217 亚洲国家对印尼政局危机表示关注

217 亚洲国家对印尼政局危机表示关注

Asian Countries React to Indonesian Crisis
Phil Mercer
Sydney
23 Jul 2001 10:34 UTC

Australia has announced an emergency plan to 1)airlift its citizens out of Indonesia if the political uncertainty¹ 2)descends into violence. But Australia and other countries in the region are urging Indonesians to find both a peaceful and constitutional way out of the crisis sparked by 3)impeachment proceedings² against President Abdurrahman Wahid.
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has urged its big, northern neighbor to find a peaceful 4)resolution to its political problems. Speaking in Singapore, Mr. Downer said it was a matter for the Indonesians themselves and added that Australia could only "politely watch."
Australians in the Indonesian capital were warned early Monday to avoid large public gatherings³ and be aware of the political tensions in Jakarta. The Australian government believes there is not likely to be widespread violence. But if trouble does break out, emergency measures are in place to make sure the 7,000 Australians in Jakarta and up to 10,000 others on the tourist islands of Bali and Lombok stay safe. These emergency procedures were established three years ago by Australian authorities when former Indonesian dictator Suharto was forced to resign.
Foreign Minister Downer says he hopes 5)anarchy can be avoided. "The important thing is that they resolve these political problems not only in a constitutional way but in a peaceful way and that in time they're able to hold on to the democratic gains that Indonesia has made in recent years," he says. "That's the important thing from our 6)perspective."
Japan, one of Indonesia's biggest 7)creditor and aid 8)donors, has 9)echoed Australia's calls for Jakarta to avoid a bloody⁴ 10)confrontation during this period of political uncertainty. Norio Hattori, a spokesman for Japan's Foreign Ministry⁵, said in a statement that peace in Indonesia was vital for stability in the Asia-Pacific region as a whole. Japanese travelers have been advised not to go to Jakarta unless they have to.
In Hanoi, the annual meeting of the Foreign ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations has been 11)overshadowed by political turmoil⁶ in Indonesia, the group's biggest and most 12)volatile member. The ministers have issued a plea for stability but the association's principle of not interfering⁷ in the affairs of other states means it would not get involved in defusing the crisis.

(1) airlift[5eElIft]n.空运, 空运物资vt.空运
(2) descend[dI5send]vi.下来, 下降, 遗传,出其不意的拜访v.下去
(3) impeachment n.弹劾, 指摘
(4) resolution[rezE5lu:F(E)n]n.坚定, 决心, 决定, 决议
(5) anarchy[5AnEkI]n.无政府状态, 政治混乱
(6) perspective[pE5spektIv]n.远景, 前途, 观点, 看法, 观点, 观察
(7) creditor[5kredItE(r)]n.债权人
(8) donor[5dEJnE(r)]n.捐赠人
(9) echo[`ekEJ]n.回声, 回音vi.发回声, 随声附和vt.摹仿, 重复, 反射
(10) confrontation[9kCnfrQn`teIFEn]n.面对, 面对面, 对质
(11) overshadow[EJvE5FAdEJ]v.遮蔽, 使...失色
(12) volatile[5vRlEtaIl; (?@) -tl]adj.挥发性的, 可变的, 不稳定的n. 挥发物

 

1 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

2 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

3 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

4 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

5 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

6 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

7 interfering   

adj. 妨碍的 动词interfere的现在分词

参考例句：

• He's an interfering old busybody! 他老爱管闲事！
• I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. 我希望我母亲不再干预，让我自己拿主意。