VOA标准英语2014--A New Day In Madagascar

 

A New Day In Madagascar

A new president has taken office in Madagascar, the island nation’s first democratically elected leader since 2009 when former President Marc Ravalomanana was forced from office in a coup¹.

Hery Rajaonarimampianina was sworn in January 25 after Madagascar’s electoral court confirmed that he had prevailed in a December 20 run-off election. After reviewing the returns, the court said Rajaonarimampianina won 53.5 percent of the vote to 46.5 percent for Jean Louis Robinson, the nation’s former health minister.

The new president’s taking office and the stepping down of Malagasy leader Andry Rajoelina ends a political crisis that has damaged the nation’s economy and cost it much support in the international community. The United States welcomes the transition and commends the Malagasy electoral authorities for organizing a poll that reflects the will of the Malagasy people.

The election of a new president represents an opportunity for Madagascar to make progress on strengthening democratic rights, combatting corruption² and rebuilding its economy. We look forward to working productively with President

 

Rajaonarimampianina as the nation implements³ the roadmap for restoring democracy developed in 2011 by the Southern African Development Community, as well as forming a new government whose members have the full confidence of the Malagasy people and the international community.

1 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

2 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。

3 implements   

n.工具( implement的名词复数 )；家具；手段；[法律]履行（契约等）v.实现( implement的第三人称单数 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• Primitive man hunted wild animals with crude stone implements. 原始社会的人用粗糙的石器猎取野兽。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• They ordered quantities of farm implements. 他们订购了大量农具。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》