CCTV9英语新闻：埃及总统选举投票时间将延长一天

时间：2014-05-28 11:44:06

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Egypt’s Election Commission has extended polling for the country’s presidential election by one day. According to the state-run MENA news agency, voting will now enter a third day on Wednesday.

The decision followed a lower-than-expected turnout in the two-day vote that was originally due to end on Tuesday at 10 p.m. local time.

Egyptians began voting on Monday at 9 a.m. local time, in the first polls since former Islamist President Mohammed Morsi was ousted¹ by the military.

Ex-army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who led Morsi’s overthrow², is poised³ to score an easy win over his sole rival in the race, leftist leader Hamdeen Sabahy, who came third in the 2012 presidential election.

About 54 million Egyptians are eligible⁴ to cast their votes at polling stations in the country’s 27 provinces. Official results are expected on June 5.

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1 ousted
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )；革职；罢黜；剥夺
参考例句：
He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。 He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

2 overthrow
v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆
参考例句：
After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。 The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

3 poised
a.摆好姿势不动的
参考例句：
The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。 Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。

4 eligible
adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句：
He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。 Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。