Romanian PM re-elected head of ruling party

     BUCHAREST, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The National Convention of the Democratic Liberal Party, Romania's ruling party, re-elected on Saturday Prime Minister Emil Boc as its president.

    The election was conducted by secret ballot², as decided³ by the Organizing Commission of the National Convention(公约,协议).

    As the incumbent⁴ party leader, Boc gained an absolute victory, winning 868 votes from the 1,409 delegates to the convention.

    The race to lead the main ruling party was between Boc, the party's secretary-general Vasile Blaga, and Theodor Paleologu, a member of the Romanian Chamber⁵ of Deputies.

    Blaga was supported by 499 delegates, while Paleologu got only 24 votes.

    The two-day convention opened with a speech by Romanian President Traian Basescu, the party's former leader.

    Basescu, a strong supporter of Boc, told the Democrat¹ Liberals that the party has achieved the most good things for Romania, and the country needs what the party has started. "But, more than anything, it needs you to finish what you have started," he said.

    Heads of the commissions of Integrity, Statute⁶, Ethics⁷ and Litigation were also elected on Saturday.

    On Sunday, the party's four first vice⁸ presidents are to be elected, along with a new secretary-general, new vice presidents, deputy general secretaries, six executive secretaries and the treasurer⁹.

    The convention is seen as an important step in the party's preparations for local and general elections in 2012.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

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 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

5 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

6 statute   

n.成文法，法令，法规；章程，规则，条例

参考例句：

• Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
• The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。

7 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

8 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

9 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。