Nearly half of those in the BBC poll said that the election of Mr. Obama, an African-American, would “fundamentally change” their perceptions of the United States.
将近一半接受BBC调查的人们认为，非洲裔美国人奥巴马先生的当选将“根本上改变”他们对美国的的认知观念。
Botswana has hinted that it may not, especially if the SADC's election observers, who have previously turned a blind eye to rigging, declare the poll unfair.
博茨瓦纳已经暗示它也许不会，特别是，如果那些先前对一切都熟视无睹的SADC的选举观察员宣布选举不公正时更加不会。
What does a poll like this mean with more than 20 months to go to Election Day?
离选举日还有超过20个月，这样的调查能说明什么？
This isn't my first election, but I haven't had the chance to vote in a poll since I was still at university, almost 10 years ago.
这并不是我的第一次选举，但是由于过去的10年我一直在大学读书，所以并没有机会参与选举。
The election may go ahead without Abdullah Abdullah, Mr Karzai's only competitor, who withdrew from the poll after demands he made about the running of the election were not met.
竞选者不包括阿布杜拉·阿哈穆德，卡尔扎伊的主要对手。阿哈·穆德因为提出的关于选举运行方面的要求没有被满足而退出大选。
International observer groups praised the poll for being peaceful and well organised; the national election commission did a good job.
国际观察组织赞扬选举过程和平而有条理，全国选举委员会为此做了漂亮的工作。
Unlike in every previous election since 1999, no elite consensus exists for the 2011 poll, nor is there an Obasanjo-like figure strong enough to impose one.
与之前1999年后的每届大选不同，2011年的选举投票将在没有政界协议的情况下进行，也没有出现一个像奥巴乔桑一样强势的人物来推动达成协议。
A new national poll by the Pew Center for the People and the Press found that independent voters who are likely to vote in the mid-term election favor Republicans.
大众与传媒皮尤中心所作的一个全国民调显示，在中期选举中可能投票的中间选民倾向于投共和党的票。
This precooking of the election eventually persuaded Ms Mahdi’s Umma party, three days before the vote, to say it would boycott the poll at every level.
这种选举预热，最终使得迈赫迪领导的乌玛党在投票三天前称将对投票进行层层抵制。
As a result, the election may be cleaner than last year's poll-but in the eyes of an important ethnic group, it is unlikely to be seen as any more legitimate.
因此，今年的议会选举比起去年大选可能会公正一些，但在阿富汗一个重要民族——普什图人的眼里，这次选举也不太可能比上次合法多少。
An exit poll by the National Council for Election Observation, a local watchdog which deployed 5,500 monitors, found that Mrs Manigat and Mr Martelly were easily the two top vote-getters.
全国选举监督理事会(一地方选举监督人，曾派遣5500名监察员监督选举)所做的选举投票后民意测验表明Manigat女士andMartelly先生很轻松成为得票最高的两位候选人。
An exit poll by the National Council for Election Observation, a local watchdog which deployed 5, 500 monitors, found that Mrs Manigat and Mr Martelly were easily the two top vote-getters.
全国选举监督理事会(一地方选举监督人，曾派遣5500名监察员监督选举)所做的选举投票后民意测验表明Manigat女士andMartelly先生很轻松成为得票最高的两位候选人。
He won again in 2005, and would presumably have won a third time, in the snap election he called in April 2006, had the opposition not boycotted the poll, in effect invalidating the vote.
2005年再次当选，并预计赢得第三次大选，而2006年4月这次他呼吁的匆忙中的大选遭到反对派的联合抵制，事实上导致大选无效。
The conditions are not right for an early poll, they are suddenly saying; there should be no election before June.
不过举行提前选举的条件并不成熟，他们突然又宣布，不应该在六月前举行选举。
Nonetheless, the poll marked the first credible election in Nigeria since the end of military rule 12 years ago.
然而，这次投票标志着自12年前军事统治尼日利亚以来第一次真实可靠的选举。
It is hard to imagine that the election date was not chosen with an eye to her scheduled release, six days after the poll, from her latest term of house arrest.
很难设想本次设定的选举日期没有关注她的到期释放的时间——她最近一次软禁期将于选举日后六天结束。
Even more ludicrously, this week he blamed the Americans for the OSCE's decision not to send election monitors, claiming that it was a plot to discredit the poll.
更可笑的是，他在本周以欧安组织拒绝派遣观察员的事情来指责美国，声称这是一个诬蔑投票不公正的阴谋。
This fear probably exaggerates their options: given their dismal poll ratings, the Lib Dems have no interest in provoking a general election any time soon.
这样的担心可能会给自民党更多选择：自民党的支持率表现不佳，在这样的情况下，他们不会有兴趣在近段时间要求大选。
Members of parliament last week failed to agree on a new election law, raising the prospect of a delay to the poll.
国会成员上周未能就选举法达成一致，提高了延迟投票的可能性。
Two-thirds of Nigerians think the election will change their lives, according to a poll conducted by the International Republican Institute, an American outfit that promotes democracy.
根据国际共和学会一项民意调查显示，有三分之二的民众相信乔纳森会改变他们的命运。
The poll will also serve as a dry run for a general election due at the end of next year.
这次选举也将成为明年年底全国大选的预演。
In a poll last month, just 37% of Israelis supported the main plank of Mr Olmert's election platform: his “convergence” plan to pull Israeli settlements out of the West Bank unilaterally.
上个月的民意调查显示，仅有37%的以色列人支持奥尔默特政纲的主要条款：他的“集中”(我不太清楚该计划正式究竟该翻译为什么,新闻里是怎么报道的,请各位指教)计划旨在单方面将以色列定居点撤离约旦河西岸。
A looming local poll-this time a by-election in donegal-feeds the doubts.
即将到来的一次地方民调——多尼戈尔的议员替补选举——增加了疑虑。
We cannot translate the result of an opinion poll into an election probability, either.
我们也无法把民调结果转化为选举概率。
And just seven weeks before the election, John McCain is slightly ahead of Barack Obama. That's according to a new AP-GFK poll of likely voters.
距离大选还有七周时，新的AP -GFK民调显示，约翰·麦凯恩以微弱优势领先巴拉克·奥巴马。
A poll taken shortly before the election showed that the two presidential candidates are still neck and neck.
选举前不久的民意调查显示，两名分统候选人依然是势均力敌。
Votes are being counted in Israel's general election, a poll which could have a crucial effect on the Middle East peace process.
以色列大选正在总结投票结果。此次大选将对中东地区和平进程产生重要影响。
Votes are being counted in Israel's general election, a poll which could have a crucial effect on the Middle East peace process.
以色列大选正在总结投票结果。此次大选将对中东地区和平进程产生重要影响。
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