211 印尼议会投票表决立即开始弹劾行动

211 印尼议会投票表决立即开始弹劾行动

Indonesian Parliament Votes to Begin Impeachment² Proceedings³
Gary Thomas
Jakarta
21 Jul 2001 12:45 UTC

Indonesia's parliament has voted to immediately begin formal 1)impeachment 2)proceedings against President Abdurrahman Wahid. But Mr. Wahid says the special impeachment session is illegal, and he will ignore it. The stage is now set for a 3)showdown between an 4)unpredictable president and an angry parliament.
By an overwhelming margin⁴, and under heavy security, the Peoples' Consultative Assembly voted Saturday to immediately begin formal proceedings to remove Indonesia's first 5)democratically elected president from office.
Mr. Wahid will be summoned before a special session of the assembly Monday to give an accounting⁵ of his presidency⁶. If the assembly, Indonesia's highest 6)legislative body, is not satisfied with his account, they will vote to impeach¹ him.
But, even before the assembly had voted, Mr. Wahid rejected the special session as "illegal," and said he would not go before it to give an 7)accountability speech. Mr. Wahid claimed he still commands widespread support outside parliament. He said he is against violence, and that he has asked his followers⁷ not to come out into the streets.
But, at the same time, Mr. Wahid also warned legislators of the 8)consequences, if they press on with impeachment. "If they think about the interests of the nation as a whole, then they will not do this," he said. "But if they do, then don't blame me, if the crowd takes care of everything by themselves."
But Mr. Wahid's former spokesman, Dharmawan Ronodipuro, told VOA, Mr. Wahid's 9)exhortations to his followers to stay off the streets have not been very strong. "His past statements regarding his followers have not been very clear, have not been very decisive," he said. "On many occasions, he has been asked what he would do if his followers went down into the streets. His remarks have always been that he cannot 10)prohibit them from going into the streets because this is a democracy."
The assembly was to have met August 1 to consider Mr. Wahid's impeachment for 11)alleged corruption⁸ and 12)incompetence. But the members decided⁹ to speed things up after Mr. Wahid swore in a new police chief without parliament's consent Friday, and reiterated¹⁰ his threat to declare a state of emergency and dissolve parliament. However, it is not clear if such a decree would be 13)enforceable, as the army and most of the senior police hierarchy¹¹ have said they would not support it.
If Mr. Wahid is ousted¹² as expected, the presidency would fall to the current vice-president, Megawati Sukarnoputri. However, should Mr. Wahid not accept his impeachment, Indonesia could find itself with two rival presidents, thus further deepening an already 14)divisive political crisis.

(1) impeachment n.弹劾, 指摘
(2) proceeding[prE5si:dIN]n.行动, 进行
(3) showdown[5FEJdaJn]n.摊牌
(4) unpredictable[QnprI5dIktEb(E)l]adj.不可预知的
(5) democratically adv.民主地, 民主主义地
(6) legislative[5ledVIslEtIv]adj.立法的, 立法机关的n.立法机关
(7) accountability[E9kaJntE`bIlEtI]n.有责任, 有义务, 可说明性
(8) consequence[5kRnsIkwEns; (?@) 5kRnsIkwens]n.结果
(9) exhortation[9e^zR:`teIFEn]n.劝告, 讲道词, 训词
(10) prohibit[prE5hIbIt; (?@) 5prEJ-]vt.禁止, 阻止
(11) alleged[E`ledVd]adj.声称的, 所谓的
(12) incompetence[In`kCmpItEns]n.无能力, 不适当
(13) enforceable[In`fR: sEbl]adj.可强行的, 可强迫的,可实施的
(14) divisive[dI5vaIsIv]adj.区分的, 不和的, 分裂的

 

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 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

3 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

4 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

5 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

6 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

7 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

8 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。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

11 hierarchy   

n.等级制度；统治集团，领导层

参考例句：

• There is a rigid hierarchy of power in that country.那个国家有一套严密的权力等级制度。
• She's high up in the management hierarchy.她在管理阶层中地位很高。

12 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。