2006年VOA标准英语-Blair Reshuffles Cabinet After Election Lo
时间：2019-02-01 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Michael Drudge 1
London
05 May 2006
Tony Blair (file photo)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has overhauled 2 his cabinet after his ruling Labor 3 Party suffered big losses in local elections across England.
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Mr. Blair's government is facing one of its biggest challenges in the aftermath of local elections that saw a surge in support for the opposition 4 Conservative Party.
The Treasury 5 chief and heir apparent to the prime minister, Gordon Brown, has told British radio the elections are a wake up call for the scandal-shaken Labor Party to renew itself and regain 6 public trust.
Gordon Brown (file photo)
"I think there is always a danger when a party has been in power for nine years, and this is the warning shot that we have got to address," said Brown.
Prime Minister Blair began reshuffling his cabinet just hours after the elections results came in, removing his ministers for law-and-order, defense 7 and foreign affairs.
The first to go was Home Secretary Charles Clarke, who was battered 8 by recent revelations that his department had freed more than a 1,000 foreign convicts who should have faced deportation 9 hearings.
Clarke says he is returning to a back-bench seat in the House of Commons.
"The prime minister, as is his right and responsibility, has made the judgment 10 that my continued occupation of the post of home secretary is likely to stand in the way of the continued reforms which remain necessary," he said. "I do not think it would be appropriate to remain in government in these circumstances."
The new home secretary is John Reid, who had been defense minister. Des Brown is replacing Reid in that job.
Margaret Beckett, May 5, 2006
In the other major change, Jack 11 Straw has been demoted from foreign secretary to leader of the House of Commons. The new Foreign Secretary is Margaret Beckett.
The Conservative Party leader, David Cameron, has scoffed 12 at the cabinet shakeup.
"I don't think this reshuffle will be enough," he said. "What we need in this country is not a reshuffle of the government; we need a replacement 13 to the government."
The local elections saw the Conservatives' share of the vote rise to 40 percent, its best performance since 1992. Labor, and Britain's third party, the Liberal Democrats 14, each took about one quarter of the votes.
- I feel like a real drudge--I've done nothing but clean all day!我觉得自己像个做苦工的--整天都在做清洁工作！
- I'm a poor,miserable,forlorn drudge;I shall only drag you down with me.我是一个贫穷，倒运，走投无路的苦力，只会拖累你。
- Within a year the party had drastically overhauled its structure. 一年内这个政党已大刀阔斧地整顿了结构。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- A mechanic overhauled the car's motor with some new parts. 一个修理工对那辆汽车的发动机进行了彻底的检修，换了一些新部件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- 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。
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
- He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
- The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
- The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。
- The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。
- Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前，英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。
- The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
- He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
- I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
- He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
- He scoffed at our amateurish attempts. 他对我们不在行的尝试嗤之以鼻。
- A hundred years ago people scoffed at the idea. 一百年前人们曾嘲笑过这种想法。
- We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
- They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。