巴西总统面临政治危机
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2016年VOA慢速英语(三)月
AS IT IS 2016-03-22 Brazil's President Faces Political Crisis 巴西总统面临政治危机
President Dilma Rousseff faces a political crisis as a Supreme 1 Court Justice has blocked her Cabinet appointment and the majority of Brazilians support her impeachment 3.
On Friday, Justice Gilmar Mendes blocked the appointment of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after he was sworn in as Rousseff’s chief of staff. The decision permits a federal judge to continue the investigation 4 against da Silva.
Rousseff’s opponents say she is trying to help da Silva, her one-time mentor 5. Under Brazilian law, cabinet-level members cannot be investigated, charged or jailed except with the authorization 6 of the Supreme Court.
The president has insisted the appointment is not linked to da Silva’s legal problems. She says da Silva would help put the country back on track economically. She also says he could help fight attempts to oust 7 her over accusations 8 of financial mismanagement.
Officials are investigating Rousseff and her Workers' Party for their part in the corruption 9 scandal at state oil company, Petrobras.
Prosecutors 10 said more than $2 billion was paid in bribes 11 and other funds by construction and engineering companies in exchange for inflated 12 Petrobras contracts.
Both Rousseff and da Silva have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. But Rousseff has seen her popularity drop sharply.
Support for Rousseff’s impeachment
A new poll released on Sunday showed strong support for Rousseff’s impeachment.
The poll says 68 percent of Brazilians surveyed want lawmakers to impeach 2 Rousseff.
The effort to impeach the president moved forward last week when the Parliament’s lower house created a special commission to look into accusations of financial mismanagement.
Nearly two weeks ago, an estimated 3 million people took to the streets in nationwide anti-government demonstrations 13. Protests also took place Thursday in Brasilia and Sao Paulo, where demonstrators showed dolls of da Silva in black-and-white prison stripes.
Brazil faces more problems beyond the Petrobras corruption investigation.
The country is the center of the worldwide spread of the Zika virus, which scientists say can lead to birth defects. And it is facing a recession while preparing for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August.
Words in This Story
injunction –n. an order from a court requiring that some action take place or be stopped
impeachment –n. charging a public official with a crime done in office
public figure –n. a public official or someone known to the public because of their profession
overstep –v. to go beyond what is correct or permitted
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。
- The committee decided to impeach the President.委员会决定弹劾总统。
- Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
- The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
- He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。
- Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可。
- You cannot take a day off without authorization.未经批准你不得休假。
- The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
- The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。
- There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
- He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
- 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。
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏
- He has an inflated sense of his own importance. 他自视过高。
- They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity. 他们对自己的集体身份似乎都持有一种夸大的看法。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。