AL says south Sudan referendum highly transparent

    KHARTOUM, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Arab League (AL)（阿拉伯联盟） Mission for monitoring south Sudan referendum（公民投票权） on Monday said that the polling process was characterized by high transparency and integrity with international standards.
    The AL mission concluded that it has monitored many advantages, including opening of the majority of polling stations in due time, provision（规定,条款） of all logistic and polling materials, compatibility of boxes and insulators¹ with the internationally accepted standards and specifications², according to a statement by the AL.
    There are also some drawbacks including that underage voters, discrepancy³ between the number enrolled⁴ in some centers and the number registered on the lists of the commission, and lack of illustrations of the details and steps of the voting process, according to the statement.
    The AL, however, stressed that those negative aspects do not affect the veracity⁵ of the process which was characterized by a high degree of transparency and integrity in line with international standards, eliciting⁶ respect for the outcomes produced by the ballot⁷ box.
    The AL also referred to "effective" participation⁸ of women in the polling stations, cooperation of the heads of the centers with the voters and observers, facilities for the disabled and the elderly, and assistance for the illiterate⁹ in the voting, the significant and active presence of civil society organizations and international observers and the intensive presence of the local and international media.
    Meanwhile, the AL urged all the concerned national and international parties to exert efforts and work collectively to achieve security, stability, and peace based on the principles of brotherhood¹⁰, equality and justice in all parts of Sudan, and stressed the need for positive and constructive¹¹ dialogue aimed at resolving all outstanding issues and post-referendum problems.
    The AL observation mission comprises 80 observers who were distributed in 18 states of Sudan, 11 observers in the north, including the state of south Darfur, and seven in southern Sudan.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 insulators   

绝缘、隔热或隔音等的物质或装置( insulator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There is no sharp line separating conductors from insulators. 实际上并没有一个明显的界限将半导体和绝缘体分开。
• To reduce heat losses the pipes are covered by thermal insulators. 为了减少热散失，管子外包保温层。

2 specifications   

n.规格；载明；详述；（产品等的）说明书；说明书( specification的名词复数 )；详细的计划书；载明；详述

参考例句：

• Our work must answer the specifications laid down. 我们的工作应符合所定的规范。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This sketch does not conform with the specifications. 图文不符。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 discrepancy   

n.不同；不符；差异；矛盾

参考例句：

• The discrepancy in their ages seemed not to matter.他们之间年龄的差异似乎没有多大关系。
• There was a discrepancy in the two reports of the accident.关于那次事故的两则报道有不一致之处。

4 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 veracity   

n.诚实

参考例句：

• I can testify to this man's veracity and good character.我可以作证，此人诚实可靠品德良好。
• There is no reason to doubt the veracity of the evidence.没有理由怀疑证据的真实性。

6 eliciting   

n. 诱发, 引出 动词elicit的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• He succeeded in eliciting the information he needed from her. 他从她那里问出了他所需要的信息。
• A criminal trial isn't a tribunal for eliciting the truth. 刑事审讯并非是一种要探明真相的审判。

7 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。

8 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

9 illiterate   

adj.文盲的；无知的；n.文盲

参考例句：

• There are still many illiterate people in our country.在我国还有许多文盲。
• I was an illiterate in the old society,but now I can read.我这个旧社会的文盲，今天也认字了。

10 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

11 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。