VOA标准英语2009年-Malawi's Bingu wa Mutharika Inaugurated Pr

Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has been inaugurated for a second term following his landslide¹ victory in the country's presidential poll. He also led his party to victory in the parliamentary election.
　
Malawi’s Bingu wa Mutharika takes oath of office in Blantyre, 22 May 2009

Mr. wa Mutharika took the oath of office administered by Chief Justice Lovemore Munlo in the presence of several African leaders and former president Bakili Muluzi, his one-time political friend who became his foe².

Mr. wa Mutharika was proclaimed the winner with 93 percent of the voting districts declared, and nearly two-thirds of the votes counted in the presidential poll. The announcement came from Electoral Commission chairwoman Anastacia Msosa.

"Therefore, declare Bingu otherwise known as Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika president of Democratic Progressive Party DPP, winner of the 2009 presidential elections," she said.

Mr. wa Mutharika also led his party to victory in the race for the parliament but the final allocation of seats will be announced when counting is fully³ complete.

Mr. wa Mutharika promised to continue with his popular agricultural subsidy⁴ program saying his aim is to make Malawi a hunger-free nation.

"In the next five years my administration will continue to prioritize agriculture and food security. We will remain committed in ensuring that our current food production levels increase further to sustain the country's food self-sufficiency," he said.

The president also promised to continue his fight against corruption⁵ which he said robs the poor.

"My stance remains⁶ unwavering. I shall continue to fight corruption because it is evil. Corruption in whatever form or shape is an enemy to growth and prosperity because it robs the poor, and denies their legitimate⁷ right to development," he promised.

The outcome of the election gives Mr. wa Mutharika and his party a clear mandate⁸ to govern and will likely end the crippling inertia⁹ in parliament which resulted when he split from his former party, the United Democratic Front. Mr. Muluzi, the leader of that party, has now promised to work with the new government.

Observer groups declared the result a true reflection of the will of Malawi's voters but have criticized campaign practices that tilted¹⁰ the playing field in the favor of the DPP. In particular observers have all cited the failure by the state media to provide equitable¹¹ access to all candidates and parties.

Losing presidential candidate John Tembo of the Malawi Congress Party rejected the outcome of the poll, declaring there was widespread fraud. He snubbed the inauguration¹² and has said he intends to challenge the outcome in the courts.

1 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。

2 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

• He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
• A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 subsidy   

n.补助金，津贴

参考例句：

• The university will receive a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence.那个大学将得到一笔人工智能研究的补助费。
• The living subsidy for senior expert's family is included in the remuneration.报酬已包含高级专家家人的生活补贴。

5 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。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

8 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。

9 inertia   

adj.惰性，惯性，懒惰，迟钝

参考例句：

• We had a feeling of inertia in the afternoon.下午我们感觉很懒。
• Inertia carried the plane onto the ground.飞机靠惯性着陆。

10 tilted   

v. 倾斜的

参考例句：

• Suddenly the boat tilted to one side. 小船突然倾向一侧。
• She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。

11 equitable   

adj.公平的；公正的

参考例句：

• This is an equitable solution to the dispute. 这是对该项争议的公正解决。
• Paying a person what he has earned is equitable. 酬其应得,乃公平之事。

12 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。