美国有线新闻 CNN 印度大选即将结束

 

The end is in sight for India's marathon election. It began in early April. It lasts more than five weeks. It's carried out in several phases across the world's largest democracy and that's why this is said to be the world's largest democratic exercise. The seventh and final stage of voting begins on Sunday. Results are expected to be announced on May 23rd and that's when the nation's 1.3 billion people will know whether the incumbent¹ prime minister will remain in power or if India's leadership will change.

India is a densely² populated country. In land area, it's a little over a third the size of the United States, but India's eligible³ voters alone number 900 million people. That's almost three times the size of the U.S. population. In addition to the challenges posed by an ongoing⁴ multi-phase election, there are issues of misinformation in the information age that are causing confusion and violence in the south Asian country.

1 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

2 densely   

ad.密集地；浓厚地

参考例句：

• A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
• We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。

3 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。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。