In the Public Interest 为了公众的利益

The Scandinavian countries are much admired all over the world for their enlightened social policies. Sweden has evolved an excellent system for protecting the individual citizen from high-handed or incompetent public officers. The system has worked so well, that it has been adopted in other countries too.
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. As long ago as 1809, the Swedish Parliament introduced a scheme to safeguard the interest of the individual. A parliamentary committee representing all political parties appoints a person who is suitably qualified to investigate private grievances against the State.The official title of the person is 'Justiteombudsman', but the Swedes commonly refer to him as the 'J.O.' or 'Ombudsman'. The Ombudsman is not subject to political pressure. He investigates complaints large and small that come to him from all levels of society. As complaints must be made in writing, the Ombudsman receives an average of 1,200 letters a year. He has eight lawyer assistants to help him and examines every single letter in detail. There is nothing secretive about the Ombudsman's work, for his correspondence is open to public inspection. If a citizen's complaint is justified, the Ombudsman will act on his behalf. The action he takes varies according to the nature of the complaint. He may gently reprimand an official or even suggest to parliament that a law be altered.The following case is a typical example of the Ombudsman's work.
A foreigner living in a Swedish village wrote to the Ombudsman complaining that he had been ill-treated by the police, simply because he was a foreigner. The Ombudsman immediately wrote to the Chief of Police in the district asking him to send a record of the case. There was nothing in the record to show that the foreigner's complaint was justified and the Chief of Police strongly denied the accusation. It was impossible for the Ombudsman to take action, but when he received a similar complaint from another foreigner in the same village, he immediately sent one of his lawyers to investigate the matter. The lawyer ascertained that a policeman had indeed dealt roughly with foreigners on several occasions. The fact that the policeman was prejudiced against foreigners could not be recorded in the official files. It was only possible for the Ombudsman to find this out by sending one of his representatives to check the facts. The policeman in question was severely reprimanded and was informed that if any further complaints were lodged against him, he would be prosecuted. The Ombudsman's prompt action at once put an end to an unpleasant practice which might have gone unnoticed.

22.The fact that the policeman was prejudiced against foreigners could not be recorded in the official files.

警察歧视外国人的事在官方档案中不可能加以记载。

语言点1:句子结构分析:that引导同位语从句。
语言点2:be prejudiced against意为“歧视。”

23.It was only possible for the Ombudsman to find this out by sending one of his representatives to check the facts.

司法特派员只有派他的代表去核对事实才能了解真相。

语言点:句子结构分析:it is/was only possible for sb.to do sth.的意思是“对某人而言只有做某事才行了。”

24.The policeman in question was severely reprimanded and was informed that if any further complaints were lodged against him, he would be prosecuted.

当事的警察受到严厉的斥责，并被告知，如果再有人投诉他，他将受到起诉。

语言点1:句子结构分析:that引导宾语从句。
语言点2:be lodged against的意思是“针对。”

25.The Ombudsman's prompt action at once put an end to an unpleasant practice which might have gone unnoticed.

司法特派员及时采取的行动，迅速制止了这一起不愉快的事件，不然这件事可能因未得到人们注意而不了了之。

语言点:put an end to的意思是“结束，制止。”