万花筒 2010-05-07&05-08 英国选战拉票正酣

In an election that's entering its final hours, the party leaders have been crisscrossing the nation in a final push for votes. David Cameron's been on the road for nearly 36 hours straight, going all out for a Conservative win. In Wales he met local school children and a crowd of Tory supporters.

“If you vote Labor¹, you are gonna get five more years of Gordon Brown; if you vote Liberal Democrat², you are probably gonna get five more years of Gordon Brown. It is only by voting Conservative that you can get a new government.”

Elsewhere, the Q&A at Durham University, Nick Clegg told students it was their chance to vote Lib Dem and do away with all-star politics forever.

“We've been trying this now. We've been testing this to destruction for 65 years now. Blue Team, Red Team. Blue Team, Red team. Conservative government, Labor government. And look what's happened, look what's happened---the biggest recession in a generation.”

Behind in the polls, Labor going to election day as underdogs. But Gordon Brown hasn't given in. He was rallying the party faithful in Blackpool, insisting only Labor can be trusted with Britain's future.

“We are the only party with a serious plan for the future. Please make sure that you come out and come home to Labor, come home to Labor tomorrow. Thank you very much.”

The finishing line is now in sight but the truth is this is a close election. And no one knows how it land. Even now millions of voters are still thought to be undecided.
 

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。