BBC在线收听下载:希腊再引忧虑 欧美金融市场大幅下挫

1.Greece was a key factor as political uncertainty was hightened by decision to bring forward a presidential election.

bring forward提前

The election date had to be brought forward by two months.
选举日期必须提前两个月。

2.This is a significant increase from the current figure allowed into western countries, but falls well short of the number aid agencies had called for.

fall short of达不到

So what happens if the Socialists top the poll but fall short of an absolute majority?
那么如果社会党人得票居首却达不到绝对多数会怎么样？