2007年VOA标准英语-UN Suspends Support for Bangladesh Elections
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（一月）
By Anjana Pasricha
New Delhi
11 January 2007
The United Nations is suspending technical support for parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. The elections are being boycotted 2 by one of the country's two main political alliances. As Anajana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the United Nations has expressed concern about the deteriorating 3 situation in the country.
A Bangladeshi supporter of the 19-party alliance shouts slogans during a rally in Dhaka, 10 Jan 2007
The United Nations says the boycott 1 of the January 22 elections by a major opposition 4 alliance has severely 5 jeopardized 6 the legitimacy 7 of the country's electoral process. The U.N. says it will suspend all technical support for the polls. This includes consultation 8 services on publishing results, as well as on casting and counting ballots 9.
On Wednesday, two Washington-based organizations, the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute, suspended plans to observe the election because of the unstable 10 political climate.
The elections were thrown into disarray 11 last week when the multiparty alliance led by the Awami League accused the caretaker authority organizing the polls of bias 12 and pulled out of the race.
Smoke rises from a commuter 13 bus set on fire during a protest rally in Dhaka, 11 Jan 2007
The Awami League, which was in opposition during the last parliament, has staged scores of protests, some of them violent. It has vowed 14 to disrupt the polls unless the administration meets its demands for electoral reform.
The executive director of Dhaka Center for Policy Dialogue, Debapriya Bhattacharya, says the decision by the U.N. and interational monitors to withdraw their support is not surprising.
"We are not going to have, regrettably, an acceptable government which is going to come through this process," he said. "Obviously, if the international community goes on observing non-competitive elections, then it is going to create problems for the international community because they are going to give legitimacy to the whole process by observing it."
The United Nations has urged the army, which has been deployed 15 to strengthen law and order, to remain neutral and has called on political parties to refrain from violence. It has also asked the caretaker government to create a level playing field and ensure that political parties have confidence in the electoral process.
The interim 16 authority in Dhaka dismisses charges of bias and says it will go ahead with the elections because it is bound by the constitution to install a new government by January 25.
- We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
- The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。
- Athletes from several countries boycotted the Olympic Games. 有好几国的运动员抵制奥林匹克运动会。
- The opposition party earlier boycotted the Diet agenda, demanding Miyaji's resignation. 反对党曾杯葛国会议程，要宫路下台。
- The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
- I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。
- 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。
- He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
- He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
- 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。
- The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
- Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。
- The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
- The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。
- They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
- The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。
- His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.妻子离去后，他的个人生活一片混乱。
- Our plans were thrown into disarray by the rail strike.铁路罢工打乱了我们的计划。
- They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
- He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。
- Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。
- She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。