斯里兰卡总统拉贾帕克萨在总统选举中落败_时事要闻

斯里兰卡总统拉贾帕克萨在总统选举中落败

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2015-01-09 05:52 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Sri Lanka's incumbent¹ President Mahinda Rajapaksa has conceded defeat in the country's presidential election.

斯里兰卡现任总统马欣达·拉贾帕克萨承认自己在大选中失利。

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A handout image released by the Sri Lankan President Media Division shows President and candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa casting his vote in the seventh Presidential Election in Hambantota (247 kms south from Colombo), Sri Lanka, 08 January 2015.

The president's office has released a statement, saying Rajapaksa would "ensure a smooth transition of power bowing to the wishes of the people".

Local media says the president conceded his defeat at a meeting with opposition³ leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as vote counting showed the opposition challenger Mithripala Sirisena was leading Thursday's poll.

Rajapaksa has dominated politics for a decade, but faced an unexpected challenge from his health minister Sirisena .

The incumbent, who is credited with ending the country's decades-long civil war in 2009, called snap polls in November seeking an unprecedented⁴ third term.

He has been dogged in recent years by accusations⁵ of failing to bring about national reconciliation⁶, and of corruption⁷ as well.

Official results of the election will be released later on Friday.

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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 handout
n.散发的文字材料；救济品
参考例句：
I read the handout carefully.我仔细看了这份分发的资料。 His job was distributing handout at the street-corner.他的工作是在街头发传单。

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 unprecedented
adj.无前例的，新奇的
参考例句：
The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。 A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

5 accusations
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名
参考例句：
There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。 He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

6 reconciliation
n.和解，和谐，一致
参考例句：
He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。 Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

7 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

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