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Peru's Toledo Faces Challenges

Greg Flakus

Lima

1 Aug 2001 05:01 UTC

 

The government of Peru's president-elect, Alejandro Toledo, has left the 1)fanfare of the past weekend's 2)inauguration behind and is into its first week of work. After the turmoil1 of last year, Peru's 25 million people are looking for a period of both political and economic stability. But, President Toledo may have little time to spare in meeting this challenge.

During his campaign and in his inaugural2 address last Saturday, Alejandro Toledo made clear his prime objective was to attack the problem of 3)poverty in Peru.

President Toledo says he is fully3 4)committed to 5)dedicating every minute of his life and his government to a full-scale war on poverty.

But the weapons on hand for this attack are limited and the problem is huge. The government's own 6)statistics show that 54 percent of the population lives below the 7)poverty line and 4.5 million people live in extreme poverty. One out of every four Peruvian children under the age of five is 8)chronically4 9)malnourished.

To make matters worse, Peru's economy is in 10)recession and the government is burdened by commitments to international lenders.

The political scene is fairly calm for the moment, but the 11)turmoil of last year has not been fully left behind. From his self-imposed 12)exile in Japan, former President Alberto Fujimori 13)snipes at the new government from his web site - 14)energizing his supporters back here in Peru.

From his office, with a 15)balcony overlooking Lima's main 16)plaza, Caretas Magazine Publisher Enrique Zileri surveys the difficulties ahead for President Toledo and his team. "This is a government that is going to have big problems, in the beginning," he says. "It has been promising5 a lot. All 17)candidates in the last elections promised a lot. Now is the time to get into the bullring and the bull comes out and let us see how you handle the situation."

Mr. Zileri says part of the problem is there was an eight-month gap between the time when President Alberto Fujimori left Peru, under a cloud of 18)corruption7 charges, and the start of the Toledo Administration. He says the interim8 government's success has set the public's expectations for President Toledo even higher. "He is going to have a very short 19)honeymoon9 because part of his honeymoon has been eaten up by the transition government," says Mr. Zileri, " the government that took power when Fujimori left, or fled, and this transitional government, miraculously10, handled the situation beautifully and it comes out in 20)glory."

Mr. Zileri says that, to some extent, President Toledo will now be judged in comparison to the interim government that preceded him, rather than to the 21)discredited11 Fujimori government.

Mr. Fujimori is now viewed as a villain12 by many Peruvians, but Mr. Zileri notes that not all of his ten years in office was marked by corruption and failure. He says Mr. Fujimori's main achievement was defeating the 22)vicious 23)insurgent13 group known as the Sendero Luminoso, or Shining Path. This Maoist group recruited thousands of poor Indian peasants during the 1970's and 1980's and was responsible for bombings in Lima, as well as murders throughout the countryside. Now that both the Fujimori government and the Peruvian military have been 24)tainted by 25)scandal, there is fear that radical14 elements could see an opportunity to rise again. Enrique Zileri says the breeding ground for such insurgency15 is found in the poverty and 26)desperation prevalent in Peru's rural areas. "The elements for a new Shining Path have not disappeared in this country," he says. "You have a tremendous amount of unemployment. The social ingredients for an insurgency are still here. This is the thing we have to fight, the basis of the whole possibility of violence. The basis for these things are social and economic and the drug-running and so forth16. The best way to deal with them, in the long run, is through democratic solutions."

Mr. Zileri says the Fujimori government succeeded in defeating insurgent groups militarily, but it became autocratic and corrupt6 over time. He says President Toledo must attack poverty and injustice17, but that is not all. He says the president must make clear that there is no alternative to the peaceful, democratic process in Peru and that no attempts to 27)undermine it will be tolerated.

 

 

(1)      fanfare[5fAnfeE(r)]n.喇叭或号角嘹亮的吹奏声, 吹牛

(2)      inauguration[InC:^jJ5reIF(E)n]n.就职典礼, 开幕式

(3)      poverty[5pRvEtI]n.贫穷, 贫困, 贫乏, 缺少

(4)      committed adj.效忠的;忠于…的

(5)      dedicate[5dedIkeIt]vt.(), 致力, 题献(一部著作给某人)

(6)      statistics[stE5tIstIks]n.统计学, 统计表

(7)      poverty line n. 贫困线,贫穷线

(8)      chronically adv.慢性地, 习惯性地, 长期地

(9)      malnourished[mAl5nQrIFt; (?@) -5n:-]adj.营养失调的, 营养不良的

(10)      recession[rI5seF(E)n]n.撤回, 退回,工商业之衰退, 不景气

(11)      turmoil[5t:mCIl]n.骚动, 混乱

(12)      exile[5eksaIl, 5e^saIl]n.放逐, 充军, 流放vt.流放, 使背井离乡

(13)      snipe[snaIp]vi.猎鸟, 狙击, 诽谤vt.狙击

(14)      energize[5enEdVaIz]vt.使活跃, 给予精力, 加强vi.用力, 活动

(15)      balcony[5bAlkEnI]n.阳台, 包厢, (戏院)楼厅

(16)      plaza[5plB:zE; (?@) 5plAzE]n.广场, 露天汽车停车场, 购物中心

(17)      candidate[5kAndIdEt; (?@) 5kAndIdeIt]n.候选人, 投考者

(18)      corruption[kE5rQpF(E)n]n.腐败, 贪污, 堕落

(19)      honeymoon[5hQnImu:n]n.蜜月vi.度蜜月v.度蜜月

(20)      glory[5^lC:rI]n.荣誉, 光荣

(21)      discredited adj.不足信的, 不名誉的

(22)      vicious[5vIFEs]adj.恶的, 堕落的, 品性不端的, 有错误的

(23)      insurgent[In5s:dVEnt]adj.起义的

(24)      taint[teInt]v.感染n.污点

(25)      scandal[5skAnd(E)l]n.丑行,丑闻,诽谤,耻辱,流言蜚语

(26)      desperation[despE5reIF(E)n]n.绝望

(27)      undermine[QndE5maIn]v.破坏

 

 


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1 turmoil CKJzj     
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。
2 inaugural 7cRzQ     
adj.就职的;n.就职典礼
参考例句:
  • We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
  • Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。
3 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
4 chronically yVsyi     
ad.长期地
参考例句:
  • Similarly, any pigment nevus that is chronically irritated should be excised. 同样,凡是经常受慢性刺激的各种色素痣切勿予以切除。
  • People chronically exposed to chlorine develop some degree of tolerance. 人长期接触氯气可以产生某种程度的耐受性。
5 promising BkQzsk     
adj.有希望的,有前途的
参考例句:
  • The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
  • We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
6 corrupt 4zTxn     
v.贿赂,收买;adj.腐败的,贪污的
参考例句:
  • The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
  • This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
7 corruption TzCxn     
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。
8 interim z5wxB     
adj.暂时的,临时的;n.间歇,过渡期间
参考例句:
  • The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
  • It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。
9 honeymoon ucnxc     
n.蜜月(假期);vi.度蜜月
参考例句:
  • While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
  • The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。
10 miraculously unQzzE     
ad.奇迹般地
参考例句:
  • He had been miraculously saved from almost certain death. 他奇迹般地从死亡线上获救。
  • A schoolboy miraculously survived a 25 000-volt electric shock. 一名男学生在遭受2.5 万伏的电击后奇迹般地活了下来。
11 discredited 94ada058d09abc9d4a3f8a5e1089019f     
不足信的,不名誉的
参考例句:
  • The reactionary authorities are between two fires and have been discredited. 反动当局弄得进退维谷,不得人心。
  • Her honour was discredited in the newspapers. 她的名声被报纸败坏了。
12 villain ZL1zA     
n.反派演员,反面人物;恶棍;问题的起因
参考例句:
  • He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
  • The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。
13 insurgent V4RyP     
adj.叛乱的,起事的;n.叛乱分子
参考例句:
  • Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说,他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
  • The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。
14 radical hA8zu     
n.激进份子,原子团,根号;adj.根本的,激进的,彻底的
参考例句:
  • The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
  • She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。
15 insurgency dqdzEb     
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
16 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
17 injustice O45yL     
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
参考例句:
  • They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
  • All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。

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