VOA标准英语2012--Opposing Approaches Will Determine Senegal's Second-Round Vote

Opposing Approaches Will Determine Senegal's Second-Round Vote

Since winning the right to face the incumbent¹ in the second round, Macky Sall has held large rallies throughout the country in a populist appeal for votes. 

"Young people, carpenters, mechanics, merchants and brokers², you deserve a response to your request for jobs. All that remains³ is victory, which we will achieve," said Sall.

Wade⁴ seeks religious vote

President Wade has held smaller rallies in many of the same places. But he has preferred to hold court with influential⁵ leaders - especially in the religious community.

"If we work well, together with your prayers, the second round will go well, I will win, and it will be better than if I had won in the first round," said Wade.

At one such meeting in Kaolack, hundreds lined up to meet with the president, some say in order to get something in return for their support.

"Did you see the bag full of money before? It's because he's losing, and when we're losing, we hide behind the religious leaders who give the word to their disciples⁷ to vote a certain way," said Kaolack resident Cheikh Kane.

Whatever his methods, the president has won the support of some of the country's Muslim spiritual leaders. Cheikh Béthio Thioune ordered his disciples to vote for the president and held the largest march Dakar has seen throughout the election period.

"You see that everyone has come out for the march to re-elect the president of the republic, Abdoulaye Wade. I believe that he has already been re-elected by us, the disciples of Cheikh Béthio Thioune," said Abdou Ndiaye, a Thioune disciple⁶.

Sall gathers political forces

Macky Sall has not ignored the religious community, but the strength of his coalition⁸ is political. The 12 other first-round opposition⁹ candidates unanimously support him, and the thinking is that their constituencies also will follow. 

"In the first round, I voted for Tanor Dieng of the Socialist¹⁰ Party. But in the second round, I'm with Tanor and everyone else who has moved to Macky because we are tired. The entire country has had enough," said Cheikh Ka, a Macky Sall convert.

Even the protest movement Y'en A Marre - meaning "we've had enough" - has broken its year-long refusal to endorse¹¹ a candidate and has urged people to vote for Sall. But Sall is a former prime minister under Wade, and like many Senegalese, founding member Omar Touré feels this does not represent much of a change.

"We are not supporting the Macky the person, we are supporting the will of the people, which is to oust¹² Wade," said Touré.

Sall enjoys more enthusiastic support from Grammy winner and would-be presidential candidate Youssou N'Dour, as well as the M23 opposition movement, which has ceased the protests against Wade's candidacy it carried out before the first round.

The movement still objects to the president's effort to seek a third term - despite a constitutional limit of two. Most of the protesters now, though, prefer to remove him by the ballot¹³. Wade has no intention of being removed, however, and analysts¹⁴ are expecting a close race. 

1 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。

2 brokers   

n.（股票、外币等）经纪人( broker的名词复数 )；中间人；代理商；（订合同的）中人v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的第三人称单数 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排…

参考例句：

• The firm in question was Alsbery & Co., whiskey brokers. 那家公司叫阿尔斯伯里公司，经销威士忌。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• From time to time a telephone would ring in the brokers' offices. 那两排经纪人房间里不时响着叮令的电话。 来自子夜部分

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

5 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

6 disciple   

n.信徒，门徒，追随者

参考例句：

• Your disciple failed to welcome you.你的徒弟没能迎接你。
• He was an ardent disciple of Gandhi.他是甘地的忠实信徒。

7 disciples   

n.信徒( disciple的名词复数 )；门徒；耶稣的信徒；（尤指）耶稣十二门徒之一

参考例句：

• Judas was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. 犹大是耶稣十二门徒之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• "The names of the first two disciples were --" “最初的两个门徒的名字是——” 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

8 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。

9 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。

10 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

11 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。

12 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

13 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。

14 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。