亚洲－泰国总理提名新内阁

 

Thai Prime Minister Names New Cabinet

 

Thailand's prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has named his new Cabinet. The new Cabinet appears aimed at bolstering¹ the Thai prime minister's ambitious program for his second, four-year term.

 

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's new Cabinet strengthens the economic and security portfolios³, as part of his plans to initiate⁴ large infrastructure⁵ projects during his second term, while addressing unrest in the south.

 

Mr. Thaksin was formally re-elected Wednesday by the new Thai parliament, in which his Thai Rak Thai party occupies three-fourths of the seats. The party won a landslide⁶ victory in last month's elections.

 

In his inaugural⁷ speech, Mr. Thaksin pledged to improve democracy in Thailand.

 

The Thai prime minister said he would develop democracy by supporting local leaders and civic⁸ groups that do not have hidden agendas. And he pledged to support human rights through dialogue with rights organizations.

 

Thai civic groups accused the prime minister during his first term of autocratic leadership, and of rolling back media freedoms and individual liberties. He was praised, however, for engineering rapid economic growth.

 

Among the changes in the cabinet, Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai leaves the post he held during the entire first term to become a deputy prime minister, a largely inactive position. Mr. Surakiart is a candidate to become United Nations secretary-general next year.

 

Finance Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, who last month announced he would step down, was reportedly persuaded to stay on. He is needed to press the prime minister's controversial plan to privatize some large state-owned companies.

 

Retired⁹ General Thammarak Isarangura, a party strongman in the northeast, takes over the defense¹⁰ portfolio². Mr. Thammarak was defense minister early last year, and adopted a hard-line stance, when suspected Muslim separatists raided an army base in an operation that killed four soldiers. The raid sparked a wave of violence in the south, in which more than 600 have died.

 

The southern unrest is expected to challenge the second Thaksin government, as fears mount that the separatist movement has begun receiving support from foreign Islamist groups.

 

Scott Bobb, VOA news, Bangkok.

 

注释：

portfolio [pC:t5fEuljEu] n. 部长职务

initiate [i5niFieit] vt. 创建，发起

inaugural [i5nC:^jurEl] adj. 就职的

autocratic [7C:tE5krAtik] adj. 独裁的，专制的

step down 辞职，下台

stay on 继续停留

privatize [5praivEtaiz] vt. 使归私有，使私人化

1 bolstering   

v.支持( bolster的现在分词 )；支撑；给予必要的支持；援助

参考例句：

• Why should Donahue's people concern themselves with bolstering your image? 唐纳休的人为什么要费心维护你的形象？ 来自辞典例句
• He needed bolstering and support. 他需要别人助他一臂之力。 来自辞典例句

2 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。

3 portfolios   

n.投资组合( portfolio的名词复数 )；（保险）业务量；（公司或机构提供的）系列产品；纸夹

参考例句：

• Price risk arises in non-trading portfolios, as well as in trading portfolios. 价格风险中出现的非贸易投资，以及在贸易投资组合。 来自互联网
• How do we fatten our portfolios and stay financially healthy? 我们怎样育肥我们的投资结构和维持财政健康呢？ 来自互联网

4 initiate   

vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入

参考例句：

• A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
• They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

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 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

7 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

8 civic   

adj.城市的，都市的，市民的，公民的

参考例句：

• I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
• The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。

9 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

10 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。