水风的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day 211 20190506

练习材料

L53-1: In the public interest

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 highhanded 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 officials 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'.

/ɛl/53-1: /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈpʌblɪk/ /ˈɪntrəst/

/ðə/ /ˌskændɪˈneɪviən/ /ˈkʌntriz/ /ɑr/ /mʌʧ/ /ədˈmaɪərd/ /ɔl/ /ˈoʊvər/ /ðə/ /wɜrld/ /fɔr/ /ðɛr/ /ɛnˈlaɪtənd/ /ˈsoʊʃəl/ /ˈpɑləsiz/. /ˈswidən/ /hæz/ /ɪˈvɑlvd/ /ən/ /ˈɛksələnt/ /ˈsɪstəm/ /fɔr/ /prəˈtɛktɪŋ/ /ði/ /ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl/ /ˈsɪtəzən/ /frʌm/ highhanded /ɔr/ /ɪnˈkɑmpətənt/ /ˈpʌblɪk/ /ˈɔfəsərz/. /ðə/ /ˈsɪstəm/ /hæz/ /wɜrkt/ /soʊ/ /wɛl/, /ðæt/ /ɪt/ /hæz/ /bɪn/ /əˈdɑptəd/ /ɪn/ /ˈʌðər/ /ˈkʌntriz/ /tu/. /ðə/ /swidz/ /wɜr/ /ðə/ /fɜrst/ /tu/ /ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz/ /ðæt/ /ˈpʌblɪk/ /əˈfɪʃəlz/ /laɪk/ /ˈsɪvəl/ /ˈsɜrvənts/, /pəˈlis/ /ˈɔfəsərz/, /hɛlθ/ /ɪnˈspɛktərz/ /ɔr/ /tæks/-/kəˈlɛktərz/ /kæn/ /meɪk/ /mɪsˈteɪks/ /ɔr/ /ækt/ /ˈoʊvər/-/ˈziləsli/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /bɪˈlif/ /ðæt/ /ðeɪ/ /ɑr/ /ˈsɜrvɪŋ/ /ðə/ /ˈpʌblɪk/. /æz/ /lɔŋ/ /əˈgoʊ/ /æz/ 1809, /ðə/ /ˈswidɪʃ/ /ˈpɑrləmənt/ /ˌɪntrəˈdust/ /ə/ /skim/ /tu/ /ˈseɪfˌgɑrd/ /ði/ /ˈɪntrəst/ /ʌv/ /ði/ /ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl/. /ə/ /ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri/ /kəˈmɪti/ /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntɪŋ/ /ɔl/ /pəˈlɪtəkəl/ /ˈpɑrtiz/ /əˈpɔɪnts/ /ə/ /ˈpɜrsən/ /hu/ /ɪz/ /ˈsutəbli/ /ˈkwɑləˌfaɪd/ /tu/ /ɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt/ /ˈpraɪvət/ /ˈgrivənsəz/ /əˈgɛnst/ /ðə/ /steɪt/. /ði/ /əˈfɪʃəl/ /ˈtaɪtəl/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /ˈpɜrsən/ /ɪz/ 'Justiteombudsman', /bʌt/ /ðə/ /swidz/ /ˈkɑmənli/ /rəˈfɜr/ /tu/ /hɪm/ /æz/ /ðə/ /ʤeɪ/./oʊ/.' /ɔr/ /ˈɑmbədzmən/.