VOA标准英语2013--Militants Target Pakistan's Candidates in Run-up to Elections
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2013年(四月)
Militants 1 Target Pakistan's Candidates in Run-up to Elections
Shops in Karachi, Pakistan’s economic center, shut down following a bloody 2 attack on the regional Muttahida Qaumi Movement party.
Targeted by the Taliban for its anti-militant stance, dozens of MQM supporters have been killed in the run-up to the May 11 national election.
MQM party leader Raza Haroon said the government has to boost its security efforts or risk an unfair election outcome.
“Without the prerequisite 3 of peaceful environment, and a peaceful law and order situation, elections will be a big question mark, so the state has to really make sure it takes steps,” said Haroon.
The Taliban also has bombed the ANP, Awami National Party, for its secular 4 politics.
ANP candidate Bashir Jaan, who just escaped the latest blast, which killed 12 people and injured dozens more, said campaigning has become impossible.
“When we go to canvass 5 people, those people also start getting threats, death threats and extortion threats. We are not being allowed to run our election campaign in any way,” said Jaan.
In Karachi, a city known for its political party violence and intimidation 6, some people are being coerced 7 into joining the political process, said rickshaw driver Mohammad Usman.
“I don’t want to vote, but you will do anything at gunpoint, what can we do, it’s forced on us. We are forced to join the rallies, too,” said Usman.
So far, rallies by parties who have veered 8 away from criticizing the Taliban, like one held by PTI - Pakistan Tehreek-e-eInsaaf, and PML-N, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz - have escaped attacks.
Military, paramilitary and police are expected to secure polling stations in so-called sensitive areas on election day, May 11.
- 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。
- He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
- He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。
- Stability and unity are a prerequisite to the four modernizations.安定团结是实现四个现代化的前提。
- It is a prerequisite of entry to the profession that you pass the exams.做这一行的先决条件是要通过了有关的考试。
- We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
- Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。
- Mr. Airey Neave volunteered to set up an organisation to canvass votes.艾雷·尼夫先生自告奋勇建立了一个拉票组织。
- I will canvass the floors before I start painting the walls.开始粉刷墙壁之前，我会详细检查地板。
- The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
- The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。