1·My first objective in the job was to clean up the agency and the industry, which before I arrived had been embroiled in quiz-show, payola, and agency scandals.
我工作的第一个目标就是对广播电视行业和相关的机构做出清理。 在我未接手之前，这一行因机智问答节目中的幕后贿赂和相关机构丑闻搅得一团糟。
2·Although the overall impact of payola is negative, it has sometimes helped great music reach an audience.
虽然贿赂的总体影响是负面性的，但是有时它帮助伟大的音乐取得其最初的听众。