加纳总统马哈马将宣誓就职

时间：2013-01-07 08:27:31

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Ghanaian President John Mahama is due to be sworn into office following a disputed election victory last month.

加纳总统约翰·马哈马即将宣誓就职，上月他获得具有争议的选举胜利。
 
Mr Mahama, who became acting1 president in July, has called for unity2 ahead of the inauguration3, appealing to rivals who contested the 7 December result.
 
Official results gave Mr Mahama 50.7% of the vote, enough to avoid a run-off against opposition4 candidate Nana Akufo-Addo, who won 47.7%.
 
The biggest opposition group is expected to boycott5 Monday's ceremony.
 
Mr Mahama was Ghana's vice-president until the unexpected death of President John Atta Mills in July. 
 
He has served since then as acting president.
 
Ghana is regarded as one of Africa's most stable democracies and is one of its fastest growing economies.
 
Ahead of his inauguration, Mr Mahama appealed to members of parliament to work together.
 
"For the long-term survival of our nation, we must agree and commit to a multi-partisan process," he told them on Friday. 
 
"Whatever our differences, whatever our politics, we must pull together and rise to meet these challenges." 
 
Mr Mahama is due to be sworn in before 11 African heads of state, the BBC's Sammy Darko reports from the capital, Accra. Officials from the US, China and the UK will also be there.
 
But Mr Akufo-Addo's New Patriotic6 Party (NPP) is expected to boycott the ceremony. 
 
The NPP filed a petition over the election result at the Supreme7 Court in late December, saying it had found irregularities including unregistered voters casting ballots8. 
 
Mr Mahama's National Democratic Congress (NDC) said the elections were the most transparent9 the country had seen.
 
International election observers described the 7 December poll as free and fair. Ghana's government says the presence of international leaders at Monday's ceremony is an endorsement10（认可，支持） of the vote.

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1 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
2 unity 4kQwT     
n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调
参考例句：
  • When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
  • We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
3 inauguration 3cQzR     
n.开幕、就职典礼
参考例句：
  • The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
  • Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。
4 opposition eIUxU     
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。
5 boycott EW3zC     
n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与
参考例句：
  • We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
  • The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。
6 patriotic T3Izu     
adj.爱国的，有爱国心的
参考例句：
  • His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
  • The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。
7 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
8 ballots 06ecb554beff6a03babca6234edefde4     
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 transparent Smhwx     
adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的
参考例句：
  • The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
  • The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。
10 endorsement ApOxK     
n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注
参考例句：
  • We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
  • His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。

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