VOA标准英语2010年-Orban Becomes PM for Recession-Hit Hun

Newly-sworn-in Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban waves to attendees of a pro-government mass rally organized in Budapest, Hungary, 29 May 2010

Viktor Orban has returned to power as Hungary's prime minister after eight years in opposition¹, but, Mr. Orban inherits a country that is still struggling to overcome a deep recession.

 With the sound of trumpets² echoing throughout the neo-gothic parliament building in Budapest, an honor guard carrying flags walked slowly into the assembly where Victor Orban was to be sworn in as prime minister of Hungary.

The ceremony came after 261 lawmakers voted for him and the program of his center-right government. But 107 legislators voted against Mr. Orban, while 18 others did not take part in the vote.

In his oath for office, Mr. Orban promised to uphold the constitution and to seek God's guidance in his work.

Mr. Orban, who was also prime minister between 1998 and 2002, took the oath Saturday after ousting³ the Socialist⁴ party in elections last month.

His eight ministers of the center right cabinet were appointed later in the day by President Laszlo Solyom.

Mr. Orban, 47, told parliament that he realizes he takes over a country mired⁵ in political tensions and struggling to overcome its deepest recession in nearly two decades. 

He says he hopes that an economic fact-finding committee looking into public finances will present an interim⁶ report to the government next week. Mr. Orban adds that his government faces the task of "changing the constitution, saving the health care system, restoring public order and putting the economy back onto its feet."

Mr. Orban has yet to unveil details on how he wants to finance his economic plans, which include reducing unemployment from a 17-year high.

Hungary was the first European Union member state to receive international financing to avoid bankruptcy⁷ during the global credit crunch⁸. The International Monetary⁹ Fund along with the EU and World Bank pledged roughly $25 billion to help Hungary and its population of 10 million return to economic growth. 

Mr. Orban's government will have to re-open talks with international lenders later this year. 

International investors¹⁰ and analysts¹¹ have expressed concerns however about the independence of Hungary's central bank in this process, after Mr. Orban suggested he may dismiss the bank's governor for alleged¹² mismanagement.  Mr. Orban later pledged to seek new ways of cooperation.

Investors also fear the new administration will loosen fiscal¹³ policies, although EU nations from Greece to Britain are being forced to cut spending to shore-up Europe's weakening euro currency.

Additionally, Mr. Orban faces tensions with neighboring Slovakia. Just before he became prime minister, Hungary introduced legislation that will potentially grant millions of ethnic¹⁴ Hungarians in neighboring nations Hungarian citizenship¹⁵.

Slovakia has condemned¹⁶ the move and retaliated¹⁷ with its own law banning double citizenship.

Yet, for now, many Hungarian legislators, stood united behind Mr. Orban as they sang the Hungarian anthem¹⁸ in parliament Saturday. He later went outside where thousands of supporters waited in front of the parliament building.

Mr. Orban's Fidesz party won two-thirds of the assembly's 386-seats in last month's general elections. That is the largest parliamentary majority since Hungary's first democratic elections in 1990, following decades of Communist rule.

 

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 trumpets   

喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 )； 小号； 喇叭形物； （尤指）绽开的水仙花

参考例句：

• A wreath was laid on the monument to a fanfare of trumpets. 在响亮的号角声中花圈被献在纪念碑前。
• A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King. 嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。

3 ousting   

驱逐( oust的现在分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• The resulting financial chaos led to the ousting of Bristol-Myers' s boss. 随后引发的财政混乱导致了百时美施贵宝的总裁下台。
• The ousting of the president has drawn widespread criticism across Latin America and the wider world. 洪都拉斯总统被驱逐时间引起拉丁美洲甚至全世界的广泛批评。

4 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

5 mired   

abbr.microreciprocal degree 迈尔德（色温单位）v.深陷( mire的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The country was mired in recession. 这个国家陷入了经济衰退的困境。
• The most brilliant leadership can be mired in detail. 最有才干的领导也会陷于拘泥琐事的困境中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

7 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

8 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

9 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

10 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

11 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

12 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

13 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

14 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

15 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

16 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

17 retaliated   

v.报复，反击( retaliate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• When he once teased her for her inexperience, she retaliated. 有一次，他讥讽她没有经验，她便反唇相讥。 来自辞典例句
• The terrorists retaliated by killing three policemen. 恐怖分子以杀死三名警察相报复。 来自辞典例句

18 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。