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239 布什祝贺梅加瓦蒂当选印尼总统

Bush Congratulates Megawati
Scott Stearns
26 Jul 2001 18:24 UTC

President Bush has congratulated Indonesia on a peaceful transfer of power after months of protest against ousted¹ leader Abdurrahman Wahid. Mr. Bush telephoned Indonesia's new president Thursday and 1)vowed to work with her on 2)solving the country's problems.
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said Mr. Bush spoke² to Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri for about 10 minutes Thursday. The conversation focused on how the United States can help Indonesia move forward on economic and political development. "The president called and congratulated her and Indonesia on the peaceful transfer of power," said Mr. Fleischer. "He emphasized the importance of Indonesia's unity³, 3)prosperity, and continued democratic development. He reaffirmed the United States 4)commitment to working with Indonesia to address its many challenges."
Ms. Megawati is the daughter of Indonesia's founding president and previously⁴ served as Mr. Wahid's vice⁵ president. She was chosen by the legislature to replace Mr. Wahid after he was 5)impeached on charges of 6)corruption⁶ and 7)incompetence.
After fighting those charges for months, Mr. Wahid agreed to give-up power after security forces refused to throw out the legislature. He is now scheduled to undergo treatment for 8)fluctuating blood pressure at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in the United States.
President Megawati takes charge at a time of economic crisis and 9)regional violence in Indonesia. There has been a series of bombings in the capital. Two men on motorbikes shot and killed a judge Thursday who last year sentenced the son of former leader Suharto to 18 months in jail for corruption.

(1) vow[vaJ]n.誓约v.宣誓, 立誓, 发誓
(2) solve[sRlv]vt.解决, 解答
(3) prosperity[prR5spErEtI]n.繁荣
(4) commitment[kE5mItmEnt]n.委托事项, 许诺, 承担义务
(5) impeach[Im5pi:tF]vt.[律]控告, 检举, <主美>弹劾, 怀疑
(6) corruption[kE5rQpF(E)n]n.腐败, 贪污, 堕落
(7) incompetence[In`kCmpItEns]n.无能力, 不适当
(8) fluctuate[5flQktjJeIt]vi.变动, 上下, 动摇vt.使动摇, 使波动, 使起伏
(9) regional[5ri:dVEn(E)l]adj.整个地区的, 地方地, 地域性地

 

1 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。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

4 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

5 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。

6 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。