VOA标准英语2008年-Angolans to Vote For First Time in 16 Years
时间:2019-02-06 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2008年(九月)
Voters in Angola go to the polls Friday for the first time in 16 years. They are to cast their ballots 1 for a new parliament in what is seen as preparations for presidential polls next year. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from Luanda.
More than 8 million registered voters in Angola are to elect a new national assembly in an election Friday that authorities say will seal a six-year-old peace accord and put to rest the legacy 2 of 27 years of civil war.
Angola's first multiparty elections in 1992 were won by the ruling Movement for the Liberation of Angola party - the MPLA. But they were rejected by the opposition 3 National Union for the Total Independence of Angola party, known as UNITA. This led to another 10 years of fighting that ended only after the death of UNITA founder 4 Jonas Savimbi.
Angola Interior Minister Roberto Monteiro Ngongo told VOA that security forces would be impartial 5, but vigilant 6, in order to ensure an orderly polling.
Angola's President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos (file photo)
He says he is pleased with the campaign and the behavior of the candidates. He says there were some incidents, but these were minor 7. And after years of war, he says the people clearly want progress, which can only happen with democracy.
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos echoed the feeling in a speech to several hundred thousand supporters at the MPLA's final rally Wednesday in northern Luanda.
He says the campaign was carried out in a spirit of tolerance 8 and respect for the opinions of others.
UNITA leader Isaias Samakuva urged his supporters at a rally a few kilometers away to turn out in large numbers but to cast their ballots with calm.
He says let us vote with tranquility and serenity 9 because we want a united Angola and to consolidate 10 our democracy.
Ten other parties are also contesting the elections mostly on a platform of change. The vote is seen as a precursor 11 to presidential elections due next year.
The U.S. based National Democratic Institute coordinated 12 training and funding for a network of Angolan pro-democracy groups that are deploying 13 2,500 election observers across the country.
NDI Director Isabel Emerson says Angolans are interested in the electoral process, but many are still afraid.
"The challenge is helping 14 them overcome some of their fears, fears of being engaged in political activity," Emerson said. "This idea of a political discourse 15 and debate, and different ideas, it is still very new and people find it hard to engage."
But she says a successful outcome to Friday's election will build confidence and mark an important step forward.
Political analysts 16 say the vote will provide an indication of the degree of popularity of the MPLA, which has governed since independence.
They say the MPLA hopes to gain a two-thirds parliament majority that would allow it to amend 17 the constitution without challenge.
But opposition parties, despite being weakened by splits and a lack of resources, are hoping to increase their presence in the legislature by campaigning on a need for change after more than three decades of MPLA rule.
- 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》
- They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
- He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。
- 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。
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
- He gave an impartial view of the state of affairs in Ireland.他对爱尔兰的事态发表了公正的看法。
- Careers officers offer impartial advice to all pupils.就业指导员向所有学生提供公正无私的建议。
- He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
- The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。
- The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
- I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
- Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
- Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。
- Her face,though sad,still evoked a feeling of serenity.她的脸色虽然悲伤,但仍使人感觉安详。
- She escaped to the comparative serenity of the kitchen.她逃到相对安静的厨房里。
- The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。
- The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。
- Error is often the precursor of what is correct.错误常常是正确的先导。
- He said that the deal should not be seen as a precursor to a merger.他说该笔交易不应该被看作是合并的前兆。
- The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
- The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- Provides support for developing and deploying distributed, component-based applications. 为开发和部署基于组件的分布式应用程序提供支持。
- Advertisement, publishing, repair, and install-on-demand are all available when deploying your application. 在部署应用程序时提供公布、发布、修复和即需即装功能。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- We'll discourse on the subject tonight.我们今晚要谈论这个问题。
- He fell into discourse with the customers who were drinking at the counter.他和站在柜台旁的酒客谈了起来。
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。