2007年VOA标准英语-Former Guerilla Leader Inaugurated as Governor

By Jocelyn Ford¹
Banda Aceh
08 February 2007

Newly-elected Governor of Aceh Irwandi Yusuf, second from right, and his deputy Muhammad Nazar, right, are congratulated by officials after  swearing- in ceremony in Banda Aceh, 8 Feb 8 2007

A former guerilla leader during Indonesia's 30-year-long Aceh rebellion is the province's new governor. The inauguration² of Irwandi Yusuf is another step in cementing the 2005 peace agreement that ended the bloody³ conflict between the government and the former Free Aceh Movement rebels. Jocelyn Ford reports from the provincial⁴ capital, Banda Aceh.

At his inauguration Thursday, former separatist guerilla leader Irwandi Yusuf and others sang the Indonesian national anthem⁵.

Wearing a formal white governor's uniform, he took an oath promising⁶ to meet his obligations as governor of the province.

The 46-year-old former military strategist for the rebel Free Aceh Movement was elected in a landslide⁷ victory last December.

The elections were part of the 2005 peace agreement that ended 30 years of conflict that was fought over control of natural resources, human rights and ethnic⁸ identity. The Indonesian government agreed in the treaty to give Aceh, on the northern tip of Sumatra Island, considerable autonomy.

Dino Djalil, Spokesman for Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, pledged to support Irwandi as he tackles such issues as rebuilding areas destroyed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami⁹, and helping¹⁰ former rebels of the Free Aceh Movement, known as GAM, return to civilian¹¹ life.

"The two leaders share a vision of what needs to be done in Aceh," he said. "Namely, the reintegration of former GAM members into Aceh society, governance, and the people's welfare. So those three issues will bind¹² the central government and the government in Aceh under Irwandi Yusuf together."

Irwandi's path to the governorship was unusual. When the tsunami struck, he was serving a nine-year prison sentence for rebellion.

He escaped death by punching his way through a prison ceiling. He then fled Indonesia, and helped with the peace negotiations¹³ in Helsinki that led to the treaty.

He says his top priorities as governor include fighting corruption¹⁴, and improving the lives of the four million Acehnese.

"First, clean government, anti-corruption policy," he said. "And then what I want to do is improve the economy of the grassroot people, and I want to see the result very quickly. I want to know the grassroot people can feel the difference, before and after."

Irwandi also wants to make the first 12 years of schooling¹⁵ completely free, including books and school uniforms.

Under the peace accord, Aceh will have the money to devote to social welfare. The agreement promises the province 70 percent of the income from its natural gas and other resources.

1 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

3 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

4 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

5 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

6 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

7 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。

8 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

9 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

10 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

11 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

12 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。

13 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

14 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

15 schooling   

n.教育；正规学校教育

参考例句：

• A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
• Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。