界十大腐败程度最高和最低的国家
The 10 Most Corrupt and Least Corrupt Countries in the World
翻译：ATC
In some countries， business owners can go their way in the happy knowledge that government officials won't be hitting them up for bribes or tossing them in jail on trumped-up charges. But in other parts of the world， public sector corruption is a fact of life.
在一些国家，商人深知，可以通过贿赂，让政府官员不触及抓捕他们，或给他们一个“莫须有”的罪名入狱。但是在世界的其它地方，公共部门的腐败是一个不争的事实。
Hoping to shine a light on this widespread problem， Transparency International， a non- governmental organization that serves as a watchdog for corporate and political corruption， has published its Corruption Perceptions Index for 2013. The index ranks countries around the world by perceived level of government corruption， with a score of 100 signaling an absence of official corruption and a score of 0 indicating a country that is hopelessly corrupt.
为了揭露这一普遍问题，国际透明组织-一个非政府组织，对企业和政治腐败进行监督，公布了其2013年清廉指数。世界各国的政府腐败通过指数进行排名，100的高分代表无官员腐败，得分0暗示这是一个无可救药的腐败国家。
Of the 177 countries and territories listed on the index， less than one-third managed to break 50. As No. 127 Nicaragua would say， that's no bueno. So in what countries can you trust public officials and what places should you avoid？
在177个国家和地区中，只有少于三分之一的国家能够超过50分，所以在这份排名中，你能发现哪些国家官员能够给予信任，哪些国家应该避免呢
To start， the Nordic countries are a safe bet for business， with Denmark， Finland， Sweden and Norway all among the least corrupt nations. Rounding out the top five are New Zealand， tied for first with Denmark with a score of 91， and Singapore， tied with Norway for No. 5.
在这份排名中，北欧国家腐败指数都非常安全，丹麦，芬兰，瑞典和挪威都排在腐败程度最低的榜单中，前五位中，排名榜首的新西兰和丹麦，得分是91分，新加坡和挪威并列第五
Here are the 10 least corrupt countries in the world， according to the index：
下面是世界十大腐败程度最低的国家
Denmark
丹麦
New Zealand (tied with Denmark for No. 1)
新西兰（与丹麦并列第一）
Finland
芬兰
weden (tied with Finland for No. 3)
瑞典（与芬兰并列第三）
