国际英语资讯:Botswanans brave hot weather to vote in general elections
<p><span word="GABORONE">GABORONE</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 24-- <span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="braved">braved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p><span word="Queues">Queues</span> <span word="snaked">snaked</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2,296 <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="at">at</span> 38 <span word="to">to</span> 40 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="Celsius">Celsius</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="back">back</span>," 19-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Nametso">Nametso</span> <span word="Mpho">Mpho</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Masa">Masa</span> <span word="Primary">Primary</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gaborone">Gaborone</span>.</p><p><span word="Mpho">Mpho</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="partaking">partaking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="its">its</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (0500 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> 57 <span word="constituencies">constituencies</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> 924,000 <span word="Botswanans">Botswanans</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2.1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Botswanans">Botswanans</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="deter">deter</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="queuing">queuing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Elections">Elections</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="Thato">Thato</span> <span word="Sikwane">Sikwane</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="personality">personality</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="clutching">clutching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scorching">scorching</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>. "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="conscience">conscience</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="notable">notable</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>."</p>
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