VOA慢速英语2020 日本首相安倍晋三因健康问题辞职

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Resigns for Health Reasons

Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, announced Friday he is resigning from office because of a health problem.

周五，日本任职时间最久的首相安倍晋三宣布因健康问题将辞职。

The Japanese leader spoke¹ with reporters about his decision. He said, "Faced with the illness and treatment, as well as the pain of lacking physical strength...I decided² I should not stay on as prime minister when I'm no longer capable of living up to the people's expectations with confidence."

安倍在记者会上谈到了辞职的决定。他说：“面对着疾病和治疗，以及体力不支的痛苦，我决定，当我无法再满怀信心地肩负国民的重托时，就不应该继续担任首相之职。”

Abe has long battled ulcerative colitis, a chronic³, or long-lasting, bowel⁴ disease. This summer, he visited a Tokyo hospital two weeks in a row for medical exams. Abe said he now has a new treatment. But there is no guarantee that it will cure his condition, so he decided to resign as prime minister after treatment next Monday.

安倍一直饱受溃疡性结肠炎的困扰，这是一种慢性或持久性肠道疾病。今年夏天，他连续两周前往东京一家医院进行体检。安倍称，他现在采取了新的治疗方案。但是无法确保这种疗法能治愈他的疾病，因此，他决定在下周一接受治疗后辞去首相职务。

"It is gut⁵ wrenching⁶ to have to leave my job before accomplishing my goals," Abe said Friday. He noted⁷ his failure to settle the issue of Japanese kidnapped by North Korea, a territorial⁸ dispute with Russia, and amending⁹ Japan's constitution.

安倍周五表示：“在执政目标尚未实现之前就不得不辞职，这让我非常痛苦。”他指出，他未能解决被朝鲜绑架日本人的问题，与俄罗斯的领土争端以及修改日本宪法。

Abe's resignation marks the end of a period of stability in a country famously known for changing prime ministers.

安倍辞职标志着一个以“换相”而闻名的国家稳定时期的结束。

During his years in office, Abe pulled Japan out of an economic recession, although the coronavirus crisis has weakened the economy. He built up strong ties with the United States and President Donald Trump¹⁰, but Abe's support of nationalist policies unsettled China, as well as North and South Korea. His goal of rewriting the U.S.-drafted pacifist constitution failed because of poor public support.

虽然新冠病毒削弱了日本经济，但是安倍在任期间仍让日本走出了经济衰退。他与特朗普总统建立了稳固的关系，但是安倍对民族主义政策的支持让中国、朝鲜以及韩国感到不安。他重写美国起草的和平宪法的目标也因公众支持率低而作罢。

Although Abe is leaving office with some of his political goals unfinished, he continued to expand Japan's defense¹¹ capability¹² to react to the needs of the United States.

虽然安倍没有完成一些施政目标就要离任，但他不断地扩大日本的防御能力以响应美国的需求。

"For those who believe the Japan-U.S. alliance is paramount¹³, that was his major achievement," said Koichi Nakano, an international politics professor at Sophia University in Tokyo.

东京上智大学国际政治学教授中野浩一（Koichi Nakano）表示：“对于那些认为日美同盟至关重要的人来说，那是他的主要政绩。”

Abe is expected to stay on until a new party leader is elected and approved by the parliament.

预计安倍将会继续留任，直到议会选出并通过新的党魁。

Shinzo Abe is from a family long active in politics. His grandfather was former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi.

安倍的家族也长期活跃于政治领域。他的外祖父是前首相岸信介（Nobusuke Kishi）。

Abe became Japan's youngest prime minister in 2006, at age 52. The term ended a year later because of his health. He returned to power in December 2012. In all, he won six straight national elections.

2006年，52岁的安倍成为日本最年轻的首相。由于他的健康状况，这一任期在一年后结束。他于2012年12月重新上台。他一共连续6次赢得了全国大选。

This coming Monday, Abe will become Japan's longest-serving prime minister, in terms of consecutive¹⁴ days in office. He will break the record of Eisaku Sato, his great-uncle, who served 2,798 consecutive days as prime minster from 1964 to 1972.

就连续执政的时间来说，下周一安倍将成为日本任期最长的首相。他将打破他的叔叔佐藤荣作创下的记录，佐藤荣作从1964年到1972年连续2798天担任首相。

After his recent hospital visits were reported, top officials from Abe's Cabinet and the ruling party said he was overworked and badly needed rest.

在安倍近期前往医院被报道后，安倍内阁和执政党的高级官员表示，安倍劳累过度，急需休息。

There are several politicians interested in becoming prime minister. They include Shigeru Ishiba, a 63-year-old former defense minister, former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, Defense Minister Taro¹⁵ Kono, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, and economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura.

有几位政治家有意角逐首相一职。包括现年63岁的前防卫大臣石破茂（Shigeru Ishiba），前外交大臣岸田文雄（Fumio Kishida），现任防卫大臣香野太郎（Taro Kono），内阁官房长菅义（Yoshihide Suga）伟以及经济振兴大臣西村康俊（Yasutoshi Nishimura）。

Abe said he will focus on his treatment for now and "continue his political activity and support a new administration as a lawmaker."

安倍表示，他目前将会专心接受治疗，并“以议员身份继续从事政治活动以及支持新政府。”

1 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。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

4 bowel   

n.肠(尤指人肠)；内部，深处

参考例句：

• Irritable bowel syndrome seems to affect more women than men.女性比男性更易患肠易激综合征。
• Have you had a bowel movement today?你今天有排便吗？

5 gut   

n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏

参考例句：

• It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
• My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。

6 wrenching   

n.修截苗根，苗木铲根（铲根时苗木不起土或部分起土）v.（猛力地）扭( wrench的现在分词 )；扭伤；使感到痛苦；使悲痛

参考例句：

• China has been through a wrenching series of changes and experiments. 中国经历了一系列艰苦的变革和试验。 来自辞典例句
• A cold gust swept across her exposed breast, wrenching her back to reality. 一股寒气打击她的敞开的胸膛，把她从梦幻的境地中带了回来。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

7 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

8 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

9 amending   

改良，修改，修订( amend的现在分词 )； 改良，修改，修订( amend的第三人称单数 )( amends的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Amending acts in 1933,1934, and 1935 attempted to help honest debtors rehabilitate themselves. 一九三三年，一九三四年和一九三五年通过的修正案是为了帮助诚实的债务人恢复自己的地位。
• Two ways were used about the error-amending of contour curve. 采用两种方法对凸轮轮廓曲线进行了修正。

10 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

11 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。

12 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

13 paramount   

a.最重要的，最高权力的

参考例句：

• My paramount object is to save the Union and destroy slavery.我的最高目标是拯救美国，摧毁奴隶制度。
• Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.氮对地球上的生命至关重要。

14 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

15 taro   

n.芋，芋头

参考例句：

• Main grain crop has taro,corn,banana to wait.主要粮食作物有芋头、玉米、芭蕉等。
• You celebrate your birthday with taro,red bean and butter.用红豆、芋头和黄油给自己过生日。