新概念3Lesson53 In the public interest拓展材料Text1-4
1. The Scandinavian countries are much admired all over the world for their enlightened social policies.
斯堪的纳维亚半岛各国实行开明的社会政策，受到全世界的推崇。
for : because of 
be admired for 因为…而受到羡慕钦佩。
--He is admired by us for his humor.
Worldwide 全世界范围内
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2. Sweden has evolved an excellent system for protecting the individual citizen from highhanded or incompetent public officers.
在瑞典，已逐渐形成了一种完善的制度以保护每个公民不受专横的和不称职的政府官员的欺压。
evolve a system for doing sth.. 形成了发展了一套…的体系
protect 可用safeguard from 替换，更加正规。
--I can’t conceal my amusement.  （信 达 雅）
我不能掩饰我幸灾乐祸的心情。
--Your excitement is beyond me.
你的激动的心情是我难以理解的。
所以原文要把迫害欺压的字眼翻译出来。
evolve an excellent system for doing sth..

3. The system has worked so well, that it has been adopted in other countries too.
由于这种制度行之有效，已被其他国家采纳。
has worked so well : workable 
adopt / adapt （ 四级辨析 ）
adopt 采纳
adapt 改编，以适应

4. The Swedes were the first to recognize that public official 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.
是瑞典人首先认识到政府工作人员如文职人员、警官、卫生稽查员、税务人员等等也会犯错误或者自以为在为公众服务而把事情做过了头。
unsuitable mistakes 很不合情理的错误
were the first / second / last / only to do sth. 
public officials : publics officers 政府工作人员
in the belief that : believe in 都是介词短语或分词结构在这里做状语，它们和make， act相搭配。
--He turned to me for help because he believed that I could help him.（书面语就不要用）
--He turned to me for help in the belief that I could lend him a hand.
--He turned to me foe help believing that I could lend him a hand.
他向我求助，因为他相信我会帮他。
in the hope : hoping 
in the thought : thinking 
--We come here in the hope that we will learn English well.
--We come here hoping to learn English well.
我们来到这里为了把英语学好
under the impression that 
--Judges, however wise or eminent, are mortal and can make mistakes.

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