VOA标准英语2008年-Bolivia's President Draws Strong Backing in Rec

Bolivian President Evo Morales has declared victory in a recall vote, in which exit polls showed he received more than 63 percent of ballots². Initial returns also indicate that five of eight governors in the recall also won the votes needed to remain in office. VOA's Brian Wagner has this report.
　
Bolivia's President Evo Morales shows his voting credential after casting his ballot¹ at a polling station in Villa³, 10 Aug 2008

President Morales spoke⁴ to a crowd of supporters outside the presidential palace in La Paz a few hours after polls closed in Sunday's recall vote. The socialist⁵ leader thanked voters for their support and said his apparent victory helped validate⁶ his government and its reform program.

Mr. Morales also appealed to opposition⁷ leaders to put aside their differences with the government and work to improve conditions in the South American nation.

He said he hopes opposition leaders will recognize the will of voters expressed in the recall vote and will cooperate with the government to seek unity⁸ and equality for all Bolivians.

Exit polls showed Mr. Morales received a much larger share of votes than he did in the presidential election in December 2005, when he won about 54 percent of ballots.

The president is expected to use the results to rally support for a reform program that includes nationalization of key industries, land reform and a new constitution. Opposition leaders have rejected the draft constitution, which calls for state control of natural gas and oil industries in eastern Bolivia. Several eastern governors have opposed recent efforts by the central government to demand higher taxes on energy resources in their regions.

Six opposition governors and two governors allied⁹ with the president also faced recall in Sunday's vote. Initial returns indicated five won their elections, while two opposition officials and one pro-Morales governor lost their seats.

One of the losers was the governor in the central region of Cochabamba, who had opposed the recall for weeks and on Sunday said he would not recognize the result.

Already, the legality of the recall has led to a series of legal battles between the central government and opposition governors. Prior to the voting, officials had disputed the terms of the recall vote, which is not provided for in the current constitution.

 

1 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。

2 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》

3 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

4 spoke   

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。

5 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• 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。

6 validate   

vt.（法律）使有效，使生效

参考例句：

• You need an official signature to validate the order.你要有正式的签字，这张汇票才能生效。
• In order to validate the agreement,both parties sign it.为使协议有效，双方在上面签了字。

7 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。

8 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

9 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。