Beijing ex-vice mayor crime investigated_时事要闻

Beijing ex-vice mayor crime investigated

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BEIJING, Dec.13 - China's Communist Party expelled a disgraced former vice¹ mayor of Beijing and will launch criminal proceedings² against him after he was found to have taken millions of yuan in bribes³, state media reported.

Liu Zhihua had been in charge of building venues⁵ for the Chinese capital's 2008 Olympics, as well as the $40 billion upgrade of the city's infrastructure⁶ for the Games. He was sacked in June, accused of corruption⁷ and bad morals.

On Tuesday, the Communist Party's Central Discipline Inspection⁸ Commission, which seeks to root out erring⁹ officials, announced Liu's expulsion from the ruling party, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

"As a senior cadre, Liu completely ignored the Party spirit and caused a vile¹⁰ social and political impact and major economic losses through his wrongdoing, which must be seriously punished," the commission declared, according to Xinhua.

Investigators¹¹ found Liu abused his powerful position in China's most powerful city to take bribes of "several million yuan" -- equal to hundreds of thousands of dollars or more.

He will face "criminal proceedings", Xinhua also reported, a step that may expose the grimy underside of business and politics in the booming capital.

"The investigation¹² also found that Liu led a dissolute life and helped his mistress to seek profit," Xinhua reported, without offering details.

Last week, Wu Jingjun, chief engineer of Olympic venue⁴ construction, said that Jin Yan, Liu's one-time deputy, was "helping¹³" with the investigation into his former boss.

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1 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 proceedings
n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报
参考例句：
He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。 to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

3 bribes
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

4 venue
n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点
参考例句：
The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。 The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

5 venues
n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点
参考例句：
The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。 Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。来自互联网

6 infrastructure
n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施
参考例句：
We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。 We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

7 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。

8 inspection
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。 The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

9 erring
做错事的，错误的
参考例句：
Instead of bludgeoning our erring comrades, we should help them with criticism. 对犯错误的同志，要批评帮助，不能一棍子打死。 She had too little faith in mankind not to know that they were erring. 她对男人们没有信心，知道他们总要犯错误的。来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

10 vile
adj.卑鄙的，可耻的，邪恶的；坏透的
参考例句：
Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢？ Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。

11 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

12 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

13 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

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