和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Haitians Face Major Election, but How Many Will Vote Is Unclear

2010-11-27来源:和谐英语
1.As far as the election is concerned, we need to have an election.

as far as据…, 就…

例句:As far as I know, he will be away for three months.
      据我所知, 他将离开三个月。

2.There are plenty of candidates in Sunday's elections.

plenty of很多, 大量的

例句:There is plenty of coal in this area.
      这个地区有丰富的煤。

      She had plenty of imagination.
      她有丰富的想象力。

3.But some young Haitians say the lack of greater progress since the disaster in January has turned them against politics.

turn against(使)转为反对; (使)变成和…敌对

例句:Those who were once for him have turned against him.
      那些原来支持他的人现在倒过来反对他了。

      Nothing could make me turn against my country.
      什么也不能使我背叛我的祖国。

4.A low turnout could call the results into question.

call into question对...表示怀疑

例句:Does such audience-specific (i.e., intended for Israel as they traveled from Egypt to Canaan) revelation call into  question the historicity of the actual events?
       这种针对特定听众启示(如是为那些出埃及进迦南的以色列人所写)会导致人们质疑事件的历史真实性吗?