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Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words, where we teach you about words you might hear in the news.
欢迎收看美国之音新闻词汇，在这里我们会教您在新闻中会听到的单词。
Here is a word with two meanings.
这个词有两个意思。
First, our example comes from an election story.
第一个意思，我们的例子来自于一个选举报道。
Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani are dancing in the streets of Kabul.
阿富汗总统候选人艾什勒弗·贾尼的支持者在喀布尔街头跳起舞来。
Preliminary runoff election results show him leading by a million votes. His supporters are elated.
初步决选结果显示，他领先了一百万票。他的支持者情绪高昂。
A runoff is held if there is no clear winner after an election.
如果在选举之后，没有明确的优胜者，就要举行决选。
The second election includes only the top candidates.
第二轮选举仅仅包括票数最多候选者。
Another meaning for runoff deals with the environment.
这个词的另一个意思和环境有关。
Runoff is water from rain or snow that flows down a hill or across the land.
径流是雪或者雨水从山上流下来，或者从地上流过来。
Now, when you hear the word runoff, you will know what this News Word means, and you can use it in a conversation.
现在，当你听到这个词的时候，你就知道这个新闻词汇的意思了，并且你可以在对话中使用它。
