VOA标准英语2009年-Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Mourned Foll
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(九月)
After a nearly 24-hour search that involved sophisticated aircraft, satellites, commandos and even spear-toting tribal 1 villagers, the wreckage 2 of a helicopter carrying an influential 3 Indian politician was spotted 4 on the slope of a jungle hill. The death of the well-respected Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.R. Reddy is a blow for India's governing Congress Party.
Chief Minister of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy (2004 File)
National flags across India will be flown at half-staff Friday to mourn the death of the chief minister of the key southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
The funeral of Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy will be attended by Congress Party boss, Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Standing 5 beside each other in New Delhi the two called the chief minister an outstanding leader for the 75 million people of his state, as well as the nation.
"For us it is a huge loss. It is a loss for the party. It is a loss for all of us, his colleagues, for the state of Andhra Pradesh and for the country," said Gandhi.
"He devised a large number of programs for the benefit of farmers, for the benefit of downtrodden people, for health care, for self-help groups of women," said Singh.
Those programs include free electrical power for farms and supplying bottled mineral water to villages.
Hundreds of distraught supporters prayed and wept in front of his residence in Hyderabad when confirmation 6 came of his death.
Reddy - a devout 7 Christian 8 in a Hindu-majority country - turned from medicine to politics in his home state and became one of the most influential leaders in the Congress Party. In his state, he was noted 9 for traveling to the most remote regions of Andhra Pradesh to understand the living conditions of his poorest constituents 10.
The chief minister's body was found by the Indian Air Force at the site where his helicopter crashed Wednesday. Army commandos dropped from a helicopter examined the mangled 11 and burnt wreckage on the slope of a heavily-forested hill, in an area infested 12 with Maoist rebels.
The Bell 430 helicopter disappeared while flying through a heavy rain storm, en route to an unannounced inspection 13 of a local district.
Just before lifting off from Hyderabad, the chief minister spoke 14 to reporters.
Reddy said he wanted to make surprise inspections 15 to check the effectiveness of such policies as drought alleviation 16 and unemployment.
U.S. Ambassador Timothy Roemer, issued a statement offering his condolences and hailing the chief minister "as a strong supporter of U.S.-India friendship."
Opposition 17 parties had accused his family of amassing 18 wealth illegally, but that did not prevent voters from returning him to power this year. The chief minister was considered the major force in delivering his state to the Congress Party, in the last two national elections. He had never had an election defeat.
- He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
- The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。
- They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
- New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。
- He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
- He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
- The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
- Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
- We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。
- His devout Catholicism appeals to ordinary people.他对天主教的虔诚信仰感染了普通民众。
- The devout man prayed daily.那位虔诚的男士每天都祈祷。
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- 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。
- She has the full support of her constituents. 她得到本区选民的全力支持。
- Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water. 氢和氧是水的主要成分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- His hand was mangled in the machine. 他的手卷到机器里轧烂了。
- He was off work because he'd mangled his hand in a machine. 他没上班，因为他的手给机器严重压伤了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The kitchen was infested with ants. 厨房里到处是蚂蚁。
- The apartments were infested with rats and roaches. 公寓里面到处都是老鼠和蟑螂。
- On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
- The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
- Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- These were the circumstances and the hopes which gradually brought alleviation to Sir Thomas's pain. 这些情况及其希望逐渐缓解了托马斯爵士的痛苦。
- The cost reduction achieved in this way will benefit patients and the society in burden alleviation. 集中招标采购降低的采购成本要让利于患者，减轻社会负担。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
- 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。