巴西就弹劾总统进行表决

 Brazilian lawmakers have voted to back the impeachment¹ process for President Dilma Rousseff.

The lower house of Congress voted late Sunday to send the matter to the Senate, which will consider whether to put Rousseff on trial.

A two-thirds majority, or 342 of 513 members, was needed to send the matter to the Senate.

One by one, the chamber's 513 deputies rose to announce their vote at a microphone, greeted by cheers and sometimes jeers² from the rest of the members. A two-thirds majority, or 342 of 513 members, was needed to send the matter to the senate, which will consider whether to put Rousseff on trial.

Brazil lower house begins session ahead of impeachment vote

As the vote neared 342 in favor of impeachment, Workers' Party leader in the House Jose Guimaraes said, "The coup³ plotters have won." He called it a "temporary defeat" and said it does not mean the war is over.

"The fight will continue in the streets and in the senate," he said.

Opposition⁴ to Rousseff has increased in recent months, with accusations⁵ that she illegally covered up government budget shortfalls in 2014 to increase her chances for reelection.  Rousseff denies the accusations.

Her critics blame her for the country's recession and a massive corruption⁶ scandal involving state oil company Petrobras.

The 68-year-old leader was first elected in 2010, then again in 2014, continuing 13 years of leadership by the leftist Workers' Party.

The first in line to carry out the remaining two years of her mandate⁷ would be Vice⁸ President Michael Temer of the Brazilian Democratic Movement, whom Rousseff has accused of being part of the movement to remove her from office.

1 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

2 jeers   

n.操纵帆桁下部（使其上下的）索具；嘲讽( jeer的名词复数 )v.嘲笑( jeer的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They shouted jeers at him. 他们大声地嘲讽他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The jeers from the crowd caused the speaker to leave the platform. 群众的哄笑使讲演者离开讲台。 来自辞典例句

3 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

4 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。

5 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。

6 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。

7 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

8 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。