今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 coffers.
coffer 是指貴重物品保險箱,coffers則特指一個組織、政黨、政府的金庫。 Algeria's political unrest threatens the Cuban government's coffers as its health-services-for-oil agreement with the North African country might come undone. 阿爾及利亞的政治動蕩威脅到古巴政府的金庫,因為古巴與這個北非國家以衛(wèi)生服務(wù)換取石油的協(xié)議可能會被取消。
Gambia's president called for a report after accusing former president Yahya Jammeh of taking at least $90 million from state coffers during his years of rule. 岡比亞總統(tǒng)指責(zé)前總統(tǒng)葉海亞·賈梅在多年的統(tǒng)治期間從國庫中獲得至少9000萬美元,之后呼吁提出報告。