VOA标准英语10月-Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Talks Drag
时间：2019-02-04 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（十月）
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (File)
According to a long-standing legislative 2 watchdog, Veritas, the constitution allows the president, who will continue to be Robert Mugabe in the new government, to appoint the top policeman - the commissioner 3 general.
The present commissioner general Augustine Chihuri, along with all other service chiefs, has said he will not serve under nor salute 4 prime minister-designate Tsvangirai.
Mr. Tsvangirai says he needs to run the home affairs ministry 5 in a new power sharing government. He has already agreed to Mr. Mugabe having control of the army and the central-intelligence organization.
Mr. Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change won a narrow parliamentary majority in March 29 elections. Mr. Mugabe's government declared he was the winner of the disputed second round presidential vote.
Veritas also noted 6 that the central-bank governorship is also under control of the president.
The term of bank governor Gideon Gono ends this year. He is accused by the MDC and many businessmen of causing massive inflation by printing money. The U.S.-based Cato Institute estimates present inflation is at more than 500 billion percent, a world record.
Gono has canceled electronic money transfers between banks and between banks and account holders 7.
Human-rights organizations say Zimbabweans are suffering because of restrictions 8 on withdrawing their own money from banks. People are not allowed to withdraw enough from their own accounts to buy a single meal, or even a loaf of bread.
Veritas says under Zimbabwe law the central-bank governor is obliged to consult the minister of finance, but does not have to follow any advice.
In recent years, Veritas says, the central bank has taken over many traditional functions and responsibilities of the finance ministry, which has allowed the government to bypass constitutional requirements for legislative control of public money.
Western donors 9 have made it clear that no rescue package will come Zimbabwe's way unless there is a new independent central-bank governor and the institution reverts 10 to its traditional role.
Negotiations for the cabinet will continue this week, but some analysts 11 predict there could be such a serious deadlock 12 that the power sharing agreement will fail unless Mr. Mugabe relents on the police portfolio 13.
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
- Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
- Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
- Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
- The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
- It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。
- I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
- a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
- Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
- About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The mind reverts to the earliest days of colonial history. 我们回想到早期的殖民地历史。
- Macau reverts to Chinese sovereignty at midnight on December19. 澳门主权于十二月十九日零时回归中国。
- 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 negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
- The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。