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智课网TOEFL备考资料塞内加尔星期天举行总统决选一托福阅读机经背景 Senegal set to start voting Sunday in a tightly contested presidential run-off election. President Abdoulaye Wade faces stiff competition from opposition leader, Macky Sall, as the incumbent tries to win a controversial third mandate. 塞内加尔星期天举行第二轮总统选举，也就是决选。在这次选举当中，现任总统瓦德和反对派领袖萨尔之间的竞争非常激烈。瓦德寻求第三个任期，民众对此很有争议。 Senegalese are going to the polls for an election that analysts say could threaten the stability of one of Africas most celebrated and peaceful democracies. 塞内加尔人星期天投票，决定下一届总统由谁来出任。分析人士说，这次选举要是处理不好的话，塞内加尔这个非洲地区算是比较和平、稳定的民主社会，恐怕会受到影响。 A voter in Dakar says they want this election to be peaceful. No matter who the people choose, she will support whoever wins. She says they are hearing rumors that there could be trouble, and she is praying that all will go well. 达喀尔的一位选民说，希望这次选举能够不出乱子。不管谁当选，她最终都会支持赢得选举的人。这位选民还说，听说会出乱子，但是她真心希望一切顺利。 The days leading up to the vote were calm, however many worry that disputes over results could reignite street protests. 投票之前这些天，算是很平静的，不过，很多人都担心，投票结果可能会引发人们走上街头抗议。 The incumbent, Abdoulaye Wade, is seeking a third term, despite a constitutional two-term limit passed after he first took office in 2000. The Constitutional Court ruled that he could run in late January, sparking riots that killed at least six people ahead of the first round poll on February 25. 塞内加尔的现任总统瓦德寻求第三个任期，尽管塞内加尔的宪法规定，总统最多只能连任一次。瓦德之前说，这一宪法条文是在他2000年就任之后设置的，这一条文对他不适用。塞内加尔的宪法法庭裁决说，瓦德可以在1月底的选举中参选，这一裁决引发了骚乱。有六个人在2月25号第一轮投票之前发生的骚乱中丧生。 Mr. Wade led that round with 35 percent of votes, followed by Macky Sall who won just under 27 percent. 瓦德在那一轮投票中赢得了35%的选票，反对派领袖萨尔赢得了27%的选票。 Senegalese have become increasingly disenchanted with Mr. Wade since the former champion of the opposition came to power in 2000 and won re-election in the first round in 2007. The 85-year-old president, Africas second oldest leader, says he needs more time in office to finish his projects, including a new airport outside Dakar.