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CCTV9英语新闻：津巴布韦大使到澳大利亚寻求政治庇护

时间：2013-12-29 12:40:53

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Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Australia Jacqueline Zwambila has asked the Australian government for asylum1. She says she fears her safety would be jeopardised if she returned to Zimbabwe after her term ends on Tuesday.

"This decision I’ve taken is because I fear for the safety, for my safety when I return to Zimbabwe and just the fact that I fear for my safety I’m not going to take the chance," Zwambila said, "because there are so many precedents2 which have happened in Zimbabwe, and so many stories which are coming out in the government publication the Herald3, which is also an Zanu-PF mouthpiece, plus other related internet sites."

Ambassador Zwambila is aligned4 to Zimbabwe's opposition5 Movement for Democratic Change Party. She was recalled from her post after President Robert Mugabe won a disputed election in July. She says she is worried about being detained indefinitely amid threats of arrest after a court in Zimbabwe found that she owed money to a tradesman, charges that she denies.

Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said in a statement on Saturday that he would judge her request for asylum on its merits.


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1 asylum DobyD     
n.避难所，庇护所，避难
参考例句：
  • The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
  • Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
2 precedents 822d1685d50ee9bc7c3ee15a208b4a7e     
引用单元； 范例( precedent的名词复数 )； 先前出现的事例； 前例； 先例
参考例句：
  • There is no lack of precedents in this connection. 不乏先例。
  • He copied after bad precedents. 他仿效恶例。
3 herald qdCzd     
vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎
参考例句：
  • In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
  • Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。
4 aligned 165f93b99f87c219277d70d866425da6     
adj.对齐的，均衡的
参考例句：
  • Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。
5 opposition eIUxU     
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。