[轉錄][轉錄][TIME] 關於國大選舉的報導
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作者: aswing (劉屏殺手) 看板: CSCommunity
標題: [轉錄][TIME] 關於國大選舉的報導
時間: Wed May 18 22:25:14 2005
※ [本文轉錄自 Eng-Class 看板]
作者: sovereignty () 看板: Eng-Class
標題: [TIME] 關於國大選舉的報導
時間: Tue May 17 02:46:54 2005
先睹為快。
上星期六，我去投票的時候，投票所裡一個人也沒有，甫一進去，投票
人員還驚了一下，外頭的警察正在揮打臉上的蚊子。
以下是最新一期 TIME 對此事的報導，因為和我們有關，讀來非常親切
，也學到好幾個生字，十分有用。
標黃色的我認為的一些好字，好用法等等，或是很一針見血的形容，請
多加注意。
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Standing his Ground
After weeks of losing ground on China, Chen Shui-bian's party scores an
unexpected victory
BY ANTHONY SPAETH
When opposition politicians James Soong and Lien Chan recently returned from
successful bridge-building visits to China, there was every indication that
Taiwan's combative President, Chen Shui-bian, and his Democratic Progressive
Party (DPP) would be solidly trounced in Saturday's National Assembly
election. Chen, who opposes any talk of reunification with mainland China,
had seen his popularity rating plunge to 39%, his lowest yet, in the fallout
from Lien's and Soong's trips. But that number didn't count at the ballot
box: the DPP was a surprise winner in the National Assembly poll, snagging
43% of the votes cast, compared with 39% for Lien's Kuomintang and 6% for
Soong's People First Party—both of which want improved ties with China.
The issue facing the 300-member assembly voted in over the weekend is whether
Taiwan's 59-year-old constitution, written before the Communists won the
Chinese civil war, should be updated. Its members won't find the task an easy
one. The assembly will convene by June 1 to approve or reject a package of
constitutional amendments drafted last August by Taiwan's legislature. Some
of the changes, like increasing the terms of lawmakers, are uncontroversial.
Others, such as allowing national referendums, are anything but: Beijing,
which considers Taiwan a renegade province, thinks Chen wants to hold a
referendum on independence in the remaining three years of his second term.
The issue of tinkering with the constitution, like so many others in Taiwan,
boomerangs back to the island's big debate: How best to deal with the
mainland?
Turnout for the election was 23%, very low by Taiwan standards. Confused by
the details of the amendments, many voters seem to have made their choices
based on the parties' mainland policies. The recent trips to Beijing by
leaders of Taiwan may have made headlines all over the world. But judging by
the results, Taiwan's public isn't yet ready to jump onto the detente
bandwagon.
Reported by Joyce Huang/Taipei
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真正尊重別人價值的人決不說什麼解放某人,
尊重自己價值的人必不甘受人解放.
唯有自己解放自己,才是真正的解放.
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