CNN 2011-12-01

 We are in --class,from --School in Florida,welcome to CnnStudentNews! Take it away,Carl! I most certainly will,thank you for that IReport introduction,we started in Jacksonville,but during the next 10 minutes we are heading to Africa,Afghanistan and South America.This is CnnStudentNews,let's go!

 

Leading things off with historic elections in Egypt,the country that was ruled by the same person for 30 years. A political revote forced Hosni Mubarak out of power back in Feburary,now the country is electing a new parliament,a new government that will write a new constitution,as voters cast their ballots² acrocss the nation yesterday,one offcials said quote:The elections will not be successful until everyone who has the right to vote participates The polls are closed now,but Ben Weidemann was there yesterday to capture the move around the selection

 

They lined up early on a bright and grace Cairo morning,calm,solemn yet hopeful that Egypt's first post-Mubarak election marked a historic turning point.

 

I'm 63 years old,and this is my first   

 

It's your first time  

 

yes! 

 

your first time to vote ? 

 

yes! 

 

And how are you feel  

 

Oh,I feel good,I feel my vote will change Egypt

 

For decades the Egyptian elections were something of a joke,rife with fraud,often violent and always chaotic,not this time. A year ago when we were covering Egyptian's parliamentary elections,we actually had to wait for quite some time to take pictures of anybody casting their ballot¹,there was that little interest,this time around,it's the voters who have to wait. Significantly it was the army not the hated police who oversaw³ the vote,they were firm but polite.In Cairo's working class,Sayeda Zeinab of  neighborhood ,Memebers of the Muslim brotherhoods⁴ freedom and justice Party ,helped people confirm they were at the right voting  station ,they said it was public service. But their presence underscores their strong organizational abilities and suggests there are months of preparations before this vote, they will pay off. Interior designer Hendm Hamid came out to cast a ballot against them.

 

They are just liers,they don't do what they said,they use illusion to convince people to vote for them

 

The vote --- are mind -- ,dozens of new parties have burst onto the political scene,finally giving a say in their destiny,voters see more aware of their hard one power.

 

We are all faithful to our country ,the proof is that we  all stand in one line talking politely to one another because we all agree that this is the best way to deal with our problems

 

The truly revolutionary idea now become in reality one vote at a time,Ben Weid ,Cnn,Cairo.

 

Heading south to another African nation holding elections,the Democratic Republic of Congo.Some people want the elections delayed because of trouble with plannings and organizing them.There was also a lot of violence that took place on election day .The polls did open up yesterday and voters had a lot of choices  to make, 11 contenders running for president,more than 18,000 candidates for 500 seats in parliament.This election is important for a lot of reasons,it's the second one since the end of a war that left millions of people dead and the country is still rebuilding.Plus,since Congo was such a big nation,what happens there effects the surrounding countries as well.

 

Afghanistan is getting ready for some transitions,more control of the country is going to be handed over from NATO,the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, to Afghan troops.On Sunday,Afghan President,Hamid Karzai names the regions that'll be part of the transition. Once it's finished,about half of the country's population will be under Afghan control.But there are concerns about how fast this handover is happening,some observers are worried  the transition will give the Taliban,Afghanistan's former rulers ,a chance to regain⁵ ground in Afghanistan.

1 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。

2 ballots   

n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 oversaw   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去式 )

参考例句：

• He will go down as the president who oversaw two historic transitions. 他将作为见证了巴西两次历史性转变的总统，安然引退。 来自互联网
• Dixon oversaw the project as creative director of Design Research Studio. 狄克逊监督项目的创意总监设计研究工作室。 来自互联网

4 brotherhoods   

兄弟关系( brotherhood的名词复数 )； （总称）同行； （宗教性的）兄弟会； 同业公会

参考例句：

• Clubs became more like brotherhoods for the jobless and fans would do anything for them. 俱乐部变得更像是失业者协会，球迷愿意为其做任何事情。

5 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。