2006年VOA标准英语-Hungarians Vote in Final Round of Election
时间：2019-01-07 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（四月）
By Stefan Bos
Budapest
23 April 2006
Hungarians have cast ballots 2 in a run-off parliamentary election that is expected to deliver a small majority to the socialist 3-liberal governing coalition 4.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany of the Hungarian Socialist Party MSZP, addresses a rally in Tokaj, east of Budapest
Polls suggest Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's Hungarian Socialist Party and its liberal ally, the Alliance of Free Democrats 5, are likely to win the second-round ballot 1, but with a slim majority.
It would be the first time a Hungarian government has been elected for a consecutive 6 term since the collapse 7 of communism in 1989. Mr. Gyurcsany's main rival is 42-year-old Viktor Orban, the right-leaning former prime minister of the Fidesz party.
While the ruling coalition embraces globalization and foreign investments, Fidesz campaigns against what it calls "wild capitalism 8." Fidesz-leader Orban has said he would re-nationalize key companies, including the Budapest airport, which has been sold to British Airports Authority.
And he warns voters in rural regions that re-electing the Socialist-led government will mean more unemployment and social upheaval 9. "Thousands of people are already losing their jobs and many more will lose their work places," he says. He adds that "the prices of gas, electricity and medicines will increase" because of lack of regulations, and warns that "the huge budget deficit 10" will make Socialists 11 "sell everything they can."
However, Fidesz has failed to win the support of a smaller, right-wing party and potential kingmaker, the Hungarian Democratic Forum 12.
Prime Minister Gyurcsany, a 44-year-old, self-made millionaire, says globalization, including renewed cooperation with Russia, benefits Hungary.
In the first round of voting two weeks ago, the government coalition won 113 seats. The center-right opposition 13 won 97. Another 174 seats in the unicameral parliament are to be decided 14 in Sunday's voting.
The election campaign in Hungary has been bitter. This teacher says politics has entered people's personal lives. "People attack each other for the way they voted and their beliefs," she said.
Whoever wins Sunday's election will have to deal with decreasing the country's budget deficit. It reached over six percent of gross domestic product in 2005, and threatens to delay the planned adoption 15 of the euro currency in 2010. First official results are expected late Sunday.
- The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
- The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。
- 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》
- China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
- His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
- The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
- The essence of his argument is that capitalism cannot succeed.他的论点的核心是资本主义不能成功。
- Capitalism began to develop in Russia in the 19th century.十九世纪资本主义在俄国开始发展。
- It was faced with the greatest social upheaval since World War Ⅱ.它面临第二次世界大战以来最大的社会动乱。
- The country has been thrown into an upheaval.这个国家已经陷入动乱之中。
- The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
- We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
- The socialists saw themselves as true heirs of the Enlightenment. 社会主义者认为自己是启蒙运动的真正继承者。
- The Socialists junked dogma when they came to office in 1982. 社会党人1982年上台执政后，就把其政治信条弃之不顾。
- They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
- The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
- 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。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。