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国际奥委会荡除腐败之风

　　一年之前，当国际奥委会在瑞士洛桑召开会议的时候，它使自己陷入了自成立105年以来最大的丑闻之中。一年之后，当我们即将迈进新世纪的时候，国际奥委会推行改革，力图荡除内部的腐败之风。

IOC tries to end a year of scandal at board meeting:

　　When the International Olympic Committee executive board met last December in Lausanne[1], the organization was thrown into turmoil by the biggest corruption scandal in its 105-year history. A year later, the IOC opens meetings Wednesday with the focus on enacting a package of scandal-driven reforms and bringing the crisis to a symbolic close[2].
　　IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch is urging committee members to put aside individual interests[3] and approve the reforms for a greater cause.
　　The meetings will conclude a year to the day after senior IOC executive board member Marc Hodler made allegations of[4] systematic corruption in the host city bidding and selection process. Hodler's allegations came shortly after the disclosure of improprieties in Salt Lake City's successful bid for the 2002 Winter Games.
　　The IOC has taken a series of steps in a bid to repair its image and credibility[5]. It set up an ethics commission[6], became more open and transparent, offered to be governed by an international anti-bribery treaty and used a special commission to draw up a series of wide-ranging reforms.
　　The reforms are intended to make the IOC younger, more modern, more democratic, more representative and less susceptible to corruption[7].

注释：
[1]Lausanne：瑞士洛桑市

[2]bringing the crisis to a symbolic close：
象征性地了结危机

[3]to put aside individual interests：
把个人利益放在一边

[4]to make allegations of sth.：
对……下断言、对……非常肯定

[5]in a bid to repair its image and credibility：
致力于改善形象和提高可信性

[6]ethics commission：
道德委员会

[7]susceptible to corruption：
容易被腐蚀、有腐败倾向

[8]prospective candidate cities：
参加竞争的候选城市

The proposals include:
-The inclusion of 15 active athletes on an IOC that will have a maximum of 115 members. Athletes will be represented on the executive board.
-An age limit of 70 (current members will still be covered by the 80 limit).
-A screening and nomination process for IOC members.
-Renewable, eight-year terms for members.
-A term limit for IOC presidents (either one eight-term, or with the possibility of a second term of four or eight years)
-National Olympic committees to be wholly responsible for Olympic bids.
-Introduction of bid acceptance procedure, requiring prospective candidate cities[8] to meet minimum standards.
-Member visits to bid cities either prohibited or restricted, pending permission of executive board, to trips organized and paid for by IOC.