阿根廷开始大选投票
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：2015年VOA慢速英语(十)月
AS IT IS 2015-10-27 Argentines Vote for Next President 阿根廷开始大选投票
On Sunday, Argentinians voted for their country’s next president.
Many opinion surveys showed that ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli would be the clear winner. Mr. Scioli is governor of Buenos Aires province and the chosen successor of Argentina’s president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
But the surveys were wrong. Mr. Scioli won 35.9 percent, but not enough to win the presidency 1. Mauricio Macri, the mayor of Buenos Aires, finished in second place with 35.2 percent of the vote.
This means Argentina will hold its first-ever runoff election next month. Voters will choose between the two men on November 22.
Mr. Macri says he wants to lift some financial controls and trade restrictions 2 in an effort to help the country’s economy. The 56-year-old mayor formerly 3 led the Boca Juniors, a popular football club.
Mr. Scioli has promised to defend the central ideas of what observers are calling “kirchnerism.” These are populist beliefs built around trade protectionism, social welfare programs and defense 4 of the working class. The 58-year-old governor adds that he will seek a more measured approach to economic reform.
Under Argentine law, a candidate must have more than 45 percent of the vote to be declared the winner. A candidate can also win with at least 40 percent of the vote and a margin 5 of 10 points over the next candidate.
Words in This Story
approach – n. a method; a way of dealing 6 with something
margin – n. a measurement of difference
runoff – n. an additional race, contest, or election that is held because an earlier one has not resulted in a winner
- Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
- 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
- We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
- This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。