VOA标准英语2008年-Anwar Ibrahim Expected to Win Crucial Malaysian

Malaysia's opposition¹ leader Anwar Ibrahim is expected to win a seat in parliament in Tuesday's crucial by-election, but it remains² to be seen whether he can garner³ enough support to topple the government as he has vowed⁴. VOA Correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more.

Most observers and analysts⁶ agree Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will win a parliament seat in Tuesday's by-election, despite sodomy charges against him.
　
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a press conference in Permatang Pauh, northern Malaysia, 17 Aug 2008

Anwar denies the sodomy charges, accusing the government of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi of fabricating them to prevent his opposition alliance from toppling the government.

Polls in Malaysia show most people there believe the sodomy charges are politically motivated.

Anwar, the former deputy prime minister, is running against Arif Shah Omar Shah of the ruling political coalition⁷ Barisan Nasional.

Political analyst⁵ Wong Chin Huat from Malaysia's Monash University says the size of Anwar's winning margin⁸ will determine if he has the ability to convince members of the largest political party, the United Malays National Organization, to defect to the opposition.

"The constituency consists of 69 percent Malay, 25 percent Chinese, and the remainder being Indian. If you look at the Malay vote, if he manages to woo them, if he manages to pull 70 strong to 80 percent, many people in UMNO would jump because they would see that he controls the Malay support," said Wong Chin Huat. "If you jump sooner then you can hope to get a position in his new government, you jump later, he may not even pick you."

Anwar needs 30 government lawmakers to switch sides in order to seize power.

Anwar is contesting a seat his wife, Wan⁹ Azizah Wan Ismail, vacated in June, forcing the government to hold a by-election.

In the March general elections, the opposition won a third of parliament, but the ruling Barisan Nasional hung on to power.

The opposition has accused the government of vote buying and stoking racial tensions in the 10-day by-election campaign.

Analyst Wong Chin Huat says UMNO has stoked racist¹⁰ sentiments during the campaign period, including comparing the ethnic¹¹ Chinese to pigs, which are considered unclean by Muslim Malaysians.

"The UMNO machinery¹² has been playing up ethnic sentiments to its height. They openly compare Chinese as pigs," added Wong Chin Huat. "You never do that publicly, never put that in a campaign and this time around UMNO used that in a Malay area hoping that would push up the Malay support to create that sense that if you have Anwar winning, the Chinese and the Indians are going to dominate the country."

Anwar has promised to bring widespread reforms to Malaysia, including within the government and the judiciary and to bring prices down and take measures to boost the economy.

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 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 garner   

v.收藏；取得

参考例句：

• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals.他的提议得到了广泛的支持。
• Squirrels garner nuts for the winter.松鼠为过冬储存松果。

4 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。

5 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

6 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。

7 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

8 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

9 wan   

(wide area network)广域网

参考例句：

• The shared connection can be an Ethernet,wireless LAN,or wireless WAN connection.提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网、无线局域网或无线广域网。

10 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

11 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

12 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。