2006年VOA标准英语-DRC Election Officials Denounce Speculation
时间：2019-01-09 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（十月）
By Nico Colombant
Kinshasa
31 October 2006
Election officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have denounced the announcement of speculative 1 results, following Sunday's decisive second-round presidential election. They have called for patience as results are slowly tabulated 2 in the race between Transitional President Joseph Kabila and former rebel Jean-Pierre Bemba.
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An election official translated the day's official communiqué into English.
He said, "The media should not raise the confusion to occasion violence and also create the atmosphere of tensions, [which are] useless or dangerous, of which Congolese people do not need anymore."
Apollinaire Malu Malu
Election commission head Apollinaire Malu Malu said some Internet hackers 3 were sending e-mails with his name and false results, and that these were being widely circulated.
He said such information could threaten the stability of the vast mineral-rich Congo. He also pointed 4 out voting was not even finished.
A re-vote is underway in the northwestern town of Bumba after riots there on election day, following allegations of pre-stuffed ballots 5 in favor of Mr. Kabila.
Malu Malu's translator explained voting would continue Wednesday in and around the eastern town of Fataki. Rioting there followed the killing 6 of two election officials by a soldier.
"Tomorrow, the centers should be opened to allow people in the surrounding areas to cast their ballots. But the voting by dispensing 7 will not be allowed to avoid people who might double vote," he said.
Citizens are compiling their own results, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006
Results elsewhere have been posted at individual polling stations, leading to the widespread speculation 8 that the race may be tight.
Votes now need to be tabulated at national compilation 9 centers, a lengthy 10 process given that some polling stations are in very isolated 11 areas.
A political analyst 12 Mbwebwe Kabamba says many Congolese still have suspicions about the transparency of vote counting.
He said, "These compilation centers, we do not know what exactly is going on in them. There were many criticisms about the first round and what happened. There are people who said having the results from different offices in comparison with what happened at the compilation center, there is a large gap."
Elections poll workers in DRC, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006
Aware of such criticism, election officials said they have made improvements to secure the data entry of results.
A close advisor 13 to Mr. Kabila said he was confident, but he denounced a campaign of intimidation 14 from the rival camp. Meanwhile, Bemba's team again denounced what it said was more proof of vote tampering 15 on election day.
International observers who have spoken to media said they thought polling went well, even if turnout was lower than during the first round. Mr. Kabila got 45 percent in the initial July vote and built impressive alliances going into the second round, but still faced a strong challenge from the former Uganda-backed rebel, who is popular among the young and poor in the west and center.
- Much of our information is speculative.我们的许多信息是带推测性的。
- The report is highly speculative and should be ignored.那个报道推测的成分很大，不应理会。
- Results for the test program haven't been tabulated. 试验的结果还没有制成表格。
- A large number of substances were investigated and the relevant properties tabulated. 已经研究了多种物质，并将有关性质列成了表。
- They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
- They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- A dispensing optician supplies glasses, but doesn't test your eyes. 配镜师为你提供眼镜，但不检查眼睛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The firm has been dispensing ointments. 本公司配制药膏。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
- There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
- One of the first steps taken was the compilation of a report.首先采取的步骤之一是写一份报告。
- The compilation of such diagrams,is of lasting value for astronomy.绘制这样的图对天文学有永恒的价值。
- We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
- The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。
- His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
- Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
- The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
- The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
- The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。