2006年VOA标准英语-Thai Election Officials: Preparations Comp
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（四月）
By Scott Bobb
Bangkok
01 April 2006
Election worker walks past rows of ballot 1 boxes, Friday
Election officials in Thailand say they are ready for Sunday's snap elections, which Prime Minster Thaksin Shinawatra is calling a referendum on his five year-old government. But analysts 2 say the vote might not solve the country's political crisis.
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Thai officials said Saturday that preparations for Sunday's election were 100 percent complete. Earlier, they rejected a last-minute petition by the opposition 3 to suspend the vote because of allegations of fraud.
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Saturday urged citizens to respect the results, saying that afterwards, he would consider all his critics' demands.
Those critics have been staging rallies in the capital for the past several weeks, at times drawing tens of thousands of people into the streets to call for Mr. Thaksin's resignation.
Having failed to force him from office, the opposition is now boycotting 5 the vote. The head of the Democrat 6 Party, Abhisit Vejjajiva, says a fair election cannot be held under the current government.
"There have been allegations, accusations 7 already, about so much fraud, and also violations 8 of election law. So we'll be watching the Electoral Commission closely," he said.
Mr. Thaksin called the vote three years early after the calls for him to resign, because of alleged 9 corruption 10 and abuse of power, continued to grow.
The prime minister's Thai Rak Thai party enjoys strong support among rural people and the poor. But the urban middle class and civic 11 groups were roused by his family's tax-free sale in January of nearly two billion dollars worth of stock in the company he founded.
Chulalongkorn University Professor Thitinan Pongsuthirak says Sunday's election is not likely to end the political crisis.
"The Thai Rak Thai party is running uncontested, so it's going to win by a landslide 12, basically," said Professor Thitinan Pongsuthirak. "But it does not have any electoral legitimacy 13, because there is no competition. So the problem will be after the election. We will have a lot of reruns and a lot of confusion and controversy 14."
Experts say the boycott 4 means that candidates in some districts may not receive the minimum 20 percent of eligible 15 votes needed to win. As a result, the opening of the new parliament and the election of a new government could be delayed for some time.
The standoff has already caused tensions. In recent days, there have been several angry confrontations 16 between supporters of the two sides.
No one has been injured and authorities have praised the maturity 17 of the electorate 18. But there are fears that a prolonged stalemate could affect the economy and lead to social unrest.
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
- The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。
- They're boycotting the shop because the people there are on strike. 他们抵制那家商店，因为那里的店员在罢工。
- The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections. 主要反对党都抵制此次选举。
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
- There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
- He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
- This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
- These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
- I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
- The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。
- Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
- An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。
- The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
- Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
- He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
- Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。
- At times, this potential has escalated into actual confrontations. 有时，这一矛盾升级为实际的对抗。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
- These confrontations and uncertainties were bing played out for the first time on a global scale. 所有这一切对抗和不稳定，第一次在全球范围内得到充分的表演。 来自辞典例句
- These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.这些植物五年后就该长成了。
- This is the period at which the body attains maturity.这是身体发育成熟的时期。
- The government was responsible to the electorate.政府对全体选民负责。
- He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。