新概念英語：貝盧斯科尼傷愈“復出”(圖)

Premier Silvio Berlusconi returned to a busy political schedule Monday after amonthlong recovery from an attack that broke his nose and two teeth。

Berlus conisaid he was feeling well as he arrived at his Rome residence, cheered by a group of supporters holding up a "Welcome Back" banner. He met with his coalition allies to set the agenda for the new year, including fiscal and justice reforms。

The image-conscious Berlusconi touched his left cheek and pointed out toreporters that there was hardly any scar visible on his face.Berlusconi was hit in Milan on Dec 13, when a man threw the statuetteof Milan's cathedral at his face during a rally. The 73-year-old leaderwas hospitalized for a few days and has largely remained away from thepublic。

Berlusconi'spopularity has increased after the attack in Milan, polls have shown.The images of his bloody and frightened face raised sympathy, as didphotos of the premier leaving the hospital with bandages on his face.Berlusconi says he has forgiven attacker Massimo Tartaglia, who hasbeen described as mentally ill and remains in custody。

The attack also pushed to the back burner a sex scandal that had engulfed the premier over his purported fondness for young women。

"I believe that modernizing the country is indispensable. It's worth working on this for all of us," Berlusconi told reporters upon his arrival from Milan。

The justice reform has been in the works for months, since legislation granting immunity from prosecution to the premier and other top officials while in office was thrown out in October. As a result, Berlusconi faces two trials in Milan, one on taxfraud and the other on corruption。

The premier has always denied wrong doing and accused Milan's magistrates of orchestrating a politically motivated persecution against him. Berlusconi's allies have been looking for ways to shield the premier from the trials,leading to accusations that any such measure would be tailor-made for him。

Berlusconidid not discuss details of any possible measures on Monday, but said the notion that a reform of the justice system would be done to his advantage outraged him. He said any new law would be "for the freedom" of all。

本周一，意大利總理西爾維奧·貝盧斯科尼在受傷休養(yǎng)一個月后重返忙碌的政治日程。老貝在之前的一次遇襲事件中鼻子骨折，掉落兩顆牙齒。

貝盧斯科尼稱自己回到位于羅馬的總理官邸時感覺不錯，一群支持者高舉“歡迎回來”的標語向他表示問候。當天貝盧斯科尼會見了他的政治盟友，并制定了新的一年的議事日程，其中包括財政和司法改革。

十分在意個人形象的貝盧斯科尼摸了摸自己的左臉頰，并指給記者看說他臉上的傷疤已經(jīng)基本看不見了。貝盧斯科尼于去年12月13日在米蘭的一次集會中遇襲，當時一名男子將一個米蘭大教堂小雕像砸向他的臉部，導致73歲的總理先生受傷住院多日，暫離公眾視線。

民調(diào)顯示，貝盧斯科尼的支持率在米蘭遇襲事件后上升。他遇襲后臉部流血直流、神色驚恐以及臉纏繃帶出院的照片贏得了公眾的同情。貝盧斯科尼稱，他已經(jīng)原諒了襲擊者馬西莫?塔爾塔格里亞。據(jù)說此人患有精神病，目前仍在拘留中。

遇襲事件也讓人們暫時淡忘了老貝的性丑聞事件，之前有傳聞稱他對年輕女性青睞有加。

貝盧斯科尼從米蘭抵達羅馬時告訴記者說：“我認國家的現(xiàn)代化改革十分必要，這值得我們所有人為之努力?！?

意大利的司法改革已醞釀數(shù)月之久。去年十月，一項賦予總理和在任高級官員司法豁免權(quán)的法律被廢止，使貝盧斯科尼獲罪成為可能，目前他在米蘭面臨逃稅和貪污腐敗兩項指控。

貝盧斯科尼一直否認自己有什么不當行為，并稱這是米蘭地方執(zhí)法官員企圖對他進行政治迫害。老貝的政治盟友一直在想辦法幫他脫身，致使一些人稱任何此類的舉措都是為貝盧斯科尼量身定做的。

當天，貝盧斯科尼并未討論改革舉措的細節(jié)內(nèi)容，但表示有關(guān)司法改革是為他個人謀利的說法讓他很氣憤。他稱任何一項新的法律的制定都是為了所有人的“自由”。

Vocabulary:

back burner：a condition of low priority or temporary deferment(次要地位)

in the works：in preparation or being planned(在計劃中，在醞釀中)

magistrate：a civil officer charged with the administration of the law(地方執(zhí)法官員)

orchestrate: to arrange or manipulate, esp. by means of clever or thorough planning or maneuvering(密謀，策劃)

tailor-made：custom-made; made-to-order; made-to-measure(特制的)

to one's advantage：to good effect; advantageously(對某人有利)