VOA慢速英语:After Big Protests, Russians Vote for President

be expected to预计
例句：Shipment is expected to take 20 days
装船预计需要20天。

2. There were reports of widespread cheating in the elections for parliament, the Duma, last year.

cheat in行骗
例句：You can cheat in no circumstances.
在任何情况下你都不能欺骗。

3. Those claims led to the largest street demonstrations in the country since the Soviet Union collapsed twenty years ago.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

4. She was not surprised that the Prime Minister has blamed the United States in connection with the unrest.

in connection with与…有关,连同
例句：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。

5. He has really resorted to a tactic that, of course, has been used since he became president in two thousand -- and that is to invoke the United States [as the] enemy, to blame the United States for a lot of Russian problems.

resort to依靠, 诉诸于,采取
例句：When his wife left him, he resorted to drink.
妻子离去后,他借酒消愁。
blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。

6. He says he is voting for Mr. Prokhorov, the co-owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team.

vote for投票赞成
例句：Who did you vote for?
你投谁的票?

7. But Anya -- who did not want to use her last name either -- says she is looking forward to Mr. Putin returning to the presidency.

look forward to期望, 盼望
例句：We look forward to seeing you again.
我们期待着与你再次相见。