VOA常速英语2007年-Ukraine's President Accepts Tymoshenko as Prime
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Moscow
06 December 2007
Leaders of Ukraine's Orange Revolution, who suffered a bitter falling out more than two years ago, may be working together again following the nomination 1 of Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky has this report.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has quickly agreed to the nomination of Yulia Tymoshenko, a former ally and recent foe 2, as prime minister. Her name was advanced Thursday by supporters in Ukraine's parliament, the Supreme 3 Rada. The president could have waited as long as 15 days.
Mr. Yushchenko insists, however, that lawmakers must follow through on an understanding to institute political reform as a condition of his agreement to approve the nomination of any candidate for prime minister.
The Ukrainian leader says there are a number of issues facing the coalition 4 that are worth resolving before a new government is formed. He says he will discuss these matters with the new Rada speaker, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, but is also not opposed to confirming the prime minister followed by passage of reforms.
These include lifting parliamentary immunity 5 and returning some powers to the presidency 6 that had been transferred to the cabinet of ministers.
The Supreme Rada has five days to approve Ms. Tymoshenko's nomination.
Viktor Yushchenko and Yulia Tymoshenko stood side by side during the mass street protests, known as the Orange Revolution, against a fraudulent presidential election in late 2004. Within nine months of assuming power, however, they had a bitter falling out over mutual 7 accusations 8 of corruption 9 and lack of professionalism. The dispute disenchanted many participants in the Orange Revolution.
Ukraine then had several more heads of government before the president agreed to the nomination of Viktor Yanukovych as prime minister. He was Mr. Yushchenko's rival in the fraudulent 2004 presidential poll and is also head of the Regions Party, an organization with wide support in Ukraine's industrial and Russian-speaking east.
That party ran in parliamentary elections on September 30 against the rival political organizations of Tymoshenko and Mr. Yuschenko, both considered Orange parties. The president's Our Ukraine party came in third, but with enough seats to give Mr. Yushchenko an option of forming a coalition.
After about two months, Mr. Yushchenko opted 10 for an Orange Coalition, disappointing Regions supporters, who won a plurality of the recent parliamentary vote.
Analysts 11 say Ukraine is likely to face continued political turbulence 12 as its three leading politicians jockey for position in the country's presidential election two years from now.
Oleksiy Haran, political science professor at the Kyiv Mohyla Academy, a leading Ukrainian university, says Regions could benefit from being in the minority.
Being in the opposition 13, says Haran, will allow Regions to criticize the government and score political points in the lead up to the upcoming presidential election.
But he also notes a tendency of many Ukrainian politicians to engage in populist rhetoric 14 before elections, which could delay long-overdue political and economic reforms.
- John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
- Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
- He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
- A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌,友是友,必须分清界限。
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- 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。
- We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
- Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
- There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
- He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
- 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。
- She was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。
- After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。
- 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 turbulence caused the plane to turn over.空气的激流导致飞机翻转。
- The world advances amidst turbulence.世界在动荡中前进。
- 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。