时间:2019-01-09 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(十月)


英语课

By Anjana Pasricha
New Delhi
29 October 2006
 
In Bangladesh, the president has been sworn in as head of the country's interim 1 government, after main political parties failed to agree on a candidate.  But it is uncertain if the appointment will calm political tensions in the country, where disagreement on the issue has sparked deadly clashes that have killed 22 people and injured hundreds in recent days.


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President Iajuddin Ahmed is sworn in as head of caretaker government, Oct. 29, 2006
President Iajuddin Ahmed is sworn in as head of caretaker government, Oct. 29, 2006  
 
 


 
 
 



President Iajuddin Ahmed was sworn in as head of an interim government during a brief, televised ceremony held at the presidential palace in Dhaka. Diplomats 2 and senior officials attended the function, but the opposition 3 Awami League party stayed away.


President Ahmed takes over the reins 4 of government from Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to oversee 5 elections in January. He took the office after talks with political parties failed to produce a consensus 6 on who should take the post. It is an issue that has fueled deep political tensions, and sparked deadly clashes in the country.


The earlier candidate chosen by the government to take the job stepped aside Saturday, after strong protests by opposition parties, which said he was biased 7 in favor of the ruling party, and could not ensure fair polls.


The former ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party has endorsed 8 the president's decision to take charge of the interim government, saying he has acted in accordance with the constitution.


But the Awami League has opposed President Ahmed's takeover, and says he has violated the constitution by appointing himself for the job.


Political observers say it is likely that the opposition will press ahead with a program of protests and strikes that it had planned if a candidate that they support is not appointed.


The protests have gripped Dhaka since Friday, when Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's five-year term ended. More than 20 people have been killed in the street clashes and demonstrations 9 held by opposition activists 10 across the country, despite tight security.


The caretaker government system aims to prevent ruling parties from rigging polls by appointing a neutral, non-party administration to supervise them. But, this time, the transition has become the center of a political storm.



adj.暂时的,临时的;n.间歇,过渡期间
  • The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
  • It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。
n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 );有手腕的人,善于交际的人
  • These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
  • The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.反对,敌对
  • 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。
感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带
  • She pulled gently on the reins. 她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
  • The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods. 政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。
vt.监督,管理
  • Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
  • Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。
n.(意见等的)一致,一致同意,共识
  • Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗?
  • What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么?
a.有偏见的
  • a school biased towards music and art 一所偏重音乐和艺术的学校
  • The Methods: They employed were heavily biased in the gentry's favour. 他们采用的方法严重偏袒中上阶级。
vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 );在(尤指支票的)背面签字;在(文件的)背面写评论;在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
  • The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案,开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威
  • Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
  • The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 )
  • 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》
学英语单词
act of mercy
Adenophora verticillata
adm.
agammaglobulinemics
aggregative response
All-Ordinaries Index
Amchitka Island
amount of the original contribution
anr-pc
anterior radiocarpal ligaments
arrabbiata
arsenic-fast
auto increment addressing mode
Bacillus satellitus
bacterial speck
Belemnopteris
bic
blumpken
breaking test for chain cable
Brewster window
Canada Day
caudal medullary vestige
cecchettis
chenopodium glaucums
Chuvanayskiye Gor'y
classification of income
comb dresser
convergioscope
cooled shroud
cropping management factor
crucible holder
cruset
dense-graded mix
descending development method
difezil
diffusion of impurities
digital increment plotter
dilute medium
down sb's way
efferent limb block
fourth normal form
foveate
freak-out
friscoes
ground points
hartenberger
hartzog
have a sweet tooth
Hedyotis coreana
heterogeneous multiplexing
hysterophyte
installation risk
instruction classification
integrating ahead
Japanese rice ball
kehon odori (japan)
Kellyana
keyword density
king philip
lead-cadmium elimination roast
leaf cycle
liljeros
line-intercept
liquid blasting
lovelocked
mail bag
materfamiliases
milk ring test
monomorium minimums
mother's
multiple ultrasonic transducer combination
Newcomb theory
noncytoplasmic
nucleothymic acid
obtrectation
one-way controlled transmission
pan-fired
Panofsky, Erwin
panophthalmitis
Pirthipur
plagiorchis
playgames
Pontet-Canet
preselected trajectory
quilliam
resource sharing control
resuspensions
road pizza
roamings
Sabinas Hidalgo
scullery basin
shuttingdown
smsas-s
Tagore
test equipment tool
thin achromatic doublet
tooth plane
ursus thibetanus formosanus
vehicle repair depot
Victor Charlie
weak absorption