时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(四月)


英语课


By Scott Bobb
Bangkok
19 April 2006


Voters in Thailand went to the polls Wednesday for the second time in less than two weeks to elect a Senate amid a continuing political confrontation 1 between the government of Thaksin Shinawatra and the opposition 2. The voting was marred 3 by two attacks in the country's restive 4 south in which a policeman was killed and several other people wounded.


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Thai police officers gather around dead body of colleague, bottom left, after attack at polling station in Narathiwat province, southern Thailand Wednesday, April 19, 2006   
  


Suspected Muslim separatists Wednesday attacked two police convoys 5 delivering election materials in Thailand's southernmost province of Narathiwat.


The attacks came after the government extended emergency measures in the troubled region, which give authorities powers of detention 6 without charge and immunity 7 from prosecution 8. The south has been hit by a Muslim separatist insurgency 9 that has resulted in more than 1,000 deaths in the past two years.


The attacks came as Thai voters went to the polls to elect a 200-member Senate, the upper chamber 10 of parliament.


Under Thailand's 1997 constitution, the Senate is to be independent and act as a check on government. By law, candidates must disassociate themselves from political parties one year before the vote.


The coordinator 11 of the ANFREL election monitoring group, Somsri Hananwatasuk, says that candidates may not campaign publicly, which favors well-known personalities 12.


"The people, do they know the candidates well? Do they study the background of the candidates? Some candidates might be very good but they are not that popular," said Somsri. "They are not movie stars."


In addition, critics say scores of candidates are affiliated 13 with political parties and many are family members of senior politicians.


As a result, they say the new senate is likely to be dominated by the ruling party of Thaksin Shinawatra. His Thai Rak Thai party won almost all the seats in the lower house two weeks ago because of a boycott 14 by the three main opposition parties.


Mr. Thaksin called the lower house elections three years early after mass demonstrations 15 accusing his government of corruption 16 and abuse of power. After the vote, he took a leave of absence and said he would not be a candidate for prime minister in the coming parliament.


Because of the opposition boycott, 39 seats were not filled. By-elections are being held Sunday, but some seats are still likely to remain empty, which will prevent the new parliament from opening.


Thailand's Asia Foundation representative, James Klein, says the elections have only aggravated 17 political uncertainties 18.


"There's going to be a lot of back and forth 19, charges and counter-charges. There's going to be a number of legal battles over the legitimacy 20 of the elections," said Klein. "So there are just so many issues that have not been answered, it's very difficult to see what's going to happen in the future."


The opposition rejects the elections as illegitimate. It wants a neutral prime minister to be appointed to oversee 21 constitutional reforms and new elections.


Mr. Thaksin's party has indicated it thinks the new parliament should take up political reform and is preparing to ask the courts to rule on whether it can convene 22 without full membership.


The opposition says if that happens the street demonstrations will resume and continue until the government relinquishes 23 power.




n.对抗,对峙,冲突
  • We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
  • After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后,他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。
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。
adj. 被损毁, 污损的
  • The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨,把比赛给搅了。
  • Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。
adj.不安宁的,不安静的
  • The government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive.政府未采取任何措施放松出口限制,因此国内制造商变得焦虑不安。
  • The audience grew restive.观众变得不耐烦了。
n.(有护航的)船队( convoy的名词复数 );车队;护航(队);护送队
  • Truck convoys often stop over for lunch here. 车队经常在这里停下来吃午饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A UN official said aid programs will be suspended until there's adequate protection for relief convoys. 一名联合国官员说将会暂停援助项目,直到援助车队能够得到充分的保护为止。 来自辞典例句
n.滞留,停留;拘留,扣留;(教育)留下
  • He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
  • He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
n.优惠;免除;豁免,豁免权
  • 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。
n.起诉,告发,检举,执行,经营
  • The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
  • He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
n.起义;暴动;叛变
  • 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
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
  • For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说,牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
  • The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
n.协调人
  • The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下,负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
  • How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室?
n. 诽谤,(对某人容貌、性格等所进行的)人身攻击; 人身攻击;人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )
  • There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
  • Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。
adj. 附属的, 有关连的
  • The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
  • All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。
n./v.(联合)抵制,拒绝参与
  • We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
  • The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。
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.腐败,堕落,贪污
  • 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。
使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 ); 使更严重; 激怒; 使恼火
  • If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我,我就要揍他。
  • Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳,反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。
无把握( uncertainty的名词复数 ); 不确定; 变化不定; 无把握、不确定的事物
  • One of the uncertainties of military duty is that you never know when you might suddenly get posted away. 任军职不稳定的因素之一是你永远不知道什么时候会突然被派往它处。
  • Uncertainties affecting peace and development are on the rise. 影响和平与发展的不确定因素在增加。 来自汉英非文学 - 十六大报告
adv.向前;向外,往外
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
n.合法,正当
  • The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
  • Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。
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。
v.集合,召集,召唤,聚集,集合
  • The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
  • Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月,高级官员在伦敦会齐。
交出,让给( relinquish的第三人称单数 ); 放弃
  • She relinquishes him to a partner more appropriate. 结果是,她抛弃了他,找了个年龄相当的伴侣。
学英语单词
a bimbo
a-raining
adverse possession
against will
Al 'Idwah
aldolize
Amianthum muscitoxicum
aq
astronomical fixation
banding technique
board chronometer
bona transaction
BVDs
bydrogen
capillaceus
carboxypenicillin
causal connection
central nystagmus
charisms
cheap chic
chicontepecs
cliff dweller
code on noise levels on board ships
common baterial blight of bean
complete assignment
covelet
crashaw
depository company
Deutschland, Bundesrepublik
Dine on ashes
domain kernel
downeast
drive pile
English hornists
enlacing
Eurya disticha
even homer sometimes nods
Felsen treatment
fiber-optical communications
folded-plate structure
foreign bonds
form-filling
gas outlet hole
graphic card
hammad
high speed carrier
hydromancers
hyperbolic logarithm
image persistence
irradicate
jahed
jewel hole
kilder
long term market outlook
looks-in
magnetic spark blow-out
magnetropism
managing directors
medium scale herring
metrical data
mobility-type analogy
multicasing turbine
neutron energy spectrum
nonlinear nework
notched-specimen
novirus
nuclear power system
operation decision
packagers
Pantelmim
participatory management
parvifolia
pentamethylene
platele
playshops
porelet
power decay
prevention of pollution by garbage
priapics
probable error
pseudocercospora taichungensis
pseudolymphomas
quickest
readdition
reclang
regraze
rutili
samples drawn
Schifferstadt
sevcik
sly as a fox
soft-billed
spout slide
talent shows
Tando Shāh
tint tool
tongue-lash
total construction cost of water project
two-dimensional prediction
undergrope
vapour tension
volcanize