2007年VOA标准英语-Wade Declared Winner in Senegal Presidential El

By Kari Barber
Dakar
01 March 2007
 
 
President Abdoulaye Wade¹ comments after winning re-election
Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has declared the winner in last Sunday's ballot² by election officials who gave him nearly 56 percent of the vote. Results still need to be validated³ before they are final. None of his 14 challengers got more than 15 percent of vote, but some allege⁴ there was cheating on election day. Kari Barber reports from Dakar.

Speaking at his office late Thursday, Mr. Wade laid out an agenda for his second term as president, including plans to build a new airport, a new technology university and improve roads.

He said he was satisfied the campaign process was mostly peaceful.

 
Senegalese soldier dips his finger in ink to indicate having voted (VOA photo - R. Valenzuela)
Still, skirmishes broke out in the run-up to te election between Mr. Wade's supporters and those of opposition⁵ candidate and former prime minister Idrissa Seck who finished second.

Mr. Wade dismissed opponent's allegations of voter fraud.

Campaign team member and president of the new university, Mohamed Camara, says the opposition's complaints are not unexpected. "Opposition is always like somebody you box with, you knock them out and the person says 'no, the referee⁶ cheated.' The campaign was great," he said.

The third place candidate, Ousmane Tanor Dieng, called the elections the most corrupt⁷ the country had seen. However, international monitors and Senegalese observers said the election was free and fair.

 
Voters line up to cast ballots⁸ in Senegal's presidential election
Mr. Wade warned major opposition leaders could face probes over alleged⁹ wrongdoing when they were in government.

Senegal is often referred to as a model democracy in West Africa and is the only country in the region to have never experienced a coup¹⁰. However, high unemployment has made Senegal a flashpoint for illegal migration¹¹ as thousands of young men each year make the dangerous voyage by boat to Spain's Canary Islands seeking economic opportunity.

1 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

2 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• 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。

3 validated   

v.证实( validate的过去式和过去分词 )；确证；使生效；使有法律效力

参考例句：

• Time validated our suspicion. 时间证实了我们的怀疑。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The decade of history since 1927 had richly validated their thesis. 1927年以来的十年的历史，充分证明了他们的论点。 来自辞典例句

4 allege   

vt.宣称，申述，主张，断言

参考例句：

• The newspaper reporters allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.新闻记者们宣称这个男人是被谋杀的，但他们没提出证据。
• Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课。

5 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。

6 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

7 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

8 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》

9 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

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。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

10 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

11 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。