VOA慢速英语2014 柬埔寨政治双方渴望结束政治危机

 

AS IT IS 2014-07-22 Cambodian Rivals to Meet on Political Crisis 柬埔寨政治双方渴望结束政治危机

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition¹ leader Sam Rainsy are scheduled to meet on Tuesday, July 22.  They hope to settle the year-long political crisis that led to violent protests and arrests.

Sam Rainsy returned to Cambodia Saturday. Up to 20,000 supporters gathered in the capital Phnom Penh to hear him speak.  He called on the government to release opposition politicians from jail.  He also called for talks to end the country’s political crisis.

Political tensions in Cambodia remain high one year after disputed elections. The government said Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party won the election. But the opposition and international observers disagreed.

In recent months, security forces have been trying to stop protests. Rights groups say the gatherings³ have been mostly peaceful.  But last week supporters of Sam Rainsy attacked security forces that were trying to stop them from entering Freedom Park.  Gatherings are not permitted at the park.

At the gathering², police arrested seven members of Sam Rainsy’s Cambodia National Rescue Party.  The seven opposition leaders had been elected to the National Assembly but had not yet taken their seats.  They were charged with criminal acts. They could be sentenced to prison for up to 30 years if found guilty.

Andre Giorgetta is a spokesperson for the International Federation⁴ of Human Rights. She said the violence happened because security forces have attacked opposition forces in the past.

“Our concern is the ongoing⁵ ban on peaceful assembly that is creating a situation that is very dangerous because a lot of people feel very frustrated⁶ and exasperated⁷ after months of demonstrations⁸ that have been repressed by the security forces, the security guards and sometimes even by hired thugs.”

Sam Rainsy called for negotiations⁹ to end the political crisis peacefully. Rights groups have criticized the detention¹⁰ of opposition members of parliament. They say the arrests make it more difficult to solve the political conflict.

1 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。

2 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

3 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

4 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

5 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

6 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 exasperated   

adj.恼怒的

参考例句：

• We were exasperated at his ill behaviour. 我们对他的恶劣行为感到非常恼怒。
• Constant interruption of his work exasperated him. 对他工作不断的干扰使他恼怒。

8 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

9 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。

10 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。