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第 265 课:世界腐败-3

The group says unstable countries damaged by war and ongoing conflict continue to be those most affected by corruption. 该组织声称受到战争和不断冲突破坏的国家继续成为受腐败影响最大的国家。

Those countries include Afghanistan and Iraq , two nations that receive billions of dollars in international aid. 这些国家中包括有接受数十亿美元国际援助的阿富汗、伊拉克两国。

Iraq moved up two places this year and is now ranked fourth from the bottom, along with Sudan. 伊拉克今年的排名上升了两个,现在与苏丹并列倒数第四。

But Afghanistan fell three places to just above Somalia , meaning Afghanistan is seen as the second most corrupt country. 但是阿富汗下降了三个排名,仅好于索马里,这意味着阿富汗现在被视为腐败程度最严重的第二个国家。

Transparency International says people have to pay bribes to receive basic services. 国际透明组织声称人们得行贿才能得到基本的服务。