What motivated him, we were to understand, was his zeal for “fundamental fairness” — protecting the taxpayer, controlling spending and ensuring that only the most deserving claimants received their benefits.(Text 1. 2014. 英一)
be to do sth. 准备做某事,将要做某事
zeal /zi:l/ n.热情;激情
fundamental /ˌfʌndəˈmentl/ adj.基本的;根本的
fairness /ˈfeənɪs/ n. 公平
deserving /dɪ’zɜːvɪŋ/ adj. 值得的;值得帮助的
claimant /ˈkleimənt/ n.索要者;(因失业等)领取救济金者
我们要明白,他的动机是出自对“基本公平”的热情——保护纳税者,控制开支并确保只有那些最应资助的申请者才能领到补贴。