Talks to Begin Soon on Coalition Government
英语课
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says talks will soon begin on forming a new coalition 1 government that will secure continued bailout funds.
Papandreou made his remarks following a meeting Saturday with Greek President Carolos Papoulias, and hours after surviving a no-confidence vote in parliament.
The prime minister won the vote after saying he was willing to discuss a power-sharing government to approve a bailout deal vital for saving Greece from bankruptcy 2 and stabilizing 3 countries that use the euro currency.
It is not clear if main opposition 4 conservatives and other parties will take part in the talks and drop a demand for early general elections.
Papandreou has warned that calling for early elections would be disastrous 5.
On Friday, Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said Greece desperately 6 needs the next $11 billion installment 7 of its existing $150 billion bailout. European leaders and the International Monetary 8 Fund have said Greece would not get another cent if it backs out of its bailout agreement.
On Thursday, Papandreou scrapped 9 a plan for a referendum on the bailout that had angered world leaders trying to formulate 10 the eurozone rescue.
The prime minister faced enormous international pressure to call off the referendum. He said the vote was a political move to get Greek opposition to support the bailout plan. He scrapped the referendum plan after the opposition lawmakers said they would support the bailout.
Greek opposition leader Antonis Samaras has demanded Papandreou's resignation, saying he had jeopardized 11 Greece's world financial standing 12 by calling for the referendum.
Samaras also called for the creation of a transitional government to prepare for early elections.
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
- 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。
n.破产；无偿付能力
- You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
- His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
n.稳定化处理[退火]v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的现在分词 )
- The disulfide bridges might then be viewed primarily as stabilizing components. 二硫桥可以被看作是初级的稳定因素。 来自辞典例句
- These stabilizing design changes are usually not desirable for steady-state operation. 这些增加稳定性的设计改变通常不太符合稳态工作的要求。 来自辞典例句
n.反对，敌对
- 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。
adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的
- The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
- Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。
adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地
- He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
- He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。
n.(instalment)分期付款；(连载的)一期
- I shall soon pay the last installment of my debt.不久我将偿付我的最后一期债款。
- He likes to buy things on the installment plan.他喜欢用分期付款法购买货物。
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
- The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
废弃(scrap的过去式与过去分词)； 打架
- This machine is so old that it will soon have to be scrapped. 这架机器太旧，快报废了。
- It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。
v.用公式表示；规划；设计；系统地阐述
- He took care to formulate his reply very clearly.他字斟句酌，清楚地做了回答。
- I was impressed by the way he could formulate his ideas.他陈述观点的方式让我印象深刻。
危及，损害( jeopardize的过去式和过去分词 )
- The soldier jeopardized his life to save his comrade. 这个士兵冒生命的危险救他的同志。
- The occasional failed project or neglected opportunity does not jeopardized overall progress. 偶然失败的项目或失误的机会并没有影响总的进展。