VOA标准英语2010年-Ivorian Opposition to Protest Outside

Opposition¹ supporters in Ivory Coast plan to demonstrate Tuesday outside state-run television facilities.  They say the broadcaster is giving preferential coverage² to President Laurent Gbagbo and his ruling party before much-delayed presidential elections. 

A coalition³ of young opposition supporters is demanding all political parties receive equal access to state-run media.

Rally of the Republicans Party youth leader, Karamoko Yayoro, says he frustrated⁴ by what he calls the continued marginalization of opposition candidates by the state broadcaster.  His party supports candidate Alassane Ouattara, but other opposition candidates, like Henri Konan Bedie, have also given vocal⁵ support to the protesters.

He says news programs on state-run media only cover President Laurent Gbagbo's camp, his family and his supporters.  He says that is the only image shown and the only voice heard on Ivorian television.  He says this is not fair and that is why they are protesting.

A youth protest held earlier this month about the same issue was broken up by police.  But Yayoro says protesters at the planned march will be unarmed and demonstrations⁶ will be peaceful.

He says they are not worried about security.  Yayoro says the march has been authorized⁷ by the government and organizers have met with police and security forces to discuss the conditions and itinerary⁸ of the march.  He says the demonstrators will also have security so that everything goes smoothly⁹ and calmly.

Yayoro said his generation has a historic role to play in ensuring the future of democracy and economic development in Ivory Coast.  It is estimated that as many as half of Ivorians voting in the coming presidential poll will be under age 35, many of them voting for the first time.

The vote is an attempt to find a lasting¹⁰ political solution to nearly a decade of internal conflict, but voter registration¹¹ issues have prompted Ivory Coast to push back the election several times since President Gbagbo's mandate¹² ran out in 2005.  The election is set to take place in March, but no date has been announced.

1 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。

2 coverage   

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。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

6 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

7 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

8 itinerary   

n.行程表，旅行路线；旅行计划

参考例句：

• The two sides have agreed on the itinerary of the visit.双方商定了访问日程。
• The next place on our itinerary was Silistra.我们行程的下一站是锡利斯特拉。

9 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

10 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

11 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

12 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。