2006年VOA标准英语-Arroyo Says She Will Not be Driven from Of

 Douglas Bakshian
Manila
21 February 2006

Student protesters shout slogans as they block a busy street to call for the ouster of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo¹ in Manila on Tuesday Feb. 21, 2006  
  

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has vowed² to complete her term of office, warning that neither a popular revolt nor a military coup³ will drive her from power early. Her declaration came on the 20th anniversary of the People Power "revolt" that ousted⁴ dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986. 

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Speaking to foreign correspondents Tuesday, President Arroyo made her position clear. She said she is the elected leader of her people, and she will remain in office until her term ends in 2010.
 
"I am the best person to lead this nation through this transition," Arroyo said.  "I was elected to make difficult decisions and I have made them. Not without mistakes on my part and certainly not without significant criticism, but I have the experience of hindsight, and I aim to fulfill⁵ my term with a steady hand on the helm."
 
Mrs. Arroyo survived an attempt to impeach⁶ her last September on charges of corruption⁷ and vote-rigging.  There have been ongoing⁸ calls for her resignation since, from both the opposition⁹ and one-time supporters such as former President Corazon Aquino. There have been numerous rumors¹⁰ of coup plots against her.
 
Coup rumors increased in the past week as the anniversary approached.  The "People Power" movement is also referred to as the EDSA revolution, after the highway where huge crowds gathered to demand President Ferdinand Marcos's departure in 1986.  Crowds pouring onto EDSA in 2001 also drove President Joseph Estrada from office. 

President Arroyo says it won't happen a third time. 

Gloria Arroyo (file photo)   
  
"The world embraced EDSA 1 in 1986," she said. "The world tolerated EDSA 2 in 2001.  The world will not forgive an EDSA 3, but instead would condemn¹¹ the Philippines as a country whose political system is hopelessly unstable¹², and the Filipinos as among the finest people in the world, but who manage to shoot themselves in the foot."
 
She also said that rogue¹³ military officers would not succeed in plotting against here because most of the army and police remain loyal.  Shortly before she spoke¹⁴, the military recaptured a second soldier who escaped last month while facing charges of leading a failed coup in 2003.  Three other soldiers accused in that plot remain at large.
 
President Arroyo repeated her call for a constitutional change to install a parliamentary system.  She says this would bring increased stability, and there would be, in her words, "no more need for coups¹⁵, or sham¹⁶ 'people power.'"

However, the idea is opposed by a large number groups, including the powerful Roman Catholic bishops¹⁷, in part because the proposal would lead to the canceling of the 2007 congressional elections.

1 arroyo   

n.干涸的河床，小河

参考例句：

• She continued along the path until she came to the arroyo.她沿着小路一直走到小河边。
• They had a picnic by the arroyo.他们在干枯的河床边野餐过。

2 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

3 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

4 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

5 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。

6 impeach   

v.弹劾；检举

参考例句：

• We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。
• The committee decided to impeach the President.委员会决定弹劾总统。

7 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。

8 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

9 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。

10 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

12 unstable   

adj.不稳定的，易变的

参考例句：

• This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
• The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。

13 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

14 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。

15 coups   

n.意外而成功的行动( coup的名词复数 )；政变；努力办到难办的事

参考例句：

• China has seen many political coups within the ruling class. 中国统治阶级内部发生过很多政变。 来自互联网
• Thailand has had eighteen coups or coup attendance since nineteen thirty-two. 泰国1932年以来有18次政变或参加政变。 来自互联网

16 sham   

n./adj.假冒(的)，虚伪(的)

参考例句：

• They cunningly played the game of sham peace.他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏。
• His love was a mere sham.他的爱情是虚假的。

17 bishops   

（基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )； （国际象棋的）象

参考例句：

• Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时，每名棋手有两只象。
• "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫，抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。