新奇事件簿 芬兰政府集体辞职

Finland's entire government has resigned. It wanted to pass some laws on social welfare and healthcare reform. Its goals were an important part of its plans for Finland. However, politicians in the government voted against the plans. Finland's Prime¹ Minister Juha Sipila said he was "hugely disappointed". He said he and his colleagues would stay on as a "caretaker" government until elections² in April. Mr Sipila wanted to change Finland's health and welfare system. He said it must change because Finland's population is aging. It is under a lot of financial pressure. The government hoped its planned reforms would save up to $3.4 billion over the next decade.

芬兰政府集体辞职。政府想要通过一些针对社会福利和健康医疗改革的法律。其目标是芬兰计划中的重要部分。但政府政治家投票反对这些计划。芬兰总理尤哈·西比莱表示他“非常失望”。他表示他和他的同事将以“临时代理”的身份继续留在政府直到4月举行选举为止。西比莱希望改革芬兰的健康福利体系。他表示这一体系必须改变，因为芬兰人口正在老龄化。其改革受到了巨大的财政压力。政府希望拟议改革将在未来十多年中帮助节省34亿美元。

Many politicians in Finland believe the government is making a big mistake by resigning. They think it would have been better for the government to stay in power until next month's elections. Prime Minister Sipila said resigning was the right thing to do because it did not get support for its plans. He told reporters: "The conclusion I've drawn³ is that my government has no choice but to hand in its letter of resignation⁴. I'll shoulder my responsibility." One of Mr Sipila's colleagues agreed that it was right for the government to resign. Antti Kaikkonen, a senior member of the Centre Party, said: "If anyone asks what political responsibility means, then I would say that this resignation is an example".

芬兰很多政治家认为政府集体辞职将铸成大错。他们认为政府官员们最好是一直留任到下个月的选举。西比莱总理表示辞职是件正确的事情，因为他们的计划没有得到支持。他告诉记者：“我得出的结论是，我的政府除了提交辞职信别无选择。我将承担我的责任。”西比莱的一名同事同意辞职是正确的。中间党高级成员安迪·凯科宁称：“如果有人问政治责任是什么，那么我会说这次的辞职就是一个例子。”

1 prime   

adj.首要的，主要的；最好的，第一流的

参考例句：

• The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
• He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。

2 elections   

n.选举，当选，推举( election的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Republicans got shellacked in the elections. 共和党在选举中一败涂地。
• He emerged victorious in the elections. 他在竞选中脱颖而出获得胜利。

3 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

4 resignation   

n.放弃，辞职，反抗

参考例句：

• He handed in his resignation right after the cabinet meeting.内阁会议一开完，他就提出了辞呈。
• They asked for his resignation with one voice.他们一致要求他辞职。