时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2011年(十月)


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Tunisian Americans Celebrate First Free Elections Since 1956


Tunisians voted Sunday in what many are calling the political rebirth of the country. The Ennahdha party, a moderate Islamist group, looked set to win the most seats in early counting. Tunisia is the first country liberated 1 from decades of dictatorship in the Arab Spring movement. At the only Tunisian restaurant in the Washington D.C. area there was reaction from those who had fled the dictatorship of President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali and are now watching their country's election.



In Tunisia, turnout was higher than expected for the first free elections in 42 years. Voters headed to the polls to vote for the National Constituent 2 Assembly, a body of 217 representatives. They will draft the constitution and appoint an interim 3 government.



There were long lines at the polls throughout the day, and excitement ran high.



Thousands of miles away in the United States, members of the Tunisian diaspora are also jubilant.



At the "Taste of Tunisia" restaurant in the Washington D.C. area, owners Intissar Jemali and Karim Adassi on Monday were recovering from hosting 150 people at an election party the day before.



Jemali has lived in the U.S. since 1993.



“Actually I was very excited to see the election after 23 years, it was a bad time," he said. "We all happy, all of Tunisia is happy.”



Adassi said Tunisia has been waiting for a revolution to bring freedom for decades.



“Election going to be a good step for the history of the people of Tunisia," he said. "Because people, they deserve to be free, to choose who is going to be the government.”



Dozens of political parties participated in the elections. The once-illegal Ennahdha movement, a moderate Islamist party, went into the voting with strong support. Jemali says the Ennahdha movement would be a good compromise for the country.



“It is a good mix because Tunisia it is considered a Muslim country so like 50, 60 percent practice, 40 percent don’t practice so, you have a right to choose whether you want to practice,” he said.



Both Jemali and Adassi think the elections will bring change to the country, starting with a respect for basic human rights.



a.无拘束的,放纵的
  • The city was liberated by the advancing army. 军队向前挺进,解放了那座城市。
  • The heat brings about a chemical reaction, and oxygen is liberated. 热量引起化学反应,释放出氧气。
n.选民;成分,组分;adj.组成的,构成的
  • Sugar is the main constituent of candy.食糖是糖果的主要成分。
  • Fibre is a natural constituent of a healthy diet.纤维是健康饮食的天然组成部分。
adj.暂时的,临时的;n.间歇,过渡期间
  • The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
  • It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。
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