英国宣布5月6日举行大选

        His official announcement that the election will be held to coincide with local elections on May 6 kick-starts an intense campaign by all three main parties, vying to win a majority of the 650 seats contested.

　　他正式宣布，大选将与地方选举在5月6日同时举行，从而启动了一场激烈的竞选运动，英国三大主要政党将围绕650个席位争夺多数党地位。

　　Mr Brown said he would “fight for fairness” through the campaign, saying the country faced a “big decision” between keeping the “economy moving forward” or the threat of a “double-dip recession”.

　　布朗表示，他将通过竞选“为公平而战”，称英国面临一项“重大抉择”：保持“经济向前发展”或面对“二次衰退的威胁”。