Re: 紐時譏扁「特威德老大」

[FireFrog (黑鏡頭--)]

無聊來翻一下
各位隨便看看吧
因為要出門看電影了 所以只翻一點點:P

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Corruption Scandal at Top Tests Taiwan’s Democracy
頂層的腐敗醜聞正在考驗著台灣的民主

By JIM YARDLEY
Published: November 25, 2006

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 18 — At times, Taiwanese politics is a blend of opera
and blood sport, and this is one of those times. Scandal and outrage, lying
and humiliation — all of it messy and delivered in a loud, public fashion —
 are consuming political life here, as a virtual death watch has settled over
the second term of President Chen Shui-bian.

台北，台灣，11/18

此時台灣的政治局勢是一齣歌劇與流血運動的結合，以下是當時的一個寫照。丟臉與憤慨
，說謊和可恥被鬧轟轟的喊出來。公眾的流行風氣是認為好像一個虛擬的死亡手錶安置在
陳水扁總統的第二次任期上，他的政治生命會毀滅在此。

Mr. Chen, who once aspired to be Taiwan’s George Washington, is now accused
of being its Boss Tweed. Prosecutors have implicated him in a fake receipts
scandal and are planning to put his wife on trial next month. The rival
Nationalist Party, salivating over Mr. Chen’s troubles, is facing its own
scandal, as prosecutors say they are investigating the party’s presumptive
2008 presidential candidate for his own fake receipts.

陳先生是一個曾經追求成為台灣的華盛頓的人，現在他被人指為是特威得老大(美國一政
治貪瀆主角)。檢察官認為他牽連假發票醜聞，並且計畫下個月將他妻子送審。對手國民
黨對陳先生的麻煩大流口水，在面對國民黨自己的醜聞，如同檢察官所說他們正在調查國
民黨可推定的０８年總統候選人的假發票醜聞。

Taiwan’s partisan newspapers have been filled with so many suggestive
details — a reportedly ill-gotten Tiffany diamond ring, to name one — that
the noise and acrimony have obscured the more elemental issue that the island
’s young democracy is being severely tested.

台灣政治立場偏袒的報紙充滿了令人無限遐想的細節〈任舉一例來說，報導中的非法取得
弟凡內鑽戒〉，使噪音和尖酸遮蔽了更基本的問題--這小島年輕的民主正接受嚴厲的考驗。

“In 10 years, when we look back, this could be a turning point for Taiwan’s
democracy to become mature,” said Emile C. J. Sheng, a political science
professor at Soochow University. “Right now, it is a disgrace, and it is
quite humiliating. But once we get past this, I think Taiwan’s politics will
get a lot cleaner.”

「十年後我們回顧，這可能是熱台灣民主更加成熟的轉捩點」，東吳大學政治學教授盛治
仁(人名我不確定　不過蘇州大學是東吳沒錯)說道。「現在看來是恥辱而且丟臉，但是經
過這事件以後我認為台灣的政治將乾淨很多」。

Politically, Taiwan’s symbolic power has always been as a democratic
counterpoint to China. But democracy in Taiwan remains a work in progress
that has been repeatedly challenged during Mr. Chen’s tenure. The pivotal
recent event occurred Nov. 3 when a prosecutor in Taipei, the capital,
indicted the first lady and also announced that Mr. Chen, immune from
prosecution as president, could face charges after he left office. For a
judicial branch regarded as a weak constitutional pillar, it was a historic
moment.

在政治上象徵台灣的民主力量總是對比著中國。但台灣遺留的民主發展在陳掌權的時後多
次受到阻礙。近期重要的事件發生在十一月三日，當首府台北一位檢察官指控第一夫人並
宣稱也會對陳先生做一樣的事情，免於起訴的總統可能在下任後也要面對起訴。對於司法
部份在憲政中被認為是較弱的支柱(在美國三權鼎立情況下???)，這是一個歷史性的時刻。

“This is very hard evidence that at last we have a fair and
independent-minded judicial branch,” said Hwang Yih-jiau, an opposition
legislator with the People First Party and a critic of the president. “The
principle of separation of power has taken root in Taiwan.”

「這是我們有公平與獨立的司法體系的鐵証」，反對黨立委黃義交(人名不確定??)是親民
黨員及總統的批評者說道。「權力分立的原則已經在台灣紮根」。

Equally important, many analysts say the intense news media and prosecutorial
focus on government accounts, and on how elected officials use them, has set
a precedent that will bring more sunshine into the system. “I think members
of future first families will be a lot more careful,” said Chao Chien-min, a
political analyst at a Taipei research institute.

相同重要地，很多分析家表示狂熱的新聞媒體與檢方的焦點都在政府帳戶與當選的官員們
(用官員們應該是指馬扁都有吧 我不確定)如何使用上，開創了一個將更多陽光帶進政府
體制的先例。「我認為未來的第一家庭成員們將會更加小心」，台北研究單位的政治分析
家趙健民(人名不確定???)說。

有點懶得繼續翻了 :P
有沒有大大想要接手阿
其實也只是一時好玩起
就這樣讓他斷頭吧XD

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