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Syrian president Bashar Assad is expected to easily win an election that's widely being denounced as a sham¹. Thousands of Syrians are lining² up in areas controlled by the Syrian government to vote in Syria's first multi-candidate election in more than 40 years. The vote is being held amid the civil war that's left more than 160,000 people dead.

"Of course the importance of the elections is to restore security and stability for the country and to fight the mercenaries that came. And that is why there should be elections."

Nations, including the U.S., Britain, France, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are calling the vote a farce³. Internal Syrian opposition⁴ groups are boycotting⁵. Voting is not being held in rebel-controlled areas, which includes much of northern and eastern Syria. More than 2.7 million refugees who have fled Syria are either excluded or are refusing to vote.

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1 sham
n./adj.假冒(的)，虚伪(的)
参考例句：
They cunningly played the game of sham peace.他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏。 His love was a mere sham.他的爱情是虚假的。

2 lining
n.衬里，衬料
参考例句：
The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。 Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

3 farce
n.闹剧，笑剧，滑稽戏；胡闹
参考例句：
They played a shameful role in this farce.他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻的角色。 The audience roared at the farce.闹剧使观众哄堂大笑。

4 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。

5 boycotting
抵制，拒绝参加( boycott的现在分词 )
参考例句：
They're boycotting the shop because the people there are on strike. 他们抵制那家商店，因为那里的店员在罢工。 The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections. 主要反对党都抵制此次选举。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-06-06