韩国总统朴槿惠宣布愿在明年4月辞职

 　　Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s president, has signalled she is willing to resign next year or accept the decision of an impeachment¹ vote this Friday.

　　韩国总统朴槿惠(Park Geun-hye)已表示，她愿意明年辞职或接受本周五弹劾表决得出的决定。

　　This development follows six weeks of massive civilian² protest in response to a corruption³ scandal that has riveted⁴ the nation.

　　韩国民众已举行了六周的大规模抗议，以回应一桩举国瞩目的腐败丑闻。

　　Ms Park told leaders of the ruling Saenuri Party that she will either agree to resign in April or accept the decision of the constitutional court following an impeachment vote, according to local media reports.

　　据当地媒体报道，朴槿惠对执政党“新国家党”(Saenuri Party)的领导人表示，她同意明年4月辞职，也会接受宪法法院在一项弹劾表决后作出的裁决。

　　Last Tuesday, Ms Park told the nation in a televised address she would step down in accordance with a schedule drawn⁵ up by parliamentarians. That was dismissed by opponents as a stall tactic⁶, and the following day they vowed⁷ to push forward with an impeachment motion.

　　上周二，朴槿惠在电视讲话中向韩国民众表示，她会按照国会议员们拟定的时间表下台。反对派认为这是一种拖延战术，并在次日发誓要推进弹劾动议。

　　The announcement of Ms Park’s resignation comes as the heads of nine of South Korea’s biggest family-controlled conglomerates⁸ (chaebol), including Samsung and Hyundai, were today dragged before a parliamentary inquiry⁹ into their role in the nation’s corruption scandal.

　　朴槿惠宣布辞职意愿之际，包括三星(Samsung)、现代(Hyundai)在内的韩国九大财阀的领导人今日都应要求出席了国会听证会，以阐明他们在这桩腐败丑闻中扮演的角色。

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 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。

3 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。

4 riveted   

铆接( rivet的过去式和过去分词 )； 把…固定住； 吸引； 引起某人的注意

参考例句：

• I was absolutely riveted by her story. 我完全被她的故事吸引住了。
• My attention was riveted by a slight movement in the bushes. 我的注意力被灌木丛中的轻微晃动吸引住了。

5 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

6 tactic   

n.战略，策略；adj.战术的，有策略的

参考例句：

• Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
• She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。

7 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

8 conglomerates   

n.（多种经营的）联合大企业( conglomerate的名词复数 )；砾岩；合成物；组合物

参考例句：

• At the surface, radioactivity of the conglomerates is locally as high as 30 X background. 在地表，砾岩的局部地段的放射性高达30倍本底值。 来自辞典例句
• The conglomerates failed to understand that books could not be sold like soap. 这些联合大企业不懂卖书不象卖肥皂那样。 来自辞典例句

9 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。