[BBC新闻听写]5月28日 尼泊尔废除君主制

[BBC新闻听写]5月28日 尼泊尔废除君主制
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BBC News with Michael Pauls. A newly elected special assembly in Nepal is poised to abolish the country’s centuries-old monarchy and declare the nation a republic. The formal swaying sweeping away of the monarchy will be part of the a peace process, which is has included the elections of the aboard the part ofthat have brought to power the country’s monished Maoist former-rebels rivals. They’ve been implicitly implacably opposed to King Gyanendra. Charles Haviland is in their assembly in K.

 

The stage is set. There’re cordons/ of police, some with body armor and shieldcheels, and rain of riserwherea ring of razor wire  in closingenclosing this complex. Crowds with balloons preparing to celebrate and shouting anti-King’s slogans are being kept some distance away. The keen key vote has been postponed for a few hours. A senior politician told the BBC top party leaders are trying to work out temporary arrangements for a head of state’s position. The politician said King Gyanendra is concerned about his own security and that he is likely to be given an autmiteve ultimatum of 15 days to leave the royal palace.


 Vocabulary
poise有自信心的
implacably难宽恕的；难和解的，仇恨深的；毫不留情的
cordon【军事】哨兵线；警戒线，封锁线
razor剃刀
ultimatum最后通牒

菠萝提供的讲解：
The stage is set 万事必备
here, all the necessary preparations have been made

cordons of police 警戒线
lines of police and their vehicles surrounding an area to control access to it

body armour 人体装甲（类似射雕里的甲胄）
strong protective covering for the body

shields 盾
large flat objects made of strong plastic that police officers hold in front of their bodies to protect themselves

razor wire 有刺铁丝
a thin metal thread with sharp pieces of metal fixed along its length, used for fences and barriers

slogans 口号
short distinctive phrases used to identify an organisation and/or its goals

The key vote 关键投票
the main/most important vote (here, on getting rid of the King and turning Nepal into a republic)

to work out temporary arrangements 临时安排
here, to devise and agree the way in which the new head of state will carry out his duties over the next few weeks

the republic will be voted in （vote in sb as 。。。投票选sb任。。。职）
the assembly's majority will vote for Nepal becoming a republic

an ultimatum 最后期限，类似deadline
here, if the King does not leave the palace within fifteen days of his own accord, he will be made to leave by using force


 Gossips
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posted @ 2008-05-29 12:52 vivianliv86 阅读(17) 评论(0)  编辑  收藏 所属分类: LOVE LOVE BRIT-POP 网摘收藏

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