日民众反对特定秘密保护法案

 　　日民众反对特定秘密保护法案

　　TOKYO, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Japan's ruling coalition¹ on Tuesday pushed a controversial secrecy² bill through the lower house of parliament, despite staunch public and political opposition³ to the bill.

　　The bill was passed in the chamber⁴ by a majority vote by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), its new New Komeito ally and the opposition Your Party, but the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) opposed the bill saying that public concern remained and as such more deliberations were needed in parliament.

　　Japan's Prime Minister and leader of the LDP Shinzo Abe told reporters on Tuesday that he was aware that there is opposition to the bill, but its passage to the upper house to be enacted⁵ into law was of fundamental importance to protect the safety of people.

　　The bill will enforce prison terms of up to 10 years for the leaking of state secrets pertaining⁶ to sensitive information on issues of diplomacy⁷, defense⁸, terrorism or covert⁹ operations. Those opposing the bill believe it could lead to politicians refusing to disclose important information to the public.

　　The DPJ has been seeking to limit the scope of the new piece of legislation and would like it to only cover issues pertaining to intelligence-related secrets and those related to terrorism, it said.

　　But with the ruling bloc¹⁰ holding the most clout¹¹ in the lower house, Abe has been keen to establish a broad consensus¹² from opposition parties on the matter, as public criticism of the proposed bill has been harsh and has successfully pushed the bill through the lower house in spite of dissensions, voting abstentions and walkouts by some opposition lawmakers on Tuesday.

　　Nationwide surveys have shown that the new secrecy bill is opposed by more than 50 percent of Japanese citizens, with just over 35 percent in favor of it, and as such the DPJ on Tuesday slammed the bill saying it was forced through the lower house without proper political due diligence.

　　DPJ Secretary General Akihiro Ohata told a news briefing after the vote that the bill threatens to infringe¹³ on Japan's democratic ideals.

　　In twine¹⁴ with Abe's plans to establish a U.S-style National Security Council, the bill is widely regarded as Abe's way of boosting the nation's defense capabilities¹⁵ against a backdrop of what Japan's premiere has consistently described as a "changing geo-political landscape in Asia."

　　"The new bill and Abe's plans going forward have drawn¹⁶ the ire of some opposition party members and the public," Japanese affairs commentator¹⁷ Kaoru Imori told Xinhua.

　　"There is concern that the ruling bloc, who hold sway in both houses of parliament, will be able to restrict the public's access to important information at will, without having to provide adequate explanations," he said.

　　Imori mentioned issues in the recent past regarding the ongoing¹⁸ Fukushima nuclear crisis and how there have been multiple instances where the government has prevented vital information being released publicly, or in a timely manner, in a bid to lessen¹⁹ the sense of danger and bolster²⁰ public confidence in the government's ability to effectively manage the disaster.

　　Other analysts²¹ mentioned that Abe's new moves are reminiscent of Japan's wartime military secrecy, which allowed the Imperial Forces to act with impunity²² and beyond the scope of public and international scrutiny²³.

　　Under the new bill, information pertaining to national security would be deemed "special secrets" -- Abe told parliament that Japan has some 400,000 state secrets that could be redesigned as special secrets under the new piece of legislation, and remain classified for up to 60 years in most instances.

1 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

2 secrecy   

n.秘密，保密，隐蔽

参考例句：

• All the researchers on the project are sworn to secrecy.该项目的所有研究人员都按要求起誓保守秘密。
• Complete secrecy surrounded the meeting.会议在绝对机密的环境中进行。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

5 enacted   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
• Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

6 pertaining   

与…有关系的，附属…的，为…固有的(to)

参考例句：

• Living conditions are vastly different from those pertaining in their country of origin. 生活条件与他们祖国大不相同。
• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school. 视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。

7 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

8 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

9 covert   

adj.隐藏的；暗地里的

参考例句：

• We should learn to fight with enemy in an overt and covert way.我们应学会同敌人做公开和隐蔽的斗争。
• The army carried out covert surveillance of the building for several months.军队对这座建筑物进行了数月的秘密监视。

10 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

11 clout   

n.用手猛击；权力，影响力

参考例句：

• The queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout.女王有特权，但无真正的政治影响力。
• He gave the little boy a clout on the head.他在那小男孩的头部打了一下。

12 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

13 infringe   

v.违反，触犯，侵害

参考例句：

• The jury ruled that he had infringed no rules.陪审团裁决他没有违反任何规定。
• He occasionally infringe the law by parking near a junction.他因偶尔将车停放在交叉口附近而违反规定。

14 twine   

v.搓，织，编饰；（使）缠绕

参考例句：

• He tied the parcel with twine.他用细绳捆包裹。
• Their cardboard boxes were wrapped and tied neatly with waxed twine.他们的纸板盒用蜡线扎得整整齐齐。

15 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

16 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

17 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

18 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

19 lessen   

vt.减少，减轻；缩小

参考例句：

• Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.经常运动有助于减轻痛感。
• They've made great effort to lessen the noise of planes.他们尽力减小飞机的噪音。

20 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

21 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

22 impunity   

n.(惩罚、损失、伤害等的)免除

参考例句：

• You will not escape with impunity.你不可能逃脱惩罚。
• The impunity what compulsory insurance sets does not include escapement.交强险规定的免责范围不包括逃逸。

23 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。