If you guessed U.S. government corruption, you would be correct.

如果你的答案是政府的腐败问题，恭喜你答对了。

Government corruption tops the list of 88 possible fears and anxieties that people were asked about.

在人们被问及的 88 种可能的恐惧和焦虑中，政府腐败位居榜首。

We're going to begin by listening to President Obama talking about Governor Blagojevich and government corruption in the U.S. in general.

首先，我们将聆听奥巴马总统谈论布拉戈耶维奇州长和美国政府普遍存在的腐败问题。

Because many people live below the poverty line, observers say voters are more susceptible to bribery by wealthy politicians, fueling a cycle of government corruption.

观察人士说，由于许多人生活在贫困线以下，选民更容易受到富有政客的贿赂，从而助长政府腐败的恶性循环。

In Chinatown, there is a lot of government corruption related this water management and water rights, or who should have access to water.

在唐人街，有很多政府腐败与水管理和水权有关， 或者谁应该有权使用水。

This is a horrible example of government corruption, or what happens when people in politics try to make money while performing their job.

这是政府腐败的一个可怕例子，或者当政界人士试图在执行工作时赚钱时会发生什么。

The Opium Wars, the Taiping Rebellion, and later, in 1900, the Boxer Rebellion, were constant reminders of government corruption and China's weakness against foreign intrusion and manipulation.

鸦片战争、太平天国起义，以及后来的 1900 年义和团运动，不断提醒人们注意政府腐败和中国在抵御外国入侵和操纵方面的弱点。

Tax money alone isn't enough to do these things, of course: a government also has to be invested in its people's well-being, and government corruption can prevent progress.

当然，光靠税收是不够的：政府还必须投资于人民的福祉，而政府腐败会阻碍进步。

Today we're going to talk about government " corruption" in the United States, or the bad things that happen when politicians try to make extra money while doing their job.

今天我们要说的是美国政府的“腐败” ，或者说政客们在做公务的时候为了赚外快而发生的坏事。

Normally, in American English, when you say " corruption, " we think about government corruption, government employees or politicians who take money from people illegally in order to give them some sort of favor.

通常，在美式英语中， 当你说“腐败”时，我们会想到政府腐败、政府雇员或政客非法从人们那里拿钱以便给予他们某种好处。

If someone who works for the government, for example, takes money from a company and then changes the law so that that company pays less in taxes, that might be considered an example of government corruption.

例如，如果为政府工作的人从一家公司拿钱，然后修改法律使该公司缴纳更少的税款， 这可能被视为政府腐败的一个例子。

Despite the spread of the dangerous Zika virus, a lasting economic recession in Brazil, government corruption scandals, a suspended president, and widespread violent crime, the show has gone on for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

尽管危险的寨卡病毒蔓延、巴西经济持续衰退、政府腐败丑闻、总统被停职以及广泛的暴力犯罪，2016 年里约热内卢夏季奥运会上的表演仍在继续。