219 印尼新总统要求尊重民主政体

219 印尼新总统要求尊重民主政体
Indonesia's New President Urges Respect for Democratic Process
Gary Thomas
Jakarta
23 Jul 2001 14:28 UTC

Indonesia's President Abdurrahman Wahid has been 1)impeached by Parliament and removed him from office. Vice¹ President Megawati Sukarnoputri was immediately sworn in after Monday's historic vote, the first impeachment² in Indonesia's history.
The Peoples' Consultative Assembly, or MPR, Indonesia's highest lawmaking body 2)dismissed Abdurrahman Wahid from office Monday, and replaced him with Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri.
All the legislators present voted to 3)revoke the 4)mandate they gave Mr. Wahid when they elected him 21 months ago and turned the office over to Ms. Megawati. She will serve out the remainder of Mr. Wahid's term, which ends in 2004.
As the result was announced, Ms. Megawati's husband, legislator Taufik Kiemas, burst into tears. Ms. Megawati was immediately sworn in right after the vote.
In an apparent appeal to Mr. Wahid and his 5)fervent supporters, Ms. Megawati called on all Indonesians to accept the democratic process.
Mr. Wahid was ousted³ for alleged⁴ corruption⁵ and 6)incompetence. The impeachment, which is what the vote amounted to, came after several days of uncertainty⁶ in which Mr. Wahid and Parliament embarked⁷ on a 7)collision course, with neither side willing to be the first to turn away.
Mr. Wahid insisted Parliament had no right to remove him and called the special MPR session "illegal and unconstitutional." He tried a series of desperate 8)maneuvers to avoid the sinking of his presidency⁸, including a declaration early Monday suspending Parliament. It was a toothless declaration, since the security forces said they would not enforce it, and only had the effect of speeding up Mr. Wahid's 9)ouster.
Mr. Wahid's former press secretary and spokesman Dharmawan Ronodipuro says Mr. Wahid, Indonesia's first democratically elected president, wasted away an enormous amount of goodwill⁹ with his 10)erratic and 11)combative style of governance. "His statements, his pronouncements, his actions, I don't think reflect those of a democrat," Mr. Ronodipuro said. "And the sad thing is, will be remembered as a president who has slowed down the process - I won't go so far as saying stopped, but slowed down the process - of democracy? Is that what he will be remembered for? Or will he be remembered for all his 12)pronouncements, for his threats that the country is going to break up if he is no longer president?"
In the end, the military, the political establishment, and the judiciary all turned on Mr. Wahid, leaving him isolated¹⁰ and alone in the palace. Aides say he slept through the impeachment vote.
And in Indonesian politics a new 13)precedent has been set, as far as the president goes, parliament gives and parliament takes away.

(1) impeach[Im5pi:tF]vt.控告, 检举,弹劾, 怀疑
(2) dismiss[dIs5mIs]vt.解散, 下课, 开除, 解职vi.解散
(3) revoke[rI5vEJk]vt.撤回, 废除, 宣告无效vi.n.有牌不跟
(4) mandate[5mAndeIt]n.(书面)命令, 训令, 要求vt.委任统治
(5) fervent[5f:vEnt]adj.炽热的
(6) incompetence[In`kCmpItEns]n.无能力, 不适当
(7) collision[kE5lIV(E)n]n.碰撞, 冲突
(8) maneuver[mE5nu:vE(r)]v.机动n.机动
(9) ouster[`aJstE(r)]n.驱逐, 夺取,[律]剥夺,驱逐
(10) erratic[I5rAtIk]adj.无确定路线, 不稳定的
(11) combative[5kRmbEtIv]adj.好战的, 杀气的, 好斗的
(12) pronouncement[prE5naJnsmEnt]n.声明
(13) precedent[5presIdEnt]n.先例

 

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

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 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。

4 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

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 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

7 embarked   

乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked. 我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。
• She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins. 她开始讲本市的起源。

8 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。

9 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

10 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。