Goodwin's task was to reduce the jumble of recommendations to a coherent policy. 古德温的任务是把这些杂乱无章的建议变成一项连贯的决策。
Brown's spokesman said the government would, if necessary, pursue every legal avenue to prevent Goodwin receiving such an inappropriate reward for failure. 布朗的发言人称，如有必要，政府将寻求一切法律途径制止古德温获得他不应得到的巨额退休金。
