VOA标准英语2008年-Ousted Thai Leader Accepts Prime Minister Nomin

Thailand faces more political uncertainty¹ after the People's Power Party re-nominated Samak Sundaravej to serve as prime minister just days after a court ordered him to step aside. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, political analysts² say the move will increase the anger of demonstrators who want Mr. Samak and the PPP out of power.
　
Samak Sundaravej (File)

A People's Power Party spokesman said Thursday a majority of its members backed Samak Sundaravej as prime minister.

On Tuesday, a constitutional court ruled that Mr. Samak must step down as prime minister because he had violated the national charter by hosting a television cooking show while in office.

The ruling, however, did not block his party from re-electing him prime minister.

Parliament is to vote on the nomination³ Friday.

The renomination could enrage⁴ anti-government protestors who demand he resign. Some political analysts and the business community also oppose Mr. Samak's reappointment, fearing it could lead to violence or economic damage.

"Samak is a bad idea," said Sunai Pasuk,a representative in Thailand for Human Rights Watch. "There are competent people inside the party - there are other senior politicians who could have been nominated."

The PPP, which came to office after elections last December, leads a six-party coalition⁵ government.

The coalition members pledge to stand by the PPP, despite weeks of anti-government protests, which have brought much of the country's administration to a standstill.

The opposition⁶, led the People's Alliance for Democracy, accuse Mr. Samak and the PPP of acting⁷ for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted⁸ in a coup⁹ two years ago. His critics consider him corrupt¹⁰ and authoritarian¹¹.

Mr. Thaksin fled to Britain in August to avoid trial on corruption¹² charges. But Thai news media reported extensively Thursday that Mr. Thaksin had told PPP leaders he wanted Mr. Samak to remain in office.

Sunai says if that is true, it would indicate that Mr. Thaksin is challenging the courts.

"I could only guess Thaksin might have felt that he and his party have been hard done by, by the judiciary so this is moment of defiance," added Sunai.

Also Thursday, Thailand's army chief called on the government to revoke¹³ the state of emergency that was imposed last week after clashes between pro-government and anti-government protestors.

Opinion polls show a majority of voters favor new elections to end the political deadlock¹⁴.

 

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 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。

3 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

4 enrage   

v.触怒，激怒

参考例句：

• She chose a quotation that she knew would enrage him.她选用了一句明知会激怒他的引语。
• He started another matter to enrage me,but I didn't care.他又提出另一问题，想以此激怒我，可我并没在意。

5 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。

6 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。

7 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

8 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

9 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

10 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

11 authoritarian   

n./adj.专制(的)，专制主义者，独裁主义者

参考例句：

• Foreign diplomats suspect him of authoritarian tendencies.各国外交官怀疑他有着独裁主义倾向。
• The authoritarian policy wasn't proved to be a success.独裁主义的政策证明并不成功。

12 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。

13 revoke   

v.废除，取消，撤回

参考例句：

• The university may revoke my diploma.大学可能吊销我的毕业证书。
• The government revoked her husband's license to operate migrant labor crews.政府撤销了她丈夫管理外来打工人群的许可证。

14 deadlock   

n.僵局，僵持

参考例句：

• The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
• The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。