越南国会通过阮春福出任新总理

Vietnam’s Parliament Approves New Prime Minister 越南国会通过阮春福出任新总理

Vietnamese lawmakers approved Nguyen Xuan Phuc as the country’s new prime minister Thursday.

Phuc was the only candidate for the position. He was chosen at the Vietnamese Communist Party’s congress three months ago.

Vietnam’s parliament is not independent. Its members vote as the country’s leaders direct them to. These kinds of legislatures are often called “rubber-stamp” parliaments.

As Phuc took office, he said “before the flag of the motherland, before the assembly, in front of the people of Vietnam, I swear to have the utmost loyalty¹ to the country, the people and the constitution of the Socialist² Republic of Vietnam.

He added, “I promise to try my best to fulfill³ the responsibilities and missions given to me by the Party, the government and the people.”

Nguyen Xuan Phuc is 61 years old. He formerly⁴ served as Vietnam’s deputy prime minister.

He follows Nguyen Tan Dung, who was prime minister for ten years. Dung enacted⁵ a series of measures that led to an increase in foreign investment in Vietnam. He also strengthened Vietnam’s relationship with the United States. And he publicly criticized China’s attempts to claim much of the South China Sea.

During Dung’s years as prime minister, Vietnam’s debt increased sharply, and he was not able to end widespread corruption⁶. And inefficiency⁷ remained a problem at state-operated businesses.

Nguyen Xuan Phuc is now one of the country’s three main leaders. The other two are the Communist Party’s Secretary-General, Nguyen Phu Trong, and President Tran Dai Quang.

Tran was elected to the largely ceremonial position of president last week. In January, during the party meeting, Trong beat back Nguyen Tan Dung for a seat on the party’s ruling Politburo.

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rubber-stamp – n. a person or organization that automatically approves everything that someone does or decides

utmost - adj. greatest or highest in degree, number or amount

mission – n. a task or job that someone is given to do

inefficiency – n. the lack of ability to do something or produce something without wasting materials, time or energy; the quality or state of being inefficient; not efficient

1 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

2 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

3 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

4 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

5 enacted   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
• Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

6 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• 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。

7 inefficiency   

n.无效率，无能；无效率事例

参考例句：

• Conflict between management and workers makes for inefficiency in the workplace. 资方与工人之间的冲突使得工厂生产效率很低。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This type of inefficiency arises because workers and management are ill-equipped. 出现此种低效率是因为工人与管理层都能力不足。 来自《简明英汉词典》