2009/11/09
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision of the five-member MCA disciplinary board to resign en bloc on Nov 4 was not linked to the party's recently announced Greater Unity Plan (GUP) or clarification of the Registrar of Societies (ROS) over the status of Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.
The decision to quit, former board secretary Ivan Chen said, was based purely on the "unwavering principles" of the board members.
"There was unhappiness over shortcomings in the party's disciplinary processes as its presidential council (PC) and the central committee (CC) could overrule the board's decision," he said in a statement here.
As stated in the party constitution, the board could only recommend disciplinary action against party members and it was up to the party PC and CC to make the final decision. In Dr Chua's case, the board recommendation of sacking was commuted to a four-year suspension by the CC.
"Members of the board also made it crystal clear that the shortcomings of the party's constitution are not the fault of the present party leadership. In fact, they inherited the deficiencies from the system.
"Hence, unless the relevant provisions in the MCA constitution were amended, members of the board were of the consensus view that the board would not be able to discharge its duties effectively."
Chen, who resigned together with the five board members, reiterated the decision to quit only showed their high standards of impartiality and independence. -- Bernama
(source:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/4cca/Article/index_html)
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unwavering坚定不移：
（adjective）
1. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: firm]
2. not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss [syn: level]
Synonyms:
firm, steadfast, steady, unbendable, unfaltering
shortcomings缺点：
（noun）
a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
Synonyms:
fault, flaw, failing, weakness.
overrule否决：
（verb (used with object), -ruled, -rul⋅ing.）
1.to rule against or disallow the arguments of (a person): The senator was overruled by the committee chairman.
2.to rule or decide against (a plea, argument, etc.); reject: to overrule an objection.
3.to prevail over so as to change the purpose or action: a delay that overruled our plans.
4.to exercise control or influence over: belief in a beneficent deity that overrules the universe.
sack解雇、布袋：
（noun）
1.a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
2.the amount a sack holds.
3.a bag: a sack of candy.
4.Slang. dismissal or discharge, as from a job: to get the sack.
5.Slang. bed: I bet he's still in the sack.
6.Also, sacque.
a.a loose-fitting dress, as a gown with a Watteau back, esp. one fashionable in the late 17th century and much of the 18th century.
b.a loose-fitting coat, jacket, or cape.
7.Baseball. a base.
8.South Midland U.S. the udder of a cow.
（verb (used with object)）
9.to put into a sack or sacks.
10.Football. to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage before the quarterback is able to throw a pass.
11.Slang. to dismiss or discharge, as from a job.
（Verb phrase）
12.sack out, Slang. to go to bed; fall asleep.
（Idioms）
13.hit the sack, Slang. to go to bed; go to sleep: He never hits the sack before midnight.
14.hold the sack.bag.
commute减刑：
（verb (used with object)）
1.to change (a prison sentence or other penalty) to a less severe one: The death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
2.to exchange for another or for something else; give and take reciprocally; interchange.
3.to change: to commute base metal into gold.
4.to change (one kind of payment) into or for another, as by substitution.
(verb (used without object))
5.to travel regularly over some distance, as from a suburb into a city and back: He commutes to work by train.
6.to make substitution.
7.to serve as a substitute.
8.to make a collective payment, esp. of a reduced amount, as an equivalent for a number of payments.
9.Mathematics. to give the same result whether operating on the left or on the right.
(noun)
10.a trip made by commuting: It's a long commute from his home to his office.
11.an act or instance of commuting.
suspension暂停、延缓：
（noun）
1.the act of suspending.
2.the state of being suspended.
3.temporary abrogation or withholding, as of a law, privilege, decision, belief, etc.
4.stoppage of payment of debts or claims because of financial inability or insolvency.
5.Chemistry.
a.the state in which the particles of a substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved.
b.a substance in such a state.
6.Physical Chemistry. a system consisting of small particles kept dispersed by agitation (mechanical suspension) or by the molecular motion in the surrounding medium (colloidal suspension).
7.something on or by which something else is suspended or hung.
8.something that is suspended or hung.
9.Also called suspension system. the arrangement of springs, shock absorbers, hangers, etc., in an automobile, railway car, etc., connecting the wheel-suspension units or axles to the chassis frame.
10.Electricity. a wire, filament, or group of wires by which the conducting part of an instrument or device is suspended.
11.Music.
a.the prolongation of a tone in one chord into the following chord, usually producing a temporary dissonance.
b.the tone so prolonged.
12.Rhetoric. the heightening of interest by delay of the main subject or clause, especially by means of a series of parallel preceding elements.
Synonyms:
1–3. intermission, interruption, discontinuance, cessation, abeyance, hiatus.
inherit遗传、继承、承接：
（verb (used with object)）
1.to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir: to inherit the family business.
2.to receive as if by succession from predecessors: the problems the new government inherited from its predecessors.
3.to receive (a genetic character) by the transmission of hereditary factors.
4.to succeed (a person) as heir.
5.to receive as one's portion; come into possession of: to inherit his brother's old clothes.
（verb (used without object)）
6.to take or receive property or the like by virtue of being heir to it.
7.to receive qualities, powers, duties, etc., as by inheritance (fol. by from).
8.to have succession as heir.
deficiency不足之处：
（noun, plural -cies.）
1.The quality or condition of being deficient; incompleteness or inadequacy.
2.A lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health; an insufficiency: a nutritional deficiency.
Synonyms:
1. shortage, inadequacy, paucity, scarcity.
provisions规定、粮食：
（noun）
1.a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
2.the providing or supplying of something, esp. of food or other necessities.
3.arrangement or preparation beforehand, as for the doing of something, the meeting of needs, the supplying of means, etc.
4.something provided; a measure or other means for meeting a need.
5.a supply or stock of something provided.
6.provisions, supplies of food.
7.Ecclesiastical.
a.an appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
b.appointment by the pope to a see or benefice not yet vacant.
（verb (used with object)）
8.to supply with provisions.
Synonyms:
1. condition. 2. catering, purveying. 6. store, provender, stock.
amend修订、改善、改进：
（verb (used with object)）
1.to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
2.to change for the better; improve: to amend one's ways.
3.to remove or correct faults in; rectify.
（verb (used without object)）
4.to grow or become better by reforming oneself: He amends day by day.
Synonyms:
2. ameliorate, better. 3. Amend, emend both mean to improve by correcting or by freeing from error. Amend is the general term, used of any such correction in detail: to amend spelling, punctuation, grammar. Emend usually applies to the correction of a text in the process of editing or preparing for publication; it implies improvement in the sense of greater accuracy: He emended the text of the play by restoring the original reading. 4. improve, ameliorate.
Antonyms:
2, 4. worsen.
consensus共识：
（noun, plural -sus⋅es.）
1.majority of opinion: The consensus of the group was that they should meet twice a month.
2.general agreement or concord; harmony.Eg.government by consensus.
reiterate重申：
（verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.）
to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
impartiality公正：
（adjective）
not partial or biased; fair; just: an impartial judge.
Synonyms:
unbiased, unprejudiced, equitable, fair
Antonyms:
biased.
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