2006年VOA标准英语-Nepal's Parliament Strips King of Last Powers
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（六月）
By Patricia Nunan
New Delhi
11 June 2006
King Gyanendra
Nepal's parliament has stripped the king of his power over the legislature - effectively leaving the monarchy 2 with little more than a ceremonial role. The move comes weeks after King Gyanendra was forced to give up absolute power in the face of massive anti-government protests.
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Lawmakers passed the motion late Saturday to strip Nepal's king of his right to veto laws - one of the last remaining powers vested in the monarchy.
Parliament can now also formally criticize members of the royal family, and choose the successor to King Gyanendra, who has sat on the throne since 1998.
Last month, parliament removed the king as head of the 90,000 member Armed Forces, removed his legal immunity 3 and his freedom from paying taxes.
These steps by lawmakers effectively make Nepal's king a figurehead - just two months after he was forced to give up absolute power and restore parliament in the face of weeks of violent anti-government rallies.
The king took over the government in February 2005 on the grounds Nepal's political parties were fractured and inept 4 at dealing 5 with 10-year Maoist insurgency 6.
Backed by the Armed Forces, King Gyanendra imprisoned 7 opposition 8 politicians and activists 9, and severely 10 restricted press and civil liberties.
Despite being effectively stripped of his power, some say King Gyanendra and the monarchy are not finished in politics.
"I believe there is already underway a rearguard action by the palace, by the people who depend on the palace, the powerful feudal 11 elites 12 in the country who retain all sorts of leverage 13 behind the scenes," said Rhoderick, an analyst 14 with the conflict resolution organization, the International Crisis Group. "And I think it would be very na?ve if we imagine that the king's surrender ... means the end of the game for them."
Parliament is expected to organize an election for a new Constituent 15 Assembly. Legislators have promised that through that new body, Nepalese voters will ultimately determine the fate of the country's monarchy and the role it should play, or whether it should be scrapped 16 altogether.
No date for that election has been set.
King Gyanendra is the latest monarch 1 in the Shah dynasty, which has controlled the Nepalese throne since 1768. His predecessor, King Birendra instituted a series of democratic reforms in 1990, but he retained control over the Armed Forces, and the power to dissolve parliament
- The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
- I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。
- The monarchy in England plays an important role in British culture.英格兰的君主政体在英国文化中起重要作用。
- The power of the monarchy in Britain today is more symbolical than real.今日英国君主的权力多为象徵性的，无甚实际意义。
- The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
- He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。
- Whan an inept remark to make on such a formal occasion.在如此正式的场合，怎么说这样不恰当的话。
- He's quite inept at tennis.他打网球太笨。
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
- And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
- Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网
- He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
- They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。
- 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。
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
- He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
- Feudal rulers ruled over the country several thousand years.封建统治者统治这个国家几千年。
- The feudal system lasted for two thousand years in China.封建制度在中国延续了两千年之久。
- The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。
- Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。
- We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
- He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- Sugar is the main constituent of candy.食糖是糖果的主要成分。
- Fibre is a natural constituent of a healthy diet.纤维是健康饮食的天然组成部分。