昂山素季获得提名 进入缅甸内阁

AS IT IS 2016-03-23 Aung San Suu Kyi Nominated to Myanmar’s Cabinet 昂山素季获得提名 进入缅甸内阁

Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been nominated to become a member of the cabinet Myanmar’s president-elect, Htin Kyaw.

The Nobel Peace Prize-winner’s name was on a list of proposed ministers announced Tuesday by the speaker of parliament. The list has Aung San Suu Kyi's name next to four posts -- minister of the president's office, foreign affairs, energy and education.

If she takes the post of foreign minister, she would have to give up her seat in parliament and leadership of the National League for Democracy party, or NLD. She led the party to a landslide¹ victory in last November's parliamentary elections. The election ended fifty years of complete or partial military rule.

Aung San Suu Kyi is barred from serving as president because of a provision in the constitution placed there by Myanmar's former military rulers. The constitution bars anyone with a foreign spouse² or children from being president.  Aung San Suu Kyi's late husband and her two sons are British citizens.

Aung San Suu Kyi has declared she will keep power over president Htin Kyaw. He is her handpicked president and a lifelong friend and confidant.

It is unclear if Aung San Suu Kyi will accept a position in the Cabinet.

Maung Zarni is an activist³ and a researcher at the London School for Economics. He told VOA that he welcomes the announcement. However, he said the military remains⁴ a strong force in the government. He added that it is not in the military’s interest to permit the NLD to carry out many reforms to the political system.

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landslide victory –adj.+ n. a very large, one-sided victory

provision –n. a condition put in an agreement or document for a special purpose

confidant –n. someone who is trusted, someone to be confided in

1 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

2 spouse   

n.配偶(指夫或妻)

参考例句：

• Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
• What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么？

3 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。