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請依下文回答第 31 題至第 35 題      The process for awarding host city honors came under intense scrutiny after Salt Lake City had beenawarded the right to host the 2002 Olympic Games. Soon after the host city had been announced, it wasdiscovered that the organizers had engaged in an elaborate bribery scheme to     31   with IOC(International Olympic Committee) officials. Gifts and other financial considerations were given to thosewho would evaluate and vote on Salt Lake City’s bid. These gifts included medical treatment for relatives,a college scholarship for one member’s son and a land deal in Utah. Even IOC president Juan AntonioSamaranch received two rifles    32   $2,000. Samaranch defended the gift as inconsequential since, aspresident, he was a non-voting member.      The subsequent investigation has uncovered inconsistencies in the bids for every Olympics (bothSummer and Winter) since 1988.   33   , the gifts received by IOC members from the JapaneseOrganizing Committee for Nagano’s bid for the 1998 Winter Olympics were described by the investigationcommittee as “astronomical.” Although nothing strictly illegal had been done, the IOC feared thatcorporate sponsors would lose faith in the integrity of the process and that the Olympic brand would betarnished to such an extent   34   advertisers would begin to pull their support. The investigation resulted in the expulsion of 10 IOC members and the sanctioning of another 10.New terms and age limits were established for IOC membership, and 15 former Olympic athletes wereadded to the committee. Stricter rules for future bids were imposed, with   35      imposed on the valueof gifts IOC members could accept from bid cities.
【題組】31
(A) curry fame
(B) cull fame
(C) curry favor
(D) cull favor

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答案:C
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用户評論

【用戶】112年已上岸,再接再厲

【年級】博二下

【評論內容】Soon after the host ☆☆☆☆ ☆☆☆ ...

【用戶】Aru

【年級】國三下

【評論內容】Curry favor 意為「 (尤指對當權者) 討好,巴結,奉承,拍馬屁」,是個貶抑詞,其後往往接 with 再接人,即 curry favor with someone,意為「拍某人馬屁」。

【用戶】陳文慶

【年級】高一下

【評論內容】來自GOOGLE 的翻譯在鹽湖城獲得 2002 年奧運會主辦權後,授予主辦城市榮譽的過程受到嚴格審查。 主辦城市宣布後不久,人們發現組織者與國際奧委會(國際奧委會)官員進行了一項精心策劃的向31行賄的計劃。 對鹽湖城的投標進行評估和投票的人會得到禮物和其他財務考慮。 這些禮物包括為親戚提供醫療服務、為一名成員的兒子提供大學獎學金以及在猶他州的土地交易。 甚至國際奧委會主席胡安·安東尼奧·薩馬蘭奇也收到了兩支步槍 32 2,000 美元。 薩馬蘭奇辯稱,這份禮物無關緊要,因為作為總統,他是一名沒有投票權的成員。      隨後的調查發現,自 1988 年以來,每屆奧運會(夏季和冬季)的申辦都存在不一致的情況。 33 國際奧委會成員從日本...