2014年CRI 波罗申科乌克兰总统选举中获胜 极右派在法国欧洲议会选举中领先

 

Exit polls show that confectionery tycoon¹ Petro Poroshenko has won with an absolute majority in the Ukrainian presidential election.

Three polls have given Poroshenko between 55 and 57 percent of the vote, as well ahead of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko who appears to be in second place with just over 12 percent.

If these results are confirmed later today there will be no need for a runoff vote next month.

Around 35 million Ukrainian were eligible² to vote on Sunday and 34,000 polling stations were set up across the country, although not in Crimea.

Opposition³ groups in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk also blocked the vote.

France's ruling socialist⁴ party has received a sharp rebuke⁵ from voters as the country selects its members for the European Parliament. And it seemed the right wing parties are dominating.

President Francois Hollande's party has received only 14 or 15 percent of vote, good for third place among French parties.

The far-right National Party has topped the balloting⁶, taking upwards⁷ of 26 percent. That's a 20-point increase that party finished from the last round of EU voting in 2009.

The party is known for rhetoric⁸ that is hostile to the European Union, and for advocating tougher immigration rules.

France's conservatives have taken around 20 percent of the vote, good for second place among French parties.

1 tycoon   

n.有钱有势的企业家，大亨

参考例句：

• The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.那名大亨濒临破产的边缘。
• The tycoon has many servants to minister to his needs.那位大亨有很多人服侍他。

2 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。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

5 rebuke   

v.指责，非难，斥责 [反]praise

参考例句：

• He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。
• Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。

6 balloting   

v.（使）投票表决( ballot的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Clark took a commanding leading in the early balloting. 在最初投票时，克拉克遥遥领先。 来自辞典例句
• The balloting had stagnated, he couldn't win. 投票工作陷于停顿，他不能得胜。 来自辞典例句

7 upwards   

adv.向上，在更高处...以上

参考例句：

• The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
• The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。

8 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。