VOA标准英语2009年-Indonesia's Early Count Gives President Yu
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(七月)
Early, unofficial results from the Indonesian presidential election give President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono the margin 1 of victory he was looking for. Sample tallies 2 from polling stations across Indonesia say President Yudhoyono won 52 percent of the vote, which would be enough to prevent a run-off election. His challengers, Vice 3 President Jusuf Kalla and former President Megawati Sukarnoputri both won just over 20 percent.
Indonesian presidential candidate and current President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono salutes 4 during a press conference at his residence in Cibubur, on the outskirts 5 of Jakarta, Indonesia, 08 Jul 2009
Hundreds of Indonesian voters in this south Jakarta neighborhood waited until their names were called by an election official before casting their ballots 6 for president. The process was orderly, even festive 7, as ballots were cast and fingers dipped in purple ink to prevent voter fraud.
For some, voting was an act of empowerment.
One voter says by voting she hopes to bring change to her country.
Very early and unofficial results from polling stations give President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over half the vote. If the final official count gives him more than 50 percent, the president will not have to face a runoff election against one of his challengers, Vice President Jusuf Kalla or former President Megawati Sukarnoputri.
There were few reports of Election Day violence as almost 250,000 police were deployed 8 to safeguard polling stations. In Papua, where violence marred 9 legislative 10 polls in April, it was reported that security forces clashed with a group of people who attacked a police post.
The opposition 11 parties had complained about irregularities with the official voter rolls, but the Constitutional Court this week relaxed voter registration 12 restrictions 13.
Khosasih, an election monitor for opposition candidate Megawati Sukarnoputri, says that ruling addressed their main concerns. He says people can now vote with citizen identification cards, whereas in the legislative election they could not.
Paul Rowland with the National Democratic Institute, a U.S. election training organization, says the free and peaceful election process in Indonesia has been impressive.
"Indonesia has made a remarkable 14 transition to democracy with three sets of national democratic elections since 1999," he said.
Official results may not come for several days.
- We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
- The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
- 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》
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- Poulengey salutes, and stands at the door awaiting orders. 波仑日行礼，站在门口听侯命令。 来自辞典例句
- A giant of the world salutes you. 一位世界的伟人向你敬礼呢。 来自辞典例句
- Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
- They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。
- 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》
- It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
- We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
- The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨，把比赛给搅了。
- Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。
- Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
- Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
- What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？
- I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
- a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。