VOA常速英语2007年-Former Prime Minister Says He is South Korea's
时间：2019-02-17 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2007年（十二月）
Seoul
16 December 2007
A former South Korean prime minister says his strong conservative credentials 1 are what his country needs in a president. Lee Hoi-chang says he would take a harder line on North Korea and return the South to values he says helped build the nation. But as VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, the momentum 2 that got Lee into the race slowed when the election frontrunner was cleared of corruption 3 allegations.
At 72, Lee Hoi-chang is the eldest 4 of the three leading candidates in South Korea's presidential race, a possible advantage in this Confucian culture, where seniority is revered 5. He also has served as a prime minister and Supreme 6 Court justice.
However, those credentials are not likely to lead to victory in Wednesday's vote. Lee's approval rating hovers 7 at about 10 percent of poll respondents, while the frontrunner, former Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak, enjoys a 46 percent approval rating. The two men are not related.
Until recently, they belonged to the same conservative Grand National Party. However, Lee Hoi-chang announced his independent candidacy last month, when Lee Myung-bak was threatened by allegations of fraud and stock price manipulation.
Prosecutors 8 cleared Lee Myung-bak of wrongdoing - but his rival still hopes to seize on popular skepticism about the frontrunner.
Television commercials for Lee Hoi-chang promise he will build a "clean and right" South Korea - an indirect reference to the allegations against his opponent.
Lee Hoi-chang portrays 9 himself as the "real" conservative in this years's race.
Lee shouts out to a crowd: "who is the silver conservative in this race, and who is the gold?" The question is a comparison between himself and Lee Myung-bak.
The independent candidate also is especially critical of incumbent 10 President Roh Moo-hyun's engagement policy with North Korea.
In his candidacy announcement, he derided 11 what he calls "unprincipled" politics by the Roh administration as the cause of North Korea's nuclear weapons capabilities 12.
Pyongyang tested a nuclear weapon last year despite receiving billions of dollars in South Korean aid and investment aimed at preventing such a move. Lee says he would halt large South Korean investment projects in North Korea, saying they only transfer cash to the North's elite 13.
Not surprisingly, North Korea's official media has lashed 14 out, calling Lee "human scum" and other vivid names.
Lee Hoi-chang has experience running for the South Korean presidency 15 - and losing. He has made two unsuccessful runs. Polls indicate he is fairly certain to add a third to that collection this week.
- He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
- Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。
- We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
- The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
- 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。
- The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
- The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。
- A number of institutions revered and respected in earlier times have become Aunt Sally for the present generation. 一些早年受到尊崇的惯例，现在已经成了这代人嘲弄的对象了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven. 中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。 来自辞典例句
- 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。
- A hawk hovers in the sky. 一只老鹰在天空盘旋。
- A hen hovers her chicks. 一只母鸡在孵小鸡。
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
- The museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of canals. 博物馆的藏品让运河200 年的历史再现眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The film portrays Gandhi as a kind of superman. 这部电影把甘地描绘成一个超人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
- It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。
- His views were derided as old-fashioned. 他的观点被当作旧思想受到嘲弄。
- Gazing up to the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity. 我抬头疑视着黑暗，感到自己是一个被虚荣心驱使和拨弄的可怜虫。 来自辞典例句
- He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
- Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
- We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。
- The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
- The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。