192 印尼总统可能迫于威胁放弃主张

192  印尼总统可能迫于威胁放弃主张

Indonesia Leader Could Back Off Threat
Patricia Nunan
Jakarta
18 Jul 2001 11:50 UTC

Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid may be 1)backing down from a 2)controversial threat to declare a civil emergency on Friday. Officials say instead, the president is hoping to cut a last minute deal with his political 3)opponents that will allow him to stay in office.
Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has begun 4)hinting that he may not follow through on his threat to declare a civil emergency by 6 pm local time Friday.
Last week the president said he would move to declare an emergency and 5)disband Parliament if lawmakers failed to drop plans to hold 6)impeachment hearings on August first.
According to local media reports, Mr. Wahid now says his powers as president allow him to take certain actions, but that there were things he simply would not do. Mr. Wahid did not 7)elaborate on the statement, but the comment was widely interpreted as a sign he may back down.
A presidential spokesman says Mr. Wahid is now close to striking a deal with opposition² leaders that could allow him to stay in office.
Party leaders Wednesday confirmed that talks are underway. Opposition leader and Speaker of Parliament Akbar Tandjung said negotiations³ had begun but there had been no 8)commitment from any side so far.
President Wahid has been locked in a battle with lawmakers since he was first 9)censured for 10)alleged 11)corruption⁴ in February. Indonesia's attorney general has cleared Mr. Wahid of all corruption charges, but lawmakers also accuse the president of mismanagement. Mr. Wahid denies any 12)wrongdoing.
If Mr. Wahid carries out his threat Friday, lawmakers say they will convene⁵ a special session within hours to impeach¹ the president.

(1) back down v.放弃原主张, 取消前言
(2) controversial[kRntrE5v:F(E)l]adj.争论的, 争议的
(3) opponent[E5pEJnEnt]adj.对立的, 对抗的n.对手, 反对者
(4) hint[hInt]n.暗示, 提示, 线索
(5) disband[dIs5bAnd]v.解散, 裁减
(6) impeachment n.弹劾, 指摘
(7) elaborate on v.详细说明
(8) commitment[kE5mItmEnt]n.委托事项, 许诺, 承担义务
(9) censure[5senFE(r)]v.责难n.责难
(10) alleged[E`ledVd]adj.声称的, 所谓的
(11) corruption[kE5rQpF(E)n]n.腐败, 贪污, 堕落
(12) wrongdoing[`rCN`dU:IN;`rR:N-]n.坏事, 不道德行为

1 impeach   

v.弹劾；检举

参考例句：

• We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。
• The committee decided to impeach the President.委员会决定弹劾总统。

2 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。

3 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

4 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。

5 convene   

v.集合，召集，召唤，聚集，集合

参考例句：

• The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
• Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。