VOA慢速英语：缅甸大选昂山素季获压倒性胜利

Election results in Myanmarshow big victories for Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD) party she leads.

缅甸大选结果显示，昂山素季及她领导的反对派全国民主联盟(民盟)获得压倒性胜利。

Voter turnout reached 80 percent, according to the Guardian news site. The NLD received 90 percent of the entire vote, reported CNN. That amount of votes for one party is called a "landslide."

据《卫报》新闻网站报道，选民投票率达80%。美国CNN报道，全国民主联盟获得90％的全部选票。大量投票支持一方，被称为“压倒性胜利”。

Supporters of Myanmar's National League for Democracy party cheer as election results are posted outside the NLD headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Close to 7,000 people from 91 political parties ran for office in Sunday's election.

本次选举中，91个政党的候选人以及独立候选人接近7000人角逐缅甸各级议会议席。

Election results were slow to be announced. The first results reported that NLD won 12 seats. A second report said NLD had won 15 more spots. It was also reported that seven NLD winners were women.

选举结果迟迟没有公布。初步结果报道全国民主联盟赢得了12个席位。第二次结果称全国民主联盟赢得超过15个议席。另外据报道，有七个民盟获胜者为妇女。

Aung San Suu Kyi spoke with supporters at NLD headquarters.

全国民主联盟主席昂山素季在党总部对支持者讲话。

"I think everyone already knows or has guessed what the election result is," she said.

她说；“ 我认为，你们都知道或已经猜到结果将是什么”。

The parliament in Myanmar has 498 seats. The ruling party in Myanmar – also known as Burma - is the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP). The military supports the USDP. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

缅甸议会有498个席位。缅甸执政党——也被称为Burma（缅甸）——是联邦巩固与发展党（USDP）。军方支持联邦巩固与发展党。

The ruling military party holds 25 percent of the seats in parliament. The NLD needs 333 seats – or 67 percent - to overcome a military veto.

执政军事正当在议会中拥有25%的席位。全国民主联盟需要获得333个议席或67%的议席来战胜军队否决。

The election was the first in Myanmar since 2011. The legislature is called the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. It consists of an upper and lower house. One of its tasks is to select Myanmar's president.

自2011年在缅甸进行首次选举。立法机关被称为联邦议会（Pyidaungsu Hluttaw）。它由上议院与下议院组成。它的职责之一是选择缅甸总统。

I'm Jonathan Evans.

我是乔纳森·埃文斯。

Jim Dresbach adapted this story for VOA Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

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Words in This Story

turnout– n. the number of people who go to or participate in something

landslide– n. an election which the winner gets many more votes than the loser

task – n. a job for someone to do