VOA标准英语2012--Europeans Seen Favoring a Democrat Win in US Election
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十月)
Europeans Seen Favoring a Democrat 1 Win in US Election
They may not have any say in the U.S. vote -- but many Britons know their mind. Barack Obama is a firm favorite for re-election, as many people on the streets of central London said.
“I hope Obama wins. I would have thought naturally I would have been a Republican, but Mitt 2 Romney is a frightening figure, and his running mate is even more frightening,” one man said.
“If I was American, I would vote Obama,” said a woman.
Obama’s competitor, Mitt Romney, also has his fans. One woman supports his stance on abortion 3. “I think that the pro-lifers are really the ones I would go with,” she said.
Democrat Obama and Republican Romney will go head-to-head in the presidential vote on November 6. Recent polls have shown it is a close race.
But in many European countries, it is a different story. A recent poll found that in Britain, France and Germany, only one in 20 people held a positive view of Romney. In Germany, half the population said they would feel less favorably towards the United States if Romney were to win.
The poll was taken by the market research group YouGov. “Obama has consistently been seen, as most Democrats 4 are, as more closely aligned 5 with the politics, with the policies, the opinions, and the views of Europeans, than Romney,” said Joe Twyman, director of social and political research.
Currying 6 favor in Europe probably does not mean much to the presidential candidates, says Twyman. But he says European leaders benefit if their citizens like the U.S. president.
“It certainly makes things easier to have constructive 7 dialogue and make diplomatic progress when there is support for the president in that particular country. For instance, in the UK, when George W. Bush was in power, he was viewed very negatively, and so as a result, when premiers 8 talked about relationships with America, and relations with Bush, it made things difficult for them. Whereas everyone wants to be friends with Obama,” Twyman said.
Londoners say the vote also has a direct impact on their lives. “Whoever is elected in the states has a big impact here,” a woman said.
“We do not want to interfere 9, but we do want to ensure that we have a person in office who is good for the rest of the world,” one woman said.
Many Europeans will be watching as Americans cast their vote next month.
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
- I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
- Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。
- She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
- A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He dislikes so currying favor with to him. 他讨厌对他如此巴结。 来自辞典例句
- He was currying favour with Bulstrode for the sake of making himself important. 他是一心巴结布尔斯特罗德，好让自己向上爬。 来自辞典例句
- We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
- He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。
- The Vice- Premiers and State Councillors assist the Premier in his work. 副总理、国务委员协助总理工作。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法
- The Premier, Vice-Premiers and State Councillors shall serve no more than two consecutive terms. 总理、副总理、国务委员连续任职不得超过两届。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法