Mugabe Party Wins Most Seats in Zimbabwe Elections

　　The 15-member Southern Africa Development Community on Friday declared Zimbabwe's elections free and peaceful.

 

　　Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party has taken well over 50-percent of the parliamentary seats in the general elections.

 

　　While the official numbers are not in, a spokesperson for the party says they've managed to secure a majority of the 210 parliamentary seats up for grabs.

 

　　This comes as those opposed to Mugabe's rule continue to complain about Wednesday's vote.

 

　　"ZANU-PF has rigged for a long time, now we cannot take it any more. We cannot take it anymore. The youths are suffering, the old are suffering. There is so much apathy¹ and everything and we cannot take it anymore."

 

　　Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and opposition² candidate Morgan Tsvangirai has already dismissed the election as a sham³.

 

　　Although the election has been widely endorsed⁴ by international observers as peaceful, including South African President Jacob Zuma, others don't agree.

 

　　The largest group of domestic observers, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network, says voting on Wednesday was compromised.

 

　　The group claims up to a million eligible⁵ voters may have been prevented from casting their ballots⁶.

 

　　About 6.4 million Zimbabweans were registered to vote in Wednesday's general elections.

 

　　Final results are expected later on this Friday.

1 apathy   

n.漠不关心，无动于衷；冷淡

参考例句：

• He was sunk in apathy after his failure.他失败后心恢意冷。
• She heard the story with apathy.她听了这个故事无动于衷。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• 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。

3 sham   

n./adj.假冒(的)，虚伪(的)

参考例句：

• They cunningly played the game of sham peace.他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏。
• His love was a mere sham.他的爱情是虚假的。

4 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 eligible   

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。

6 ballots   

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》