242 印尼副总统竞选激烈

242 印尼副总统竞选激烈

Indonesia Holds Tight Race for Vice¹ President
Patricia Nunan
Jakarta
26 Jul 2001 07:11 UTC
 
Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly has elected a new vice president. Muslim-based party leader Hamzah Haz will join President Megawati Sukarnoputri in governing Indonesia until 2004. It was a 1)tight race involving several rounds of voting.
Legislators applauded Thursday as Indonesia's Assembly speaker announced Hamzah Haz as the new vice president.
It was a tight race. With five candidates originally in the running, Mr. Haz was elected a day later than expected. Late Wednesday, the assembly called a second-run off vote between Mr. Haz and Akbar Tanjung - his 2)competition from the former ruling Golkar political party.
Haz, 61, is the leader of the 3)conservative Muslim "United Development Party." He resigned from the Cabinet of former President Abdurrahman Wahid in 1999 because of 4)allegations of 5)corruption².
Analysts³ say the election of Mr. Haz may help swing support more behind President Megawati Sukarnoputri. Members of Mr. Haz's party were among some of the more conservative lawmakers who had objected to having a woman president when Ms. Megawati made a leadership 6)bid in 1999.
The assembly elevated Ms. Megawati from the position of vice president to president on Monday to replace Abdurrahman Wahid, who was 7)dismissed for alleged⁴ corruption and 8) mismanagement.

(1) tight[taIt]adj.绷紧的, 紧密的,困难的adv.紧紧地
(2) competition[kRmpE5tIF(E)n]n.竞争, 竞赛
(3) conservative[kEn5s:vEtIv]adj.保守的, 守旧的n.保守派
(4) allegation[AlI5^eIF(E)n]n.主张，断言, 辩解
(5) corruption[kE5rQpF(E)n]n.腐败, 贪污, 堕落
(6) bid[bId]vt.出价, 投标n.出价, 投标v.支付
(7) dismiss[dIs5mIs]vt.解散, 下课, 开除, 解职vi.解散
(8) mismanagement n.办错, 管理不善

 

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

3 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。

4 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为