2006年VOA标准英语-Nepal's Government Prepares to Halt Anti-R

By Anjana Pasricha
New Delhi
04 April 2006

The Nepali government is making plans to halt an anti-monarchy strike due to be held in the capital later this week. Maoist rebels, however, have declared a partial cease-fire in a bid to support the protest. 

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The four-day strike called by an opposition¹ alliance to pressure King Gyanendra to give up power is set to begin Thursday, but small demonstrations² are already being staged in the streets of Kathmandu.

Police fired tear gas and detained at least 20 students as they shouted anti-monarchy slogans in the capital.

The seven political parties in the alliance say they fear a government crackdown during their planned nationwide strike, which includes a mass rally.

The country's Maoist rebels have entered into a loose anti-royal alliance with the opposition parties. The rebels are supporting the strike by declaring a unilateral ceasefire in Kathmandu and surrounding areas, in order to create what they call "an easy atmosphere for the people to participate in the peaceful protest movement."

The parties have welcomed the truce³, but urged the Maoists to extend it throughout the country.

Yuvraj Ghimre, editor of the Samay magazine in Kathmandu, says the people have welcomed the rebel cease-fire offer. He says the movement by political parties to restore multi-party democracy has wide public support.

"The general public, although they were very critical of the political parties, they are equally unhappy with the total failure of the royal regime, especially on the issue of corruption⁴, the bad economic scenario⁵ in the country," he said. "There is a growing sense of frustration⁶."

Political analysts⁷ say the opposition parties and the King appear to be heading for a major showdown.

The royalist administration has vowed⁸ to halt the strike and says it is not convinced by the rebel truce. A spokesman says the government has credible⁹ information that the Maoists plan to infiltrate¹⁰ demonstrations and incite¹¹ violence. The government has stepped up security, and a night-time curfew has been imposed to restrict traffic into the city.

King Gyanendra has repeatedly crushed anti-royal protests since he took direct control of the government more than a year ago, and has failed to respond to repeated calls by the international community to reconcile with the political parties.

He defended his power grab by saying the politicians had failed to end the violent insurgency¹², which is aimed at turning Nepal into a communist republic. But analysts say the turmoil¹³ has only deepened since the king took power.

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 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。

3 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

4 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。

5 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

6 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

7 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

8 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。

9 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

10 infiltrate   

vt./vi.渗入，透过；浸润

参考例句：

• The teacher tried to infiltrate her ideas into the children's minds.老师设法把她的思想渗透到孩子们的心中。
• It can infiltrate as much as 100 kilometers into enemy territory at night.可以在夜间深入敌领土100千米。

11 incite   

v.引起，激动，煽动

参考例句：

• I wanted to point out he was a very good speaker, and could incite a crowd.我想说明他曾是一个非常出色的演讲家，非常会调动群众的情绪。
• Just a few words will incite him into action.他只需几句话一将，就会干。

12 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

13 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。