VOA标准英语2012--Despite Storm, New York and New Jersey Prepare for Elections
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)
Despite Storm, New York and New Jersey 1 Prepare for Elections
This temporary polling station is where the New York City Board of Elections stores voting machines. Hurricane Sandy flooded the board's headquarters in lower Manhattan.
Some voters came here on Friday, several days before Election Day, to cast an early or an absentee ballot 2.
Attorney William Ansbach is among them.
“I went on a Website that New York provides and figured out where to go to vote. There was a new site here, filling in for the one that was, I guess, water logged,” said Ansbach.
Officials say it is too late to find substitute locations for polling stations that are damaged and to properly inform voters about them. One official said tents would be used on Election Day at polling places that have been damaged.
Ashton Stewart is executive director of the New York League of Women Voters, a voting advocacy organization. He said the storm has raised concerns about the tally 3.
“A question from a lot of campaigns about the accuracy of the count. They will want to make sure that everybody was voting, and people were not disenfranchised,” said Stewart.
Stewart said New York State has redundant 4 vote tallies 5. One is traditional paper ballots 6. The other, electronic scans of those ballots.
In the state of New Jersey, Lieutenant 7 Governor Kim Guadagno said county offices will stay open over the weekend to make sure voters can pick up mail-in ballots. She said military trucks will substitute for polling stations that were badly damaged or left without power.
“I encourage everybody to use mail-in-ballots, because obviously in Seaside Heights or Sea Bright there is no polling place, it’s gone. What they will find instead is a Department of Defense 8 truck with a well situated 9 National Guardsman, and a big sign that says ‘vote here,’” said Guadagno.
The U.S. Constitution says that Election Day must be the same throughout the country. While some officials on the East Coast would like to see it postponed 10, many election workers are working long hours to make sure voting occurs on time and without problems.
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
- The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
- The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。
- Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
- The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。
- There are too many redundant words in this book.这本书里多余的词太多。
- Nearly all the redundant worker have been absorbed into other departments.几乎所有冗员，都已调往其他部门任职。
- Cash on hand tallies with the figure in the accounts. 现款跟账上的数目没有出入。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He tallies his own marks. 他把自己的得分记了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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》
- He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
- He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
- She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。