VOA标准英语2010年-Losing Presidential Election Candidate
时间：2019-02-20 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2010年(二月)
Steve Herman | New Delhi 08 February 2010
Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka addresses reporters in Colombo, 08 Feb 2010
The former Army commander who recently lost Sri Lanka's presidential election has been arrested by the country's military.
Supporters of former General Sarath Fonseka say he was forcibly taken away by heavily armed troops while meeting with several senior opposition 1 leaders at the offices of the Peoples Liberation Front, known as the JVP.
The Sri Lankan military, which Fonseka used to head, says the retired 2 Army four-star general faces fraud charges connected to his tenure 3 in the armed services, which ended last November.
Lakshman Hulugalle is the director general at the military's Media Center for National Security.
"All offenses 4 were done when he was the commander and the chief of defense 5 staff. So all of those charges will be taken into the military court," he said.
Both Fonseka and President Mahinda Rajapaksa were touted 6 as war heroes for last year's crushing defeat of the rebel Tamil Tigers, ending a quarter century civil war. But the two allies soon split with the former Army boss contesting the January 26th election, which the incumbent 7 president won by an 18 percent margin 8.
The loser alleged 9 vote rigging and a plot to kill him after ballots 10 were counted. The government in turn contended Fonseka was connected to a post-election plot to assassinate 11 President Rajapaksa. But Sri Lankan government spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella says the former general has not been detained in connection with those allegations.
"The conspiracy 12, we do not know of the details. It will be revealed after the questioning by the court martial," said Rambukwella.
International observers have not supported the opposition's contention 13 of rigging of the vote counting. But human-rights groups have accused the government of intimidating 14 and threatening opposition supporters and some journalists after the election.
Earlier this month, the president fired a number of senior military officers who were termed, by the defense ministry 15, to be a "direct threat" to national security.
- 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。
- The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
- He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
- Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。
- It's wrong of you to take the child to task for such trifling offenses. 因这类小毛病责备那孩子是你的不对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Thus, Congress cannot remove an executive official except for impeachable offenses. 因此，除非有可弹劾的行为，否则国会不能罢免行政官员。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- She's being touted as the next leader of the party. 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。
- People said that he touted for his mother and sister. 据说，他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。 来自辞典例句
- 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。
- We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
- The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- 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》
- The police exposed a criminal plot to assassinate the president.警方侦破了一个行刺总统的阴谋。
- A plot to assassinate the banker has been uncovered by the police.暗杀银行家的密谋被警方侦破了。
- The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
- He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
- The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
- The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。
- They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
- This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。