VOA常速英语2008年-White House Criticizes Burma Referendum Plan
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2008年（二月）
White House
11 February 2008
The White House says the Burmese government's plan for a constitutional referendum in May and general elections in 2010 is not sufficient. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the Bush administration says the plan is neither open nor fair.
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino says the election plan is flawed.
"The problem is not with the setting of a date for elections, but with the non-transparent and exclusive processes being promulgated 1 by the regime," she said.
Perino says Burma's military leaders have been drafting a new constitution in closed meetings without any input 2 from opposition 3 leaders or minority ethnic 4 groups.
She says the details of the draft constitution have not been shared with the Burmese public. And she says reports on its contents are troubling.
"The proposed constitution reportedly has many non-democratic features," said Perino. "For example, Aung San Suu Kyi would be banned from running for office because of her marriage to a foreigner."
Perino says the Burmese government must comply with the United Nations' call last October for an open and inclusive process that gives all the people of Burma a fair say in the structure and form of their new government.
Burma's military leaders announced the election plan on Saturday. Human rights groups have warned it may be a ploy 5 to ease international pressure for reform, which intensified 6 after a crack-down on pro-democracy demonstrations 7 last year.
At the State Department, Spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters that the military government continues to arrest and imprison 8 peaceful political activists 9. He stressed there is a pervasive 10 climate of fear, and said no referendum held under these conditions can be free, fair and credible 11.
- Hence China has promulgated more than 30 relevant laws, statutes and regulations. 中国为此颁布的法律、法规和规章多达３０余项。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
- The shipping industry promulgated a voluntary code. 航运业对自律守则进行了宣传。 来自辞典例句
- I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
- All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。
- 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。
- This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
- The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
- I think this is just a government ploy to deceive the public.我认为这只是政府欺骗公众的手段。
- Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder,not a cynical marketing ploy.圣诞节应该是兴奋和美妙的时刻，而不该是一种肆无忌惮的营销策略。
- Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
- The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
- The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
- The effect of this one is going to imprison you for life.而这件事的影响力则会让你被终身监禁。
- Dutch colonial authorities imprisoned him for his part in the independence movement.荷兰殖民当局因他参加独立运动而把他关押了起来。
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It is the most pervasive compound on earth.它是地球上最普遍的化合物。
- The adverse health effects of car exhaust are pervasive and difficult to measure.汽车尾气对人类健康所构成的有害影响是普遍的，并且难以估算。