VOA标准英语2012--Venezuelan Voters Wait in Long Lines for Presidential Election
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十月)
Venezuelan Voters Wait in Long Lines for Presidential Election
In the Caracas neighborhood of Catia, a traditional stronghold for President Hugo Chavez, voters like Sarkes de a Hache have come out in force to vote for the president. “Because he is doing well for poor people. He helps the poor," he said.
The polls opened at 6:00 am and while the lines have been long, voters say the process has been well organized.
At one polling station in Catia there was no apparent political pressure being applied 1, but there was a pro-Chavez poster hanging near the entrance, an area that is supposed to be free of political advertising 2.
The ballot 3 may seem a bit confusing because the two candidates' photos appear in multiple boxes representing different political parties. Voters much choose not just the candidate, but also the party they support.
If Chavez wins a new six-year term, he will be free to further his socialist 4 policies using the country's oil wealth and continue to support anti-U.S. governments around the world, while if challenger Henrique Capriles wins, Venezuela will likely embrace more capitalist-oriented polices and shift its foreign policy.
In the well-to-do neighborhood of Mercedes, supporters for Capriles have also come out in force to vote for their candidate. Evelyn Jimenez who lives in the United States came home to Venezuela to vote for change. “I am against communist, socialist, I do not believe in that. I believe in the best for each country all around the world," she said.
Around 19-million voters are expected to participate in Sunday's election and preliminary results could be announced by late Sunday.
- She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
- This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
- Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
- The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。
- 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。