Aung San Suu Kyi meets new government .
Summary
25 July 2011
The Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met a minister from the six-month-old government for the first time.
The timing of the talks is perhaps more important than the content.
ビルマの民主化主導者、アウンサンスーチーが誕生後６ヶ月の政府から来た大臣と始めて会った。
その話し合いのタイミングがおそらくその内容より重要だ。
Vocabulary
cautioned against：warned that it would be bad to do something
agenda：list of things to be discussed at a meeting
shrouded in secrecy：with very little information about it made public ＜訳例＞神秘に覆われている=>shroud：覆い隠す（古期英語：衣服から）
reprimand：official statement of disapproval of someone's actions 詰責, 懲戒, 叱責, 厳重注意, 訓告, 問責, 懲罰, 叱咤, 譴責, 難詰、、さてこの場合は？
a force to be reckoned with：someone who has respect, power and authority and who should be taken seriously
has raised hopes：has made people think that something positive is possible
the door to negotiation：the opportunity for meaningful discussions
concrete and measurable steps：actions which are clear to see that make real changes
substantive：meaningful
carefully choreographed piece of window dressing：an opportunity for propaganda which has been arranged so that on the surface it looks like progress is being made but in reality nothing is changing
＝＞choreograph：振り付けをする
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