Sunday, 14 September 2008

TỪ VỰNG NGÀY 13/9

RECORD TURNOUT:
this means that the number of people who came to vote in yesterday's election was one of the largest ever
số người đi bầu đạt kỉ lục

struggled
made a great effort in order to do something
nỗ lực

ballot papers
pieces of paper on which people who take part in an election write their vote

blunt spoken
saying what you think without trying to be polite or caring about other people's feelings
nói thẳng

allege
tuyên bố

souring
causing to become unfriendly, spoiling
phá đám

to push through
to forcefully make something (e.g. a plan or suggestion) officially accepted and/or put into use
ép buộc

reform
verb [I or T]
to make an improvement, especially by changing a person's behaviour or the structure of something:
sự cải cách

slung out of office
forced to abandon its position of power
bị ép buộc phải từ bỏ sth

coalition
noun [C or U]
the union of different political parties or groups for a particular purpose, usually for a limited time:
sự liên minh

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