英国新闻听力 “除非上帝要我下台”

BBC News, with Sandy Walsh.

The president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has accused the opposition¹ Movement for Democratic Change of lying about political violence ahead of next week's presidential run-off election. He also said that only God could remove him from office. Here is our Southern Africa correspondent Peter Biles.

Despite increasing evidence of state-sponsoring political violence in Zimbabwe, President Mugabe is trying to blame it on the Opposition. While campaigning in the provinces of Matabeleland, Mr Mugabe accused Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC Party of compiling names of people who were said to be victims of violence. According to the state-run Herald² Newspaper, Mr Mugabe said the Opposition was doing this so it could later say the elections were not free and fair.

The MDC will decide on Monday whether its leader Morgan Tsvangirai will contest next week's presidential run-off.

1 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。

2 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。