希腊联盟领导人改组内阁

 　　ATHENS, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Greece's two partite coalition¹ government leaders proceeded with a cabinet reshuffle, a government spokesman announced on Monday after a meeting between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and socialist² PASOK party head Evangelos Venizelos.

　　Venizelos enters the new cabinet as deputy prime minister and foreign minister, while Yannis Stournaras keeps the key portfolio³ of the debt-laden country's Finance Ministry⁴, said government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou who also remains⁵ in place.

　　The shake-up comes after the Democratic Left (DIMAR) party's withdrawal⁶ from the government on Friday over a dispute concerning the closure of the state broadcaster ERT.

　　Regarding other key posts, Dimitris Avramopoulos who served as Foreign Minister over the past year, was appointed Defense⁷ Minister, while in his first ministerial appointment Kyriakos Mitsotakis assumes the post of Administration Reform Minister, tasked with overseeing the planned wave of job cuts to the civil service which has sparked fierce reactions.

　　Development and Competitiveness Minister Costis Hatzidakis remains in place, as well as Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias and Tourism Minister Olga Kefaloyannis.

　　State Minister Dimitris Stamatis, Labor⁸ Minister Yannis Vroutsis, Education Minister Costas Arvanitopoulos and Agricultural Development Minister Athanasios Tsaytaris also keep their posts in the new line-up.

　　Outgoing Defense Minister Panos Panagiotopoulos moved to the Ministry of Culture, while Alternate Interior Minister Charalambos Athanassiou was named Justice Minister.

　　Yannis Michelakis, former spokesman of the ruling New Democracy party of Samaras, is the new Interior Minister.

　　Former Shipping⁹ Minister Adonis Georgiadis takes over as Health Minister, whereas former Alternate government spokesman Miltiadis Varvitsiotis was named Shipping Minister.

　　The post of Transport Minister is filled by Michalis Chryssohoidis, who has served in several ministerial posts in the past, while former Deputy Energy Minister Yannis Maniatis was promoted at the ministry's helm.

　　Pantelis Capsis who has served as government spokesman in the past, was appointed deputy minister in charge of ERT's overhaul¹⁰.

　　The television and radio broadcaster's shutdown and the layoffs¹¹ of its 2,700 employees two weeks ago as part of the austerity and reform drive launched in 2010 in exchange of vital international bailout aid to keep Greece afloat, triggered a political crisis which brought the coalition at the brink¹² of collapse¹³ and the country at the brink of snap polls a year after the last general elections.

　　With the formation of the new 43-member cabinet which is expected to be sworn in on Tuesday, the conservative prime minister and his socialist coalition partner aim to move forward with the implementation¹⁴ of the needed reforms to overcome the debt crisis and restore growth as of 2014, according to forecasts.

　　After the loss of DIMAR, the two-partite coalition now controls 153 seats in the 300 member strong parliament.

　　It is expected though that DIMAR and independent deputies will support the new government in the implementation of critical policies to counter Greece's financial woes¹⁵ and reverse deep recession now in its sixth year.

1 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。

2 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

3 portfolio   

n.公事包；文件夹；大臣及部长职位

参考例句：

• He remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio.他因为她带着一个大公文包而记住了她。
• He resigned his portfolio.他辞去了大臣职务。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

9 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

10 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

11 layoffs   

临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 )； 停工，停止活动

参考例句：

• Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week. 各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人。
• Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs. 当公司突然宣布裁员时，股票价格便大跌

12 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

13 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

14 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

15 woes   

困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉

参考例句：

• Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
• She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。