VOA标准英语2008年-Malaysian Opposition Leader Released on Bail

Malaysian opposition¹ leader Anwar Ibrahim has been released on bail² after police arrested him on sodomy charges, Wednesday. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta.
　
Anwar Ibrahim with his wife Wan³ Azizah next to him after press conference in Kuala Lumpur, 17 Jul 2007

Anwar Ibrahim was released Thursday, after spending the night in a Kuala Lumpur jail. A male aide last month accused him of sodomy, a crime which carries up to a 20-year jail term in Malaysia.

He failed to appear for questioning, Monday, and agreed to meet police Wednesday afternoon, instead.

But less than an hour before he was scheduled to appear, police stopped his car on a road outside his home, took him into custody⁴ and arrested him.

Anwar's wife, Azizah Ismail, told reporters she was disappointed about the way police handled the arrest, because he was on his way a 2:00 p.m. meeting at police headquarters when he was stopped.

"I regret the way they've done it," she said. "It was unnecessary. Then it gives a
connotation of it being political. If it had been just normal, he comes at two o'clock, there is no connotation that it is political. Now, it gives us suspicion that it is all political."

Anwar is leading a coalition⁵ that opposes the ruling party and has threatened to oust⁶ the government by September.

He denies the sodomy charges, saying they are politically motivated.

Malaysian Criminal Investigation⁷ Department Director Datuk Bakri Zinin, defends the arrest.

He says police wanted to make sure no one was hurt and wanted to avoid creating a commotion⁸ or doubts about the arrest. He says Anwar's rights were honored and that he was given access to his family and lawyers during the overnight incarceration⁹.

Anwar refused to allow a DNA¹⁰ sample to be taken from him when police took him to a Kuala Lumpur hospital for a medical examination, Wednesday night.

　

 

1 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。

2 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

3 wan   

(wide area network)广域网

参考例句：

• The shared connection can be an Ethernet,wireless LAN,or wireless WAN connection.提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网、无线局域网或无线广域网。

4 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

5 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

6 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

7 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

8 commotion   

n.骚动，动乱

参考例句：

• They made a commotion by yelling at each other in the theatre.他们在剧院里相互争吵，引起了一阵骚乱。
• Suddenly the whole street was in commotion.突然间，整条街道变得一片混乱。

9 incarceration   

n.监禁，禁闭；钳闭

参考例句：

• He hadn't changed much in his nearly three years of incarceration. 在将近三年的监狱生活中，他变化不大。 来自辞典例句
• Please, please set it free before it bursts from its long incarceration! 请你，请你将这颗心释放出来吧！否则它会因长期的禁闭而爆裂。 来自辞典例句

10 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。