioner².
Launching a new zero tolerance³ approach to podgy policemen, Commissioner Cele completed a round of aerobics⁴ and ran 4000 metres round the track.
Over a healthy breakfast he said that officers would from now on have to fit into the size of trousers they wore when they were first trained.
Those requesting an extra few centimetres round the waist will now be politely refused and given a year in which to follow a designated weight loss plan and squeeze into their old size.
Those who still burst the seams will be shown the door.
With the World Cup starting in less than three months time, this is the South African police trying to show that they are up the task of protecting the expected 400,000 visiting fans.
lumberingly overweight:过度的沉重/超重
police commissioner:公安局局长
zero tolerance approach:零容忍策略
podgy:矮胖的，短粗的
aerobics:有氧运动
designated weight loss plan:指定的减肥计划
burst the seams:胀破制服的接缝

1 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

2 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

3 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

4 aerobics   

n.健身操，健美操，韵律操

参考例句：

• Doing aerobics is a good way to improve one's health.做有氧健身操是改善健康状况的一个好方法。
• Aren't you going to the aerobics class this morning?今天上午你不是去上有氧运动课吗？