VOA标准英语2008年-Musharraf Allies Say Talks Could Lead to Resign
时间：2019-01-31 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（八月）
Allies of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf say there are ongoing 1 talks with his political opponents about allowing Mr. Musharraf to resign without facing impeachment 2 charges. But VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that the president's spokesman continues to deny that Mr. Musharraf plans to step down.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf addresses during a ceremony to mark country's Independence Day, 14 Aug 2008
Days before Pakistan's coalition 3 government says it will reveal several impeachment charges against Mr. Musharraf, some of the president's allies say there are ongoing talks between the two sides that could allow Mr. Musharraf to quietly resign without facing impeachment or criminal charges.
A spokesman for the president, Rashid Qureshi, is denying that the president plans to step down or is seeking a deal for legal immunity 4.
But Senator Mushahid Hussein, a senior leader of the president's Pakistan Muslim League Q party, confirms in an interview with VOA that there are talks under way for some sort of compromise agreement. He says "the next few days will be decisive" in the standoff.
"I don't speak for the president but I can certainly say there are backchannels between the presidency 5 and the government which are trying to reach an amicable 6 settlement - so that the country can move on," said Hussein.
Political analysts 7 say a drawn 8 out impeachment struggle against the man who has ruled Pakistan for nearly nine years would dredge up old controversies 9 and consume the government's attention when the country faces other serious economic and security problems.
But the coalition government, which spent months haggling 10 over its policy toward the unpopular president, last week made unseating Mr. Musharraf its primary goal.
Since then, a series of lopsided no-confidence votes in the country's four provincial 11 assemblies that included some defections from traditionally pro-Musharraf parties have eroded 12 the president's political support.
With the two sides discussing terms under which Mr. Musharraf could resign, some Pakistani officials say U.S. diplomats 13 have lobbied for a dignified 14 exit for Mr. Musharraf. The U.S. embassy insisted the issue is an internal matter for the Pakistani people to decide.
Senator Mushahid Hussein called one possible option for Mr. Musharraf, the "Richard Nixon formula," in reference to the U.S. president who resigned before his likely impeachment in 1974.
"A variation of that could be seen in Pakistan where perhaps there would be a quiet resignation, there would not be any impeachment and Mr. Musharraf would fade quietly into the night to his newly built residence on the outskirts 15 of Islamabad," he said. "And there would not be any kind of charges or prosecution 16 afterward 17. People don't want to see it as any kind of a blood feud 18 - that's not in the national interest."
So far, members of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's PML-N party have insisted that the president stand trial for alleged 19 crimes he has committed while in office even if he resigns. The stance of the Pakistan People's Party on the issue has been unclear.
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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 two nations reached an amicable agreement.两国达成了一项友好协议。
- The two nations settled their quarrel in an amicable way.两国以和睦友好的方式解决了他们的争端。
- 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。
- All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
- We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议，我们在这里不作任何评论。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
- The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。 来自辞典例句
- I left him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt. 我扔下他自己在市场上就一件衬衫讨价还价。
- Some were haggling loudly with traders as they hawked their wares. 有些人正在大声同兜售货物的商贩讲价钱。 来自辞典例句
- City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
- Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
- 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》
- Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中，他始终沉默以保持尊严。
- He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。
- Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
- They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。
- 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。
- Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
- Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。
- How did he start his feud with his neighbor?他是怎样和邻居开始争吵起来的？
- The two tribes were long at feud with each other.这两个部族长期不和。