2006年VOA标准英语-Nigeria Impeachment Stirs Controversy
时间：2019-01-26 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（十一月)
By Gilbert da Costa
Abuja
14 November 2006
Heavily armed anti-riot police, backed by soldiers, are maintaining a high profile presence in Jos, capital of Nigeria's Plateau State, a day after legislators removed the governor. Some of Nigerias leading legal experts have condemned 1 the impeachment 2.
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The Nigeria Bar Association has strongly denounced Joshua Dariyes' impeachment, describing it as in total violation 3 of the Nigerian constitution.
Bar association General Secretary, Lawal Rabana, says the fact that only six out of 24 lawmakers passed the impeachment resolution is evidence that it was was blatantly 4 illegal.
"To us, it is like a total disregard for constitutional provisions," said Rabana. "The constitution requests that members of the Plateau State are 24 and it has to be two-thirds of that 24 that can do what they have done. Therefore, it is unacceptable to us."
So far, five Nigerian state governors have been impeached 5 in very controversial circumstances that seem to suggest a campaign to tighten 6 President Olusegun Obasanjo's grip on power, ahead of elections in April - a charge the president denies.
All impeached governors are said to be opponents of the president. And, in all instances, the constitutionally-defined impeachment process was breached 7.
Rabana says Nigeria is flirting 8 with anarchy 9, in the frenzy 10 to remove supposedly corrupt 11 politicians.
"It is in the interest of the police, it is in the interest of the presidency 12 that the rule of law prevails in this country, otherwise there will be anarchy," he said. "We are heading towards anarchy and, when anarchy comes, the police cannot curtail 13 it, the presidency cannot curtail it."
The impeached governors are accused of corruption 14. The former governor of Plateau was arrested by London police in 2004, in possession of more than $1 million. He jumped bail 15 by fleeing to Nigeria.
The governments anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes and Commission, declined to comment on the legality of the methods employed in removing supposedly corrupt leaders. But EFCC spokesman Osita Nwajah could not hide his enthusiasm over the latest impeachment and the role played by the six legislators.
"I think people should be celebrating them, not haranguing 17 them. They have done a very right thing. So, the EFCC is very happy," he said. "We applaud those members of the Plateau State House of Assembly, who did what was right. We want to take it from there. They have given us a legal platform to conclude the matter that we started in 2004."
Analysts 18 say the impeachments 19 could be a ploy 16 to cause tensions and chaos 20 across Africas most populous 21 country, giving a pretext 22 for Mr. Obasanjo to declare a wider state of emergency and postpone 23 elections.
- 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。
- He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
- He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
- Safety guidelines had been blatantly ignored. 安全规章被公然置之不顾。
- They walked grandly through the lobby, blatantly arm in arm, pretending they were not defeated. 他们大大方方地穿过门厅，故意炫耀地挎着胳膊，假装他们没有被打败。
- Elected officials can be impeached. 经过选举产生的官员可以被弹劾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The judge was impeached for taking a bribe. 这个法官被检举接受贿赂。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
- Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。
- These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
- Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。
- Don't take her too seriously; she's only flirting with you. 别把她太当真，她只不过是在和你调情罢了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 'she's always flirting with that new fellow Tseng!" “她还同新来厂里那个姓曾的吊膀子！ 来自子夜部分
- There would be anarchy if we had no police.要是没有警察，社会就会无法无天。
- The country was thrown into a state of anarchy.这国家那时一下子陷入无政府状态。
- He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
- They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。
- The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
- This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
- Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
- The government hopes to curtail public spending.政府希望缩减公共事业开支。
- The minister had to curtail his visit.部长不得不缩短访问日期。
- 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。
- One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
- She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。
- I think this is just a government ploy to deceive the public.我认为这只是政府欺骗公众的手段。
- Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder,not a cynical marketing ploy.圣诞节应该是兴奋和美妙的时刻，而不该是一种肆无忌惮的营销策略。
- He continued in his customary, haranguing style. 他继续以他一贯的夸夸其谈的手法讲下去。 来自辞典例句
- That lady was still haranguing the girl. 那位女士仍然对那女孩喋喋不休地训斥。 来自互联网
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
- The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. 参议院独自拥有审理一切弹劾案的全权。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- Clause 6:The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. 6.所有弹劾案，只有参议院有权审理。 来自互联网
- After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
- The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
- London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
- China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。
- He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school.他借口头疼而不去上学。
- He didn't attend that meeting under the pretext of sickness.他以生病为借口，没参加那个会议。