VOA标准英语2008年-Husband of Bhutto Sees Link Between Pakistan Un

By VOA News
12 January 2008

The husband of Pakistan's assassinated¹ former prime minister and opposition² leader Benazir Bhutto says he thinks recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan are part of an attempt to rig upcoming parliamentary elections.

In an interview with Voice of America's Persian Service, Asif Ali Zardari said instability in Pakistan is part of an effort either to postpone³ the February 18 election or determine its winner.

Zardari, who co-chairs the Pakistan People's Party, says the party hopes to form a unity⁴ government. He said it is premature⁵ to say whether there would be an alliance with the party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. But Zardari said he is in regular communication with Mr. Sharif.

Zardari is handling the day-to-day leadership of the PPP while its new chairman, his son Bilwal Bhutto Zardari, completes his studies at Britain's Oxford⁶ University.

The 19-year-old has called for a United Nations investigation⁷ into his mother's death. But his father said Friday that the PPP has not yet made a formal request to the world body.

Zardari also said that the PPP does not trust the current investigation of his wife's death because it is under the supervision⁸ of the Pakistan government.

1 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句

2 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。

3 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。

4 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

5 premature   

adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的

参考例句：

• It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
• The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。

6 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

7 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

8 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。