VOA标准英语2008年-Malaysia's Anwar Wins Parliament Seat by a Land
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（八月）
Malaysian opposition 1 leader Anwar Ibrahim won by a landslide 2 in a crucial by-election that gives him a seat in parliament, the first step in his bid to topple the government. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more.
Malaysia's former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim casts his vote at Permatang Pauh, 26 Aug 2008
The Election Commission says Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has won nearly 32,000 of the 47,000 votes cast in a special by-election that pitted him against opposition leader Arif Shah Omar Shah, from the ruling United Malays National Organization party.
Anwar leads a three-party coalition 3 of Islamists and activists 4, while his opponent represented UMNO, the dominant 5 party in a coalition that has ruled Malaysia since independence in 1957.
After the March general elections gave the opposition a third of parliament, Anwar pledged to topple the government by September 16th. Now that he has a parliament seat, he will need to convince 30 lawmakers to switch sides in order to seize power.
Speaking before a crowd of his supporters, Anwar said it is clear Malaysians want change.
"You see, the groundswell of support is there," Anwar said. "This vote means that Malaysians want a change. We are entering parliament with a clear agenda. It is time that you behave and accept the stark 7 realities of the day."
Anwar, a former deputy prime minister, has struggled to get back into the political arena 8, after he was jailed for six years on sodomy and corruption 9 charges which he says were politically motivated.
The supreme 10 court overturned the sodomy charges, releasing Anwar from jail in 2004, but he was barred from entering politics until April, because the corruption charges stood.
Anwar's wife, Wan 6 Azizah Wan Ismail, vacated her seat in June, paving the way for her husband to re-enter politics. But the government again charged Anwar with sodomy - this time with his 23-year-old male aide - a crime in Malaysia that is punishable by up to 20 years in jail.
Anwar, a 61-year-old father of six, vehemently 11 denies the sodomy charges, saying they are politically motivated. A recent poll shows most Malaysians agree with him.
Political analyst 12 Khoo Kay Peng says Anwar's message has resonated with the Malaysian people.
"I think very significantly the importance of the victory is in the campaign message itself," Khoo Kay said. "I think it is evident in this campaign that Anwar has carried a truly non-sectarian and non-communal message to the people. And I think this is something very, very important for all our people, especially proponents 13 of non-sectarian politics in this county."
Anwar has pledged to clamp down on corruption and revive the country's ailing 14 economy.
- 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。
- Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
- An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。
- 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。
- 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》
- The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
- She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。
- The shared connection can be an Ethernet,wireless LAN,or wireless WAN connection.提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网、无线局域网或无线广域网。
- The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
- He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。
- She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
- He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。
- 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。
- 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。
- He argued with his wife so vehemently that he talked himself hoarse. 他和妻子争论得很激烈，以致讲话的声音都嘶哑了。
- Both women vehemently deny the charges against them. 两名妇女都激烈地否认了对她们的指控。
- 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。
- Reviewing courts were among the most active proponents of hybrid rulemaking procedures. 复审法院是最积极的混合型规则制定程序的建议者。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
- Proponents of such opinions were arrested as 'traitors. ' 提倡这种主张的人马上作为“卖国贼”逮捕起来。 来自辞典例句