192  印尼总统可能迫于威胁放弃主张

Indonesia Leader Could Back Off Threat
Patricia Nunan
Jakarta
18 Jul 2001 11:50 UTC

Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid may be 1)backing down from a 2)controversial threat to declare a civil emergency on Friday. Officials say instead, the president is hoping to cut a last minute deal with his political 3)opponents that will allow him to stay in office.
Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has begun 4)hinting that he may not follow through on his threat to declare a civil emergency by 6 pm local time Friday.
Last week the president said he would move to declare an emergency and 5)disband Parliament if lawmakers failed to drop plans to hold 6)impeachment hearings on August first.
According to local media reports, Mr. Wahid now says his powers as president allow him to take certain actions, but that there were things he simply would not do. Mr. Wahid did not 7)elaborate on the statement, but the comment was widely interpreted as a sign he may back down.
A presidential spokesman says Mr. Wahid is now close to striking a deal with opposition leaders that could allow him to stay in office.
Party leaders Wednesday confirmed that talks are underway. Opposition leader and Speaker of Parliament Akbar Tandjung said negotiations had begun but there had been no 8)commitment from any side so far.
President Wahid has been locked in a battle with lawmakers since he was first 9)censured for 10)alleged 11)corruption in February. Indonesia's attorney general has cleared Mr. Wahid of all corruption charges, but lawmakers also accuse the president of mismanagement. Mr. Wahid denies any 12)wrongdoing.
If Mr. Wahid carries out his threat Friday, lawmakers say they will convene a special session within hours to impeach the president.

(1) back down v.放弃原主张, 取消前言
(2) controversial[kRntrE5v:F(E)l]adj.争论的, 争议的
(3) opponent[E5pEJnEnt]adj.对立的, 对抗的n.对手, 反对者
(4) hint[hInt]n.暗示, 提示, 线索
(5) disband[dIs5bAnd]v.解散, 裁减
(6) impeachment n.弹劾, 指摘
(7) elaborate on v.详细说明
(8) commitment[kE5mItmEnt]n.委托事项, 许诺, 承担义务
(9) censure[5senFE(r)]v.责难n.责难
(10) alleged[E`ledVd]adj.声称的, 所谓的
(11) corruption[kE5rQpF(E)n]n.腐败, 贪污, 堕落
(12) wrongdoing[`rCN`dU:IN;`rR:N-]n.坏事, 不道德行为