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103. The Turks and Caicos loses independence

A very British coupAug 20th 2009 | PORT OF SPAIN From The Economist print edition

Self-government is suspended amid reports of serious corruption

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THE self-rule that the Turks and Caicos islands have enjoyed for 33 years was taken away on August 14th, when Britain removed their elected premier, cabinet and assembly, and suspended most of their constitution. For the next two years or so the islands, whose population is around 38,000, will be run by their governorthe representative of Queen Elizabeth.
Britain felt it had few choices, following the publication last month of a report by an inquiry, headed by Sir Robin Auld, a former British judge, which found a "high probability of systemic corruption" in the tiny country's government, with ministers apparently bribed by foreign property developers. Sir Robin described the situation as a "national emergency". He recommended a police investigation of Michael Misick, who resigned as premier in March but denies wrongdoing, and other government figures. The report noted Mr Misick's reputation for enjoying a "Hollywood lifestyle" and said his spending habits "far exceeded his salary and allowances".
Thirty years ago the islanders scratched a living from infertile soil, salt pans and fishing. White sands and clear waters have since spurred a tourist boom, with an added fillip from offshore finance. A steady flow of rich white expats and impoverished Haitians has swollen the population.

A. 어휘
The Turks and Caicos 西印度諸島(서인도제도)에 있는 영국식민지.
self-rule 自治(자치). elected 선출된. premier 首相(수상). cabinet 內閣(내각).
assembly 국회. suspend 일시 정지시키다, 停職(정직)시키다.
constitution 헌법. governor 總督(총독). representative 대표.
publication 公表(공표). inquiry 査問(사문)위원회. head 지휘하다.
probability 가능성, 확률. systemic corruption 제도적 부패.
minister 장관. apparently 명백하게.bribe 賂物(뇌물)을 주다.
property developers 부동산 개발업자들. national emergency 국가비상사태.
recommend 권하다, 추천하다. investigation 搜査(수사), 조사.
figure 인물. reputation 명성. exceed 초과하다. allowance 手當(수당).
scratch 긁다, 할퀴다, 긁어모으다. scratched a living 겨우 먹고살다.
infertile soil 척박한 토양. salt pans 염전, 소금가마솥. waters 바다.
spur 격려하다, 자극하다, 박차를 가하다. fillip 자극, 사소한 것.
offshore finance 해외금융. flow 流入(유입). expat=expatriate 국외거주자.
impoverished 빈곤한. swell-swelled-swelled/swollen 부풀리다, 팽창시키다.

B. 구문
- Britain felt it had few choices
[영국은 선택의 여지가 거의 없다고 생각하였다.]
- with ministers apparently bribed by foreign property developers.
=and ministers were apparently bribed→minsters being apparently bribed
→minsters apparently bribed
cf. With+N+ING/P.P.→ 독립분사구문 부대상황.
[그리고 장관들은 분명히 외국 부동산개발업자들로부터 뇌물을 받았음에 틀림없었다.]

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Dizzy economic growth has not, alas, brought political maturity. Voting rights are limited to adult "belongers"broadly, the locally bornof whom fewer than 7,000 are registered. The assembly's 15 seats have electorates as small as 190. Politicians have built tight support networks with favours given and received. Mr Misick's now ex-wife, LisaRaye McCoy-Misick, told the inquiry he had handed out $100 bills to voters before winning a landslide majority in the February 2007 election. Privileged belongers have been sold crown land for as little as 25% of its market value, sometimes flipping it onwards to commercial developers. For those who lost favour, though, life could be difficult. A British parliamentary committee visited the islands in 2008 and found a "palpable climate of fear".
Mr Misick has called on islanders to "resist" British rule. Galmo Williams, who briefly succeeded him as premier, said the islands had been "invaded and recolonised" with a "dictatorship" like "the old Red China". The suspended opposition leader, Floyd Seymour, has "mixed feelings". But some locals are angry that Britain did not step in sooner. In July the Caribbean Community said meekly that a new election would be better than direct rule. The islands have been through all this before. The constitution was suspended in 1986 after an inquiry into arson and alleged corruption. Sir Robin's report noted how little had changed since then.

A. 어휘
dizzy 현기증이 나는. maturity 成熟(성숙). voting rights 투표권.
broadly 널리, 명백히. the locally born 그 나라(지역)에서 태어난 사람들.
register 등록하다. assembly 국회. electorate 선거구민, 유권자.
favours given and received 주고받는 특혜. the inquiry 조사위원회.
landslide majority 압도적 다수. privileged 특권을 부여받은.
crown land 王領(왕령), 국유지. flip 손톱 끝으로 튀기다, 아무렇게나 던지다.
onwards 앞으로, 나아가서. developer 개발업자. parliamentary 議會(의회)의.
committee 위원회. palpable 명백한, 쉽게 지각할 수 있는.
call on +TO+V ...를 하도록 요구하다. succeed 계승하다. premier 首相(수상).
invade 침입하다. recolonise 재 식민지화하다.
suspend 停職(정직)하다, 직위 해제하다. opposition leader 야당지도자.
locals 지방민. step in 개입하다. the Caribbean Community 카리브 공동체.
meekly 온순하게, 얌전하게. direct rule 직접통치. constitution 헌법.
arson 放火(방화). alleged 주장된, 간주된.

B. 구문
- Privileged belongers have been sold . . . onwards to commercial developers.
[특권을 가진 주민들은 국유지를 시장가격의 25%나 低廉(저렴)하게 구입하여 상업적 개발업자에게 곧바로 넘겨버렸다.]