经济学人下载:一周要闻 法国前总统萨科齐被判贪腐罪

Corruption is endemic in the system.

腐败在这种制度下普遍存在。

2.sanctions 制裁

There was general acquiescence in the UN sanctions.

普遍默认了联合国的制裁。

3.irreducible 不能削减的

Expenditure on road repair has been cut to an irreducible minimum.

修路费已削减到不能再减的最低限度了。

4.Opposition 反对

Opposition more or less crumbled away.

反对党差不多崩溃了。