Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Japan’s Premier Will Quit as Approval Plummets - 鸠山由纪夫因支持率下滑宣布辞职

Article Review: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20100602/bas091155.asp?source=whatnews
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/world/asia/02japan.html?hp

Note: In China, Youtube is blocked, so the clips below of the resignation speech and better days may not show.
注:在中国, Youtube 影片被阻止,所以下面的辞职讲话的剪辑和更好的日子可能不会显示。
Zhù: Zài zhōngguó, yǐngpiàn bèi zǔzhǐ, suǒyǐ xiàmiàn de cízhí jiǎnghuà de jiǎnjí hé gèng hǎo de rì zǐ kěnéng bù huì xiǎnshì.


Vocabulary
首相 ¹shǒuxiàng* n. prime minister M:²wèi
含泪[-淚] hánlèi v.o. have tears in one's eyes
鸠 山 由 纪 夫: Hatoyama Yukio
jiūshānyóujìfū
1.鸠 {jiū} cooer
2.山 {shān} hill; mountain; jebel
3.由 {yóu} cause; due to; because of; by; follow; obey; reason; through
4.纪 {jì} age; discipline; epoch; period; record
5.夫 {fū} husband; sister-in-law; goodman

辞职[辭職] cízhí* v.o. resign | 总统辞职了 Zǒngtǒng ∼ le. The president has resigned.
争议[爭議] zhēngyì v./n. dispute; controversy | Zhège wèntí yǒu ∼. There's controversy over this problem.
协议[協議] ¹xiéyì* v. ①agree on ②discuss; negotiate ◆n. agreement | Wǒmen de ∼ sān ge ¹yuè yǒuxiào. Our agreement is valid for three months.
冲绳 chōngshéng: Okinawa
1.冲 {chōng} charge; clash; rinse; rush
2.绳 {shéng} colt; ligature; line; rope; strand; taenia
基地 jīdì* p.w. base
威胁[-脅] wēixié* v. menace; imperil; threaten; intimidate
民意 ¹mínyì n. popular will/ public opinion
许诺[許諾] xǔnuò n./v. promise

Remember when times were better...记住,当次较好(Jì zhù, dāng cì jiào hǎo)...


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