英国内阁爆"报销门"令人乍舌

英国内阁日前爆出"报销门"丑闻，《每日电讯报》率先披露13名内阁成员涉嫌利用议员身份，骗取额外补贴。"骗补"人数大约占内阁成员一半，其中包括现任首相戈登·布朗。然而随着事件的深入调查，英国民众发现，涉嫌滥用公款的并不止这13人，"报销门"已经迅速扩散至整个工党内阁。此事在英国社会掀起轩然大波，势必令民望下滑的执政工党政府再面临舆论压力。

Pakistan says it will leave a curfew in the Swat Valley on Sunday to allow civilians to leave the area. The army is mounting an offensive against Taliban militants. United Nations says more than half a million have fled their homes but many are trapped in the area and can not escape.
New President of South Africa Jacob Zuma has warned that the country can not escape the global recession and faces difficult economic times ahead. He was speaking after being swore in as the fourth president of the South Africa since the end of the protest.
Two Labor MPs have said they are considering taking legal action against the Daily Telegraph, the publishing in accurate details about their expenses claimed. The newspaper says Margaret Moran claimed money for a second home that was not in London or her loot contingency. And the Immigration Minister Phil Woola was reimbursed for women's clothing and nappies, both were denied any wrong doing.

词汇注解：
curfew n.宵禁, 戒严
defensive n.守势; 防守
contingency n.偶然发生的事故, 意外事故
reimburse vt.偿还；付还
nappy n.尿布
Swat Valley斯瓦特山谷
loot n.赃物, 掠夺物, 战利品；vt. & vi.抢劫, 掠夺