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　　【听力问题】

　　What does the impeachment of President Joseph Estrada cause?

　　a. The depression of Asian economy.

　　b. It exposures the darkness of the ruling of his country.

　　c. Good achievements in bilateral relations.

　　【原句再现】

　　The impeachment of President Joseph Estrada threatens to take the lid off the region's most volatile democracy. 弹劾艾斯特拉达总统势将揭露亚洲最脆弱的民主政权黑幕。

　　【短语解析】

　　Take the lid off something, 揭露…的黑幕。

　　补充短语：keep the lid down, [口]保守秘密; flip one's lid, 大发脾气。