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Citizens of War-Torn Congo Await Outcome of Historic Elections(1/2) ( 本次听写约172词 )

今天的话题真郁闷,最讨厌听政治新闻了,不怎么听标准也有这个原因。。。

今日专有名词
Congo刚果
Joseph Kabila人名
Jean-Pierre Bemba人名

单词
ballot n.选举票, 投票, 票数vi.投票
coalition n.合并, 接合, 联合
violation n.违反, 违背, 妨碍, 侵害, [体]违例, 强奸
unity n.团结, 联合, 统一, 一致
legislature n.立法机关, 立法机构；议会
temporary 临时的，暂时的
rebel n. 造反者, 叛逆者adj. 造反的, 反抗的 v. 造反, 反叛, 反抗
presidential 总统的
National Unity 民族团结

听写
Citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo had to wait a long time for the elections last Sunday. It was the first time in almost a half-century that there were candidates from more than one party. Great numbers of people voted in the presidential and legislative elections. But a slow start to counting votes means another wait. Early reports suggested that President Joseph Kabila faced his strongest competition from Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. More than thirty presidential candidates were on the ballot. If no one gets fifty percent of the vote, citizens will choose between the two top candidates in October. President Kabila heads a large coalition of parties. Mister Bemba is a former leader of a rebel force. Several human rights groups have accused him of major violations. He is one of four vice presidents in a temporary government of national unity. Almost ten thousand candidates competed for the five hundred seats in the national legislature. Thousands more ran for local legislatures. Final results are not expected for about three weeks.