新宪法

It enshrined respect for private property, human rights and an independent judiciary. But it also expanded the powers of the presidency and the armed forces. It gave Mr Ch á vez a chance to appoint loyalists to the supreme court and other nominally independent institutions.

虽然新宪法对私有财产、人权和独立司法表示出极大的尊重，但是这部宪法也扩大了总统和军队的权力，使查韦斯有机会任命忠实于他的人进入最高法院和其他一些有名无实的独立机构。

Cyclone Nargis hit at a crucial time for Burma's military-led government, which was scheduled to hold a nationwide referendum on a new constitution this coming Saturday in hopes of dampening international criticism of its crackdown on anti-government protesters last year.

纳尔吉斯热带风暴重创缅甸的时候，军政府领导的缅甸正处在一个关键时刻。缅甸原定在这个星期六举行一次新宪法的全国公投。缅甸军政府希望这次全国公投将能缓解国际社会对缅甸军政府去年镇压反政府抗议者的批评。

He led it back from the brink of civil war, forming a government of national unity that demolished apartheid and established a constitution that is one of the most liberal in the world in terms of human rights-outlawing, for example,

他将这个国家从内战的边缘拉了回来，建立了一个全国统一政府，废除了种族隔离制度，制定了新宪法。从人权角度而言，这是世界上最自由的宪法之一，例如禁止以性取向歧视他人。