菲律宾举行中期选举

 　　The Philippines is holding elections seen as a mandate¹ for President Benigno Aquino's reform agenda.

　　Voters on Monday are choosing more than 18,000 officials, including local leaders, more than half of the 24-member Senate and hundreds of legislators in the House of Representatives.

　　President Aquino swept into power by a landslide² in 2010 on a promise to fight corruption⁴ that he blames for widespread poverty.

　　He has scored high popularity ratings for prosecuting⁵ corrupt³ officials, including his predecessor⁶, Gloria Arroyo⁷, now in detention⁸ while being tried for alleged⁹ massive graft¹⁰.

　　Elections in the Philippines have long been plagued by bribery¹¹, along with intimidation¹² or violence against opponents.

　　Results of Monday's poll are expected in a few days.

　　菲律宾正在举行选举。这次选举被认为是对总统阿基诺改革日程的授权。

　　选民星期一将选举1万8千多名官员，包括地方领导人，24名参议员中过半数以上的参议员，以及数百名众议员的议员。

　　2010年，阿基诺承诺要打击导致普遍贫穷的腐败，因此以压倒性多数赢得总统选举的胜利。

　　阿基诺在惩处腐败官员方面的举措深受百姓的欢迎，被惩办的腐败官员包括他的前任阿罗约。阿罗约目前因据称大规模腐败被关押。

　　菲律宾的选举长期以来受到贿赂和对竞争对手的恫吓，或暴力现象的困扰。

　　星期一的选举结果预计将在几天后揭晓。

1 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。

2 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

3 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

4 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

5 prosecuting   

检举、告发某人( prosecute的现在分词 )； 对某人提起公诉； 继续从事（某事物）； 担任控方律师

参考例句：

• The witness was cross-examined by the prosecuting counsel. 证人接受控方律师的盘问。
• Every point made by the prosecuting attorney was telling. 检查官提出的每一点都是有力的。

6 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

7 arroyo   

n.干涸的河床，小河

参考例句：

• She continued along the path until she came to the arroyo.她沿着小路一直走到小河边。
• They had a picnic by the arroyo.他们在干枯的河床边野餐过。

8 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

9 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

10 graft   

n.移植，嫁接，艰苦工作，贪污；v.移植，嫁接

参考例句：

• I am having a skin graft on my arm soon.我马上就要接受手臂的皮肤移植手术。
• The minister became rich through graft.这位部长透过贪污受贿致富。

11 bribery   

n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿

参考例句：

• FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
• He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

12 intimidation   

n.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
• The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。