VOA标准英语2008年-Anwar Makes Victorious Return to Malaysian Parl

Malaysian opposition¹ leader Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as a member of parliament after winning a crucial by-election by a landslide², bringing him closer to his pledge to topple the government. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more.
　
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, right, and his wife Wan³ Azizah arrive at Parliament house in Kuala Lumpur, 28 Aug 2008

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim came a step closer Thursday to achieving his goal of bringing down the government and implementing⁵ reforms after being sworn in to parliament following an absence of 10 years from political office.

A jubilant Anwar says his winning his seat means Malaysians want change.

"I consider this as a very defining moment in our history," he said. "And this is in pursuance of the clamor and demand for change that you have seen during the elections."

Anwar's re-entry into the political arena⁶ has come at a price. The 61-year-old former deputy prime minister was forced from office in 1998 on sodomy and corruption⁷ charges that landed him in prison for 6 years.

Sodomy is illegal in Muslim Malaysia and punishable by up to 20 years in jail.

The Supreme⁸ Court overturned his sodomy conviction in 2004, releasing him from jail, but the corruption charges stuck, carrying a ban that barred him from holding office until April 2008.

Anwar, whose opposition alliance won a third of parliament in the March general elections, has always maintained the sodomy and corruption charges were politically motivated.

His wife, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, vacated her seat in June, paving the way for Anwar's return to parliament.

But shortly before the by-elections, Anwar, a father of six, was again charged with sodomy - this time with his 23-year-old aide. He vehemently⁹ denies the charges, and polls show most Malaysians believe him.

Anwar has vowed¹⁰ to would bring down the government, implement⁴ reforms, and focus on the country's ailing¹¹ economy.

But he will still need to convince 30 lawmakers from the governing coalition¹² to switch sides before he can bring down the government of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad
Badawi.

Abdullah, who did not attend Anwar's swearing in, says his government has the mandate¹³ of the people.

"We can still form a very strong government and it is our intention to do that," he said. "We are very aware of the mandate that has been given to us. We must honor the mandate."

Abdullah's party has been the main pillar of the Barisan Nacional party that has ruled Malaysia since independence in 1957.

 

1 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。

2 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。

3 wan   

(wide area network)广域网

参考例句：

• The shared connection can be an Ethernet,wireless LAN,or wireless WAN connection.提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网、无线局域网或无线广域网。

4 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

5 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

6 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

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 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

9 vehemently   

adv. 热烈地

参考例句：

• He argued with his wife so vehemently that he talked himself hoarse. 他和妻子争论得很激烈，以致讲话的声音都嘶哑了。
• Both women vehemently deny the charges against them. 两名妇女都激烈地否认了对她们的指控。

10 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。

11 ailing   

v.生病

参考例句：

• They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
• She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。

12 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。

13 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。