Indonesia leader starts new term 印尼新一届领导人开始

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been sworn in for a second five-year term as president of Indonesia, the world's most populous¹ Muslim nation.

Mr Yudhoyono won a resounding² victory at the polls in July, in part because he had clamped down on corruption（腐败）.

Under him, the anti-corruption agency has become a powerful state body.

But correspondents say he now faces other challenges, including terrorism（恐怖主义）, the aftermath of September's earthquake in Sumatra and high unemployment.

The global financial crisis has not hit Indonesia as badly as some of its neighbours, but many people have been hurt by the slowdown and millions still live under the poverty line.

Positive growth

At a ceremony in Jakarta attended by the leaders of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and East Timor that was broadcast to the archipelago of 234m people, Mr Yudhoyono swore（发誓） on the Koran, Islam's holy book, to uphold the constitution.

"The essence of our programme for the next five years is to improve welfare, strengthen democracy and the legal system," he said.

"In the middle of the economic crisis, Indonesia can still grow positively³. But we cannot stay idle, as our tasks are far from over."


Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim-majority country
Analysts（分析家） have said President Yudhoyono must appoint technocrats⁴ and professionals rather than career politicians to his new cabinet in order to attract flagging foreign investment.

Reforms to the bureaucracy and labour laws and improvements to the country's infrastructure⁵ are also needed to maintain the country's economic growth, estimated to be about 4% this year, economists⁶ say.

The BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta says Mr Yudhoyono will have to prove to his voters that they chose the right man.

In July's election, the president won 60.8% of the vote, 34% more than his nearest challenger, Megawati Sukarnoputri, a former president and daughter of independence hero Sukarno.

Mrs Megawati and the third-placed candidate, outgoing Vice-President Jusuf Kalla, later demanded that his victory be annulled⁷, saying the voting lists had been inaccurate⁸ and millions of votes miscounted. 

But the Constitutional Court ruled in August that there was no evidence to support their allegations（指控）. (本文由在线英语听力室)

1 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

2 resounding   

adj. 响亮的

参考例句：

• The astronaut was welcomed with joyous,resounding acclaim. 人们欢声雷动地迎接那位宇航员。
• He hit the water with a resounding slap. 他啪的一声拍了一下水。

3 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

4 technocrats   

n.技术专家，专家政治论者( technocrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Few business barons remained. They were replaced by "technocrats," who became the heads of corporations. 企业巨头所剩无几，大多已被“技术专家”所代替，这些人成了公司的领导。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• However, bankers called the technocrats' bluff and proceeded to lend with gusto. 但是，银行家们称技术专家官员不过在虚张声势，并且还会乐观的继续借贷业务。 来自互联网

5 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

6 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 annulled   

v.宣告无效( annul的过去式和过去分词 )；取消；使消失；抹去

参考例句：

• Their marriage was annulled after just six months. 他们的婚姻仅过半年就宣告取消。
• Many laws made by the former regime have been annulled. 前政权制定的许多法律被宣布无效。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 inaccurate   

adj.错误的，不正确的，不准确的

参考例句：

• The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated.这本书不但不准确，而且夸大其词。
• She never knows the right time because her watch is inaccurate.她从来不知道准确的时间因为她的表不准。