英语新闻视频 Fukuda elected LDP president

 

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has elected Yasuo Fukuda as its new leader. The 71-year-old politician will succeed outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, hoping to revive the party's fortunes and fill a political vacuum.
Fukuda easily won election as president of Japan's ruling party on Sunday. This assures his selection as the new prime minister in a parliamentary vote later this week.
Fukuda beat his only rival, LDP secretary general Taro¹ Aso, with 330 votes out of the total 527 from Diet lawmakers and prefectural chapters.
Fukuda has vowed² to rebuild the popularity of the LDP. The party has plunged³ under a year of scandals, an election rout⁴ and a leadership crisis.
Fukuda said, "Today's LDP is facing major difficulties. I will work hard to renew the party. By doing so, I will bring back people of Japan trust in our party and revive our party to be the one which can steadily⁵ implement⁶ policies."
Fukuda has also vowed to keep his country in the fight against terrorism and improve relations with Asia countries. But he will face daunting⁷ tasks, including a divided parliament.
The LDP controls the House of Representatives, which has the final say in choosing the prime minister. As the party's president, Fukuda is expected to decide new party executives on Monday. He will also announce a new Cabinet lineup on Tuesday after being formally named prime minister.
outgoing :即将离职的

1 taro   

n.芋，芋头

参考例句：

• Main grain crop has taro,corn,banana to wait.主要粮食作物有芋头、玉米、芭蕉等。
• You celebrate your birthday with taro,red bean and butter.用红豆、芋头和黄油给自己过生日。

2 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

3 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

4 rout   

n.溃退，溃败；v.击溃，打垮

参考例句：

• The enemy was put to rout all along the line.敌人已全线崩溃。
• The people's army put all to rout wherever they went.人民军队所向披靡。

5 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

6 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

7 daunting   

adj.使人畏缩的

参考例句：

• They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
• Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。