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Welcome to the Voice of America’s “News Words”, where we teach you about words in the news.
欢迎收听美国之声“新闻词汇”，在这里我们会教您新闻中的词汇。
This word is from a story about Mali’s presidential election:
今天的词汇来自于马里共和国总统选举的报道：
It is a wide open race with 28 candidates running for president.
这是一个涉及范围很广的公开竞争，有28位候选人竞选总统。
Though four of them have been prime minister, there is no government-backed candidate.
尽管其中四人曾经是总理，该竞选并无政府支持的候选人。
A candidate is a person who is running for a political office.
候选人是指竞逐政治职位的人。
And a candidate could be seeking any elective office -- from a national president to a city mayor.
候选人可以竞选任意选举产生的职位——从总统到市长。
Now when you hear the word “candidate,” your English will be good enough to know what the News Word means.
现在当你听到“候选人”这个词的时候，你的英文程度就足以明白这个新闻词汇是什么意思了。
For more “News Words”, visit our website at LearningEnglish. voanews. com
要收听更多”新闻词汇“，请访问我们的网站LearningEnglish. voanews. com
