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Stakes high as Afghans go to vote

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Millions of Afghans have begun voting in the country's second presidential election since the fall of the Taliban.
  Militants2 have threatened(威胁) to disrupt the polls, in which President Hamid Karzai is running for a second term.
  Some 300,000 Afghan and international troops have been deployed3 to protect voters, but sporadic4 outbreaks of violence have been reported.
  A police commander said the bodies of two militants had been recovered after a gun battle with police in Kabul.
  The militants had been holed up in a house in the residential1 district of Karti Naw, but the house is now reported to have been retaken by security(安全) forces.
  In northern Baghlan province, a district police chief was killed when Taliban militants attacked a police post, and clashes were said to be continuing with unconfirmed casualties on the Taliban side.
  Small rocket attacks were also reported in Helmand, Kandahar and Ghazni provinces.
  Voting fearsPolling stations opened at 0700 (0230 GMT) for voting in what is Afghanistan's second direct presidential election since 2001, but the first organised primarily by Afghans themselves.
  In most of Kabul, the streets were quiet, with most shops closed and security personnel out numbering pedestrians5, reported the BBC's Ian Pannell.
  I request my dear countrymen to come out and cast their vote to decide their futureHamid Karzai, Afghan presidentAre you voting? Have your sayCars have been driven through the streets broadcasting patriotic6 music and encouraging people to vote, he says.
  "I really am interested to vote today, but early in the morning on the way to my office, I have seen the streets so quiet and lots of Afghan security officials," Kabul resident Murtaza told the BBC in an email.
  "I really don't want to lose my life, for voting."But another resident, Mirwais, had just voted.
  "I really felt secure and safe. The only problem was the making holes in voting cards. Their cutters (切割机)were not working and instead of cutters they were using scissors which was not trustworthy."Across the country, some 17 million Afghans are eligible7 to vote until polling stations close at 1600.
  Queues were reported to be forming at some of the country's 6,969 polling stations - the vast majority of which, the UN said, had been able to open despite the security threat.
  The interior ministry8 has said about a third of the country is at high risk of attack and that no polling stations will be open in eight districts under Taliban control.
  There were also concerns about corruption9 in the run up to the poll, with reports of voting cards being openly sold and of candidates offering large bribes10.
  Taliban threatsOpinion polls suggest support for Hamid Karzai, one of more than 30 candidates, is at around 45%, with his former foreign minister, Abdullah Abdullah, in second place with 25%.
  His other two main opponents are the independent candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and ex-World Bank official Ramazan Bashardost.
  AT THE SCENECaroline Wyatt, BBC News, Lashkar Gah, Helmand provinceWe went out to polling stations as they opened in Lashkar Gah this morning and the first thing that happened was a loud explosion could be heard near the governor's compound.
  We were told to get down, to get into safety. After that we went back out and we heard in total six other explosions until about 0830.
  I had presumed that would mean people would be less keen to vote. I was wrong. We went to a high school, one of the men's voting centres. There were queues coming out of every room. People we spoke11 to were extremely enthusiastic about voting. They were all supporters of President Hamid Karzai.
  They said they were not scared by the Taliban's threat to chop off their fingers if they were found with ink showing that they voted, and they were not scared by the Taliban's bombs and rockets.
  Elections for provincial12 councils are also taking place, with more than 3,000 candidates contesting 420 council(理事会) seats in 34 provinces.
  Voting in Kabul shortly after polls opened, Mr Karzai urged all Afghans to cast ballots13 in defiance14 of the insurgents15.
  "I request my dear countrymen to come out and cast their vote to decide their future," he said.
  "God willing, this will be for peace, for progress, and for the well-being16 of the Afghan people. Vote. No violence."Militants have made repeated threats against the polls and more than 25 people have been killed in bombings and attacks in the last two days.
  In a statement earlier this week, the Taliban said 20 suicide bombers17 had made their way to the capital, Kabul, where they were preparing attacks.
  In Helmand province, insurgents warned that anyone with indelible ink on their finger, used to identify people who have voted, would have it cut off.
  Nonetheless, the BBC's Caroline Wyatt in the Helmand city of Lashkar Gah says voting was brisk in the polling stations she visited.
  Reporters harassedThe US has expressed concern about the apparent attempts by militants to intimidate19 voters.
  But state department spokesman Ian Kelly said there was a "very strong will of the majority of people in Afghanistan to be responsible for their own destiny".
  Mr Kelly also criticised Afghan attempts to ban media coverage20 of violence during the polls - a move the government said was aimed at encouraging turn-out.
  Some journalists have reported being harassed18 and beaten by security forces. The United Nations has asked for the ban to be lifted, saying the Afghan constitution guarantees a free press.
  Thursday's vote is Afghanistan's second presidential election since the US-led invasion in 2001 toppled the Taliban regime.
  Preliminary official results for the presidential election should be announced sometime on Saturday evening.
  If the winning candidate fails to gain more than 50% of the vote on Thursday, there will be a second-round run-off in October.
  As he voted, Mr Karzai said a first-round victory would be "in the interest of the nation".(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

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1 residential kkrzY3     
adj.提供住宿的;居住的;住宅的
参考例句:
  • The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
  • The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
2 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • 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。
3 deployed 4ceaf19fb3d0a70e329fcd3777bb05ea     
(尤指军事行动)使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 ); 施展; 部署; 有效地利用
参考例句:
  • Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
  • The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
4 sporadic PT0zT     
adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular;分散的
参考例句:
  • The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
  • You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚,而我听到的只是零星消息。
5 pedestrians c0776045ca3ae35c6910db3f53d111db     
n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
6 patriotic T3Izu     
adj.爱国的,有爱国心的
参考例句:
  • His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
  • The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。
7 eligible Cq6xL     
adj.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句:
  • 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。
8 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部;牧师
参考例句:
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
9 corruption TzCxn     
n.腐败,堕落,贪污
参考例句:
  • 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。
10 bribes f3132f875c572eefabf4271b3ea7b2ca     
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 );向(某人)行贿,贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 );向(某人)行贿,贿赂
参考例句:
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏
11 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
12 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的,地方的;n.外省人,乡下人
参考例句:
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
13 ballots 06ecb554beff6a03babca6234edefde4     
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 );选举;选票;投票总数v.(使)投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • 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》
14 defiance RmSzx     
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗
参考例句:
  • He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
  • He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。
15 insurgents c68be457307815b039a352428718de59     
n.起义,暴动,造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子,这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
16 well-being Fe3zbn     
n.安康,安乐,幸福
参考例句:
  • He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
  • My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福,却被误解为多管闲事。
17 bombers 38202cf84a1722d1f7273ea32117f60d     
n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 );投弹手;安非他明胶囊;大麻叶香烟
参考例句:
  • Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
18 harassed 50b529f688471b862d0991a96b6a1e55     
adj. 疲倦的,厌烦的 动词harass的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。
  • harassed mothers with their children 带着孩子的疲惫不堪的母亲们
19 intimidate 5Rvzt     
vt.恐吓,威胁
参考例句:
  • You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事?
  • The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。
20 coverage nvwz7v     
n.报导,保险范围,保险额,范围,覆盖
参考例句:
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
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