VOA常速英语2008年-Benin Election Campaign Marked by Competition,
时间：2019-02-04 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2008年（四月）
Dakar
15 April 2008
Campaigning for local elections in Benin has been marked by tight competitions, one outbreak of violence and doubts over how politicians can change daily life. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our West Africa bureau in Dakar.
The campaign was in full swing this week for an event by Cotonou ruling party candidate Jerome Dandjinou.
The director of Cotonou's port promised help for what he called the infinite number of poor, programs for youth and women empowerment, as well as better public transportation for all.
In an another campaign event, his main adversary 1, current Cotonou mayor and former president Nicephore Soglo, said a mayor's work is difficult and cannot be done overnight, and that people will get lasting 2 change if he gets another five-year term.
His party's slogan translates as the sun rises full of force, and we are doing well. The party's name is Benin's Renaissance 3.
At the start of the campaigning for the April 20 vote, President Boni Yayi called for peaceful, transparent 4, just and credible 5 elections.
He said he wanted the process to be a celebration of democracy, with rival politicians being adversaries 6 and not enemies.
But following the death of a mayor in the central town of Glazoue, riots broke out on April 11, led by ruling party militants 7 who thought foul 8 play had caused their mayor's death. The mayor had been seeking re-election, but apparently 9 died of natural causes. Another person died of wounds sustained during the violence.
Interest in the election is not shared by all.
One woman in Cotonou said she understands nothing of local politics and is not sure what exactly elected officials are doing. These feelings are widespread, as many had high hopes when President Yayi took power two years ago, promising 10 an economic overhaul 11. But widespread poverty persists, and frustrations 12 are growing with rising prices.
A total of 4 million electors will be able to choose thousands of village, neighborhood, town and municipal representatives.
Two other main political forces are the Party for the Renewal 13 of Democracy and an alliance known as the G13, aligning 14 themselves with 13 dissident lawmakers from the ruling party.
- He saw her as his main adversary within the company.他将她视为公司中主要的对手。
- They will do anything to undermine their adversary's reputation.他们会不择手段地去损害对手的名誉。
- The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
- We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
- The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
- The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。
- The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
- The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。
- The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
- Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？
- That would cause potential adversaries to recoil from a challenge. 这会迫使潜在的敌人在挑战面前退缩。 来自辞典例句
- Every adversaries are more comfortable with a predictable, coherent America. 就连敌人也会因有可以预料的，始终一致的美国而感到舒服得多。 来自辞典例句
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
- What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
- The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
- We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
- Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
- It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。
- The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
- Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。