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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
Major rifts1 within the opposition2 have been cited as the biggest factor likely to thwart3 efforts by their leader Anwar Ibrahim to win control of government at the next election.
Luke Hunt | Kota Kinabalu 20 December 2009
Major rifts within the opposition have been cited as the biggest factor likely to thwart efforts by their leader Anwar Ibrahim to win control of government at the next election, due by 2013, although some analysts4 say a poll could be held as early as next year.
More than 1,500 opposition officials endorsed5 a document that spelled out their common goals after a daylong convention aimed at patching-up their differences.
The three-party alliance made unprecedented6 inroads in the 2008 general elections but those gains were also attributed to widespread anger over the government's handling of problems such as graft7 and racial inequality.
Speaking to the party faithful in the eastern state of Sabah on Sunday, Anwar says Malaysia is witnessing a battle between the common interests of the people against the ruling elites9.
"At times the contentious10 battle is between the interests of the masses, the public, of the nation, of the people, and the interests of a special elite8 group, either family, cronies or political elements. And in this battle – [a] contentious battle -- invariably the public will lose," he said.
Spats11 within the opposition stem largely from ideological12 differences among the three opposition parties which consist of a conservative Islamic group that caters13 to the Malay Muslim majority; a secular14, left-leaning party whose members are mostly from the ethnic15 Chinese and Indian minorities; and Anwar's multiracial party, considered the bridge between the other two partners.
However, these parties will still require a substantial swing if they are to win power at the next election. The National Front, spearheaded by the all powerful United Malays National Organization (UMNO) has dominated Malaysia politics since independence in 1957.
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n.裂缝( rift的名词复数 );裂隙;分裂;不和 | |
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n.反对,敌对 | |
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3 thwart | |
v.阻挠,妨碍,反对;adj.横(断的) | |
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4 analysts | |
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 ) | |
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5 endorsed | |
vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 );在(尤指支票的)背面签字;在(文件的)背面写评论;在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品 | |
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6 unprecedented | |
adj.无前例的,新奇的 | |
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7 graft | |
n.移植,嫁接,艰苦工作,贪污;v.移植,嫁接 | |
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8 elite | |
n.精英阶层;实力集团;adj.杰出的,卓越的 | |
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9 elites | |
精华( elite的名词复数 ); 精锐; 上层集团; (统称)掌权人物 | |
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10 contentious | |
adj.好辩的,善争吵的 | |
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11 spats | |
n.口角( spat的名词复数 );小争吵;鞋罩;鞋套v.spit的过去式和过去分词( spat的第三人称单数 );口角;小争吵;鞋罩 | |
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提供饮食及服务( cater的第三人称单数 ); 满足需要,适合 | |
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n.牧师,凡人;adj.世俗的,现世的,不朽的 | |
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adj.人种的,种族的,异教徒的 | |
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