欧洲－乌克兰期待总统选举最终结果

 

Ukraine Anticipates Final Official Results of Presidential Re-Run

 

Ukraine's Central Election Commission (CEC) has said it expects to announce the final, official results of the December 26 re-run presidential election early this week. That could clear the way for the swearing-in of the new president within days.

 

Ukraine's election saga¹ and political uncertainty² over the past two months may be nearing an end this week, with the CEC's expected announcement of a winner as early as Monday.

 

The head of the commission, Yaroslav Davydovych, says he expects the final results to be virtually identical to the first results. They gave pro-reform opposition³ candidate Viktor Yushchenko the win by more than two million votes over Viktor Yanukovych, who advocated continued close ties with Russia.

 

The election commission had said it was ready to announce the final, official results of the bitterly-contested presidential re-run late last week, but a last minute legal challenge by Mr. Yanukovych scuttled⁴ the announcement. The Orthodox Christmas holiday followed, putting talk of politics aside.

 

Mr. Yanukovych could still file one more legal appeal with the Supreme⁵ Court over the final results. But many analysts⁶ believe the court might not even agree to consider such an appeal, given that all his other legal challenges have been rejected.

 

Once the appeals process is exhausted⁷ and the final results have been announced, Ukraine's parliament, or Rada, is free to set a date for the inauguration⁸. The date most widely discussed is Friday, January 14 or the New Year under the [Julian] calendar Orthodox believers follow.

 

This middle age Kiev resident, named Larissa, says she definitely plans to attend.

 

Larissa says the inauguration means an end to any doubts that opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko is Ukraine's new President.

 

According to tradition, the winner, which appears to be Mr. Yushchenko, will take the official oath of office in parliament. Later, he is to hold a mass public inauguration on Kiev's Central Square, which was the scene of street protests against his opponent following the controversial first runoff vote. Tens-of-thousands of Mr. Yushchenko's supporters are expected to turn-out for the ceremony.

 

Lisa McAdams, VOA news, Kiev.

 

注释：

swearing-in 宣誓就职

saga [5sB:^E] n. 传奇，这里指持久的竞选活动

virtually [5v\:tjuEli] adv. 事实上，实质上

exhausted [i^5zC:stid] adj. 耗尽的，疲惫的

inauguration [i7nC:^ju5reiFEn] n. 就职典礼

orthodox [5C:WEdCks] adj. 东正教的，正统的

 

1 saga   

n.(尤指中世纪北欧海盗的)故事，英雄传奇

参考例句：

• The saga of Flight 19 is probably the most repeated story about the Bermuda Triangle.飞行19中队的传说或许是有关百慕大三角最重复的故事。
• The novel depicts the saga of a family.小说描绘了一个家族的传奇故事。

2 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

3 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。

4 scuttled   

v.使船沉没( scuttle的过去式和过去分词 )；快跑，急走

参考例句：

• She scuttled off when she heard the sound of his voice. 听到他的说话声，她赶紧跑开了。
• The thief scuttled off when he saw the policeman. 小偷看见警察来了便急忙跑掉。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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。

7 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

8 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。