坦桑尼亚新任总统称‘我们的民族定会繁荣昌盛’

AS IT IS 2015-11-08 Tanzania’s New President Says ‘Our Nation Can Prosper¹’ 坦桑尼亚新任总统称‘我们的民族定会繁荣昌盛’

Tanzania swore in its new president, John Magufuli, on Thursday amid disputes about the election.  

The ceremony took place in the capital, Dar es Salaam². Magufuli took the oath of office along with the country’s new Vice³ President, Samia Suluhu Hassan. She is the first female in East Africa to serve in that office. 

John Magufuli belongs to the ruling Chamba Cha Mapinduzi party. That party has led Tanzania since the country gained independence in 1965.

Magufuli spoke⁴ to the large crowd gathered for the swearing-in. He said he would work hard to carry out the promises he made during the campaign.

"We are aware of the trust and enormous responsibility that you have assigned us,” he said. “But with God's guidance, people's cooperation and goodwill⁵, our nation can prosper."

Magufuli also appealed to all Tanzanians to unite. He noted⁶ that voting was carried out peacefully so, in his words, “we are all winners.”

The leaders of South Africa, Rwanda, Zimbabwe and other nations attended the ceremony.

However, the opposition⁷ boycotted⁸ the ceremony. It accuses CCM of cheating in the presidential election and has rejected the results. The Zanzibar area of Tanzania cancelled its voting results because of reported irregularities. Zanzibar is partly self-ruled.

European Union election observers said the voting October 25 was well organized but not transparent⁹.

Tanzanian election officials said John Magufuli defeated his main competitor, Edward Lowassa, 58 to 40 percent. Lowassa represented the UKAWA opposition coalition¹⁰.

The new president is 56 years old and has served in the Tanzanian cabinet for 15 years. During the campaign, he promised to reduce unemployment and poverty in the country and improve infrastructure¹¹. 

Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in Africa. The World Bank says almost 50 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day.

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amid – prep. in or into the middle of (something)

enormous – adj. very large in size or amount

prosper – v. to become very active, healthy, or strong

irregularities – n. the quality or state of being not normal or usual; or of not following the usual rules about what should be done

transparent – adj. honest and open: not secretive

infrastructure – n. the basic equipment and structures (such as roads and bridges) that are needed for a country, region, or organization to function properly

1 prosper   

v.成功，兴隆，昌盛；使成功，使昌隆，繁荣

参考例句：

• With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管，公司开始兴旺起来。
• It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。

2 salaam   

n.额手之礼，问安，敬礼；v.行额手礼

参考例句：

• And the people were so very friendly:full of huge beaming smiles,calling out "hello" and "salaam".这里的人民都很友好，灿然微笑着和我打招呼，说“哈罗”和“萨拉姆”。
• Salaam is a Muslim form of salutation.额手礼是穆斯林的问候方式。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• 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。

5 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

6 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• 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。

7 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• 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。

8 boycotted   

抵制，拒绝参加( boycott的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Athletes from several countries boycotted the Olympic Games. 有好几国的运动员抵制奥林匹克运动会。
• The opposition party earlier boycotted the Diet agenda, demanding Miyaji's resignation. 反对党曾杯葛国会议程，要宫路下台。

9 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

10 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

11 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。