新奇事件簿 印度尼西亚总统佐科坐经济舱宣传节俭

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has adopted a spirit of austerity by flying economy class. People around the world have had to tighten² their belts because of government cuts and higher taxes. Indonesia's leader has set an example to other world leaders that presidents are not exempt³ from making personal cutbacks. Heand his wife flew economy class last week to Singapore to attend his son's high-school graduation ceremony.Mr Widodo opted¹ not to use the official presidential airplane because his trip was of a personal nature.The couple paid for the air tickets themselves but the taxpayers⁴ footed the bill for the security officerswho were on the flight to protect the president.

印度尼西亚总统佐科坐经济舱宣传节俭。由于政府削减开支，以及高额的税率，全世界的人们正在紧缩银根。印尼领导人已经向全球其他领导人做了榜样，总统也不会免除削减个人开支。佐科和他的妻子上周坐经济舱前往新加坡，参加儿子的高中毕业典礼。佐科先生没有选择使用总统专机，因为他的行程纯粹是一次私人旅行。夫妻二人自己出钱付了车票，但是纳税人为安全官员付了钱，他们要在飞机上保证总统的安全。

The Widodos are becoming known for their down-to-earth living. They have led a very modest lifestyle sincehe became leader of the world's fourth most populous⁵ country last month. His wife Iriana is never seen in designer dresses and does a lot of her shopping in a Jakarta clothing market. There was mixed reaction on social media in Indonesia to the couple flying economy, with some believing it was little more than a publicity⁶ stunt⁷. One man tweeted: "Living a fake life is difficult. Widodo went to Singapore flying economy but slept in an expensive hotel." A woman praised him, tweeting: "Widodo sets a good example by flying economy. Hopefully other officials can follow in his footsteps."

佐科夫妇的生活非常节俭，这众所周知。他们的生活并不奢华，上个月他成为了世界上第四大人口大国的总统。他的妻子艾莉娜从来没有穿过名牌服装，她还在雅加达的服装市场购物。对于夫妻二人乘坐经济舱出行，印尼社会媒体对这一行为有着不同的看法，许多人相信这仅仅是一次噱头。有人在推特上写到：“过着虚假的生活是很难的。虽然他前往新加坡时飞经济舱，但是却睡在高等的酒店里。”还有一名女性赞扬了他，她在推特中写到：“佐科为飞经济舱的人们树立了榜样。我希望官员可以效仿他。"

1 opted   

v.选择，挑选( opt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。
• After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。

2 tighten   

v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧

参考例句：

• Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
• Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。

3 exempt   

adj.免除的；v.使免除；n.免税者，被免除义务者

参考例句：

• These goods are exempt from customs duties.这些货物免征关税。
• He is exempt from punishment about this thing.关于此事对他已免于处分。

4 taxpayers   

纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
• She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。

5 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

6 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

7 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。