阿雷翰多·托莱多当选秘鲁总统

35 阿雷翰多·托莱多当选秘鲁总统

DATE=6-9-01
TITLE=IN THE NEWS #484 - Peru's President-Elect Alejandro Toledo
BYLINE=George Grow

    (start at 1'05")This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS.  
    (1) Voters in (2) Peru Sunday elected Alejandro Toledo as the country's next President.  He defeated former President Alan Garcia.  
    Observers hope the elections will end a year of political (3) crisis in Peru.  Mister Toledo will replace (4) acting¹ President Valentin Paniagua, a former leader in the Peruvian Congress.  He has governed Peru since President Alberto Fujimori was (5) ousted³ last year.
    Alejandro Toledo had simple beginnings.  He was born to a poor family in Nineteen-Forty-Six.  They lived in the small village of Cabana.  Some of his (6) ancestors were native Indians.  Alejandro was one of sixteen children.  He grew up in the Peruvian port of Chimbote.  He sold soft drinks and cleaned shoes while attending school.
    Young Alejandro was a good student.  He won a chance to continue his studies in the United States.  He went to the United States in Nineteen-Sixty-Five, when he was eighteen years old.  Alejandro Toledo studied economics, and graduated from Stanford University in California.  Later, he worked as an (7) advisor⁴ at the United Nations.  He also worked for the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank.  
    Mister Toledo was a candidate for President of Peru in Nineteen-Ninety-Five.  However, he received only three percent of the vote.  He was the leading candidate against President Alberto Fujimori during the presidential campaign last year.  But Mister Toledo later withdrew because he said the election was dishonest.
    Mister Toledo led a protest campaign that helped oust² the Fujimori government.  Mister Fujimori (8) resigned from office in November after the release of a videotape recording⁵.  The tape showed his spy chief offering money to an (9) opposition⁶ lawmaker. 
    Peru has been in (10) recession for four years.  The official unemployment rate is about eight percent.  However, unemployment is believed to be much higher.  
    Mister Toledo's experience as an economist⁷ was considered one of his strengths in the recent election.  The new President-elect has said he will use his experience to help Peru's economy.  He also said he would work to reduce taxes and increase investment.
    During the campaign, Mister Toledo was accused of using the illegal drug (11) cocaine⁸.  He was also accused of failing to help a child he reportedly had with a woman not his wife.  He denies the accusations⁹.  However, public opinion studies show many Peruvians do not consider him truthful¹⁰.
    Mister Toledo will be sworn-in as Peru's President in late July.  The election of someone who was born poor and is mixed race is a major event for many of his followers¹¹.  Mister Toledo talked about his ties to local people during the campaign.  Eighty percent of (12) Peruvians are poor or are of mixed race.
    Mister Toledo says the country is deeply divided.  He says he will work to become president of all Peruvians. 
    This VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS, was written by George Grow.  This is Steve Ember.

(1)  voter [ `vEUt[] n.投票者,有投票权者
(2)   Peru [p[`rU:] n.秘鲁
(3)    crisis [ `kraisis] n决定性时刻, 危机, 危险期
(4)    acting [ `AktiN] adj.代理的
(5)    oust [aUst] vt.剥夺, 取代, 驱逐
(6)   ancestor [ `Ansist[] n.祖先, 祖宗
(7)     advisor [Ed`vaiz[] n.顾问, <美> (学生的)指导老师
(8)     resign [ri`sain] n.辞去(职务) v.辞去, 辞职
(9)     opposition [RpE`ziFEn] n.反对, 敌对, 相反, 反对派
(10) recession [ri`seF[n] n. 工商业之衰退, 不景气
(11) cocaine [kE`kein] n.古柯碱,可卡因
(12) Peruvian [p[`rU:vj[n] adj.秘鲁的 n.秘鲁人

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 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。

3 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。

4 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

5 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

6 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。

7 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

8 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

9 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

10 truthful   

adj.真实的，说实话的，诚实的

参考例句：

• You can count on him for a truthful report of the accident.你放心，他会对事故作出如实的报告的。
• I don't think you are being entirely truthful.我认为你并没全讲真话。

11 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。