VOA标准英语2008年-Malaysia's Anwar Again Delays Bid to Take Power

Malaysi an opposition¹ leader Anwar Ibrahim says he will proceed "cautiously" in his bid to topple the government, backing down from previous assertions his opposition alliance was poised² to take control. VOA correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins reports.
　
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim talks to media during press conference in Kuala Lumpur, 18 Sep 2008

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has signaled more delays in his bid to topple the government of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Anwar has repeatedly claimed to have enough defectors from the government ruling coalition³ to oust⁴ the government, but several self-imposed deadlines to seize power have passed without results.

In a statement released Wednesday, Anwar asked Malaysians for "patience" and said bringing down the government was a huge task and he wanted it done within the law.

Political analyst⁵ from Malaysia's Monash University, Wong Chin Huat, says Anwar may not have the necessary defectors to bring the government down.

"I suspect that this is what he's trying to hint," Wong said. "By him saying don't fix a date, be patient, is basically saying that his strategy of getting a number of defectors to start a snowballing effect. That strategy is not paying off now. It's not effective."

Wong says there may be a window of opportunity for Anwar to push his bid for power on October 18th, when parliament convenes⁶.

"If he has the numbers, I suppose that the best thing, the easiest thing for him to do is to defeat the government budget bill… So, I think actually he would lie low now," Wong said. "If he has the numbers, he perhaps would pull it off on late October. I mean, by defeating the budget bill, that's effectively a no confidence on the government. I think, like it or not, his failure in fulfilling his plan has eroded⁷ a bit of his credibility."

Anwar is also fighting charges he sodomized his male aide, a crime punishable in Malaysia by up to 20 years in jail.

Anwar denies the sodomy charges and says they are politically motivated to stop him from bringing down the government.

Wednesday, Anwar's lawyers argued against moving his case to the high court because they believe the judge might be biased⁸ against him.

The case was adjourned⁹ until October 7.

 

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 poised   

a.摆好姿势不动的

参考例句：

• The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
• Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。

3 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。

4 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

5 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

6 convenes   

召开( convene的第三人称单数 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合

参考例句：

• The Premier convenes and presides over the executive meetings and plenary meetings of the State Council. 总理召集和主持国务院常务会议和国务院全体会议。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法
• Chinese woman tenth the National People Congress convenes grandly today in Beijing. 中国妇女第十次全国代表大会今天在北京隆重召开。

7 eroded   

adj. 被侵蚀的，有蚀痕的 动词erode的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The cliff face has been steadily eroded by the sea. 峭壁表面逐渐被海水侵蚀。
• The stream eroded a channel in the solid rock. 小溪在硬石中侵蚀成一条水道。

8 biased   

a.有偏见的

参考例句：

• a school biased towards music and art 一所偏重音乐和艺术的学校
• The Methods: They employed were heavily biased in the gentry's favour. 他们采用的方法严重偏袒中上阶级。

9 adjourned   

（使）休会， （使）休庭( adjourn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The court adjourned for lunch. 午餐时间法庭休庭。
• The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court. 新证据呈到庭上后，审讯就宣告暂停。