国际英语资讯:Britain goes to poll in historic election
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 12-- <span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="flocked">flocked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. (0700 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>).</p><p><span word="Polling">Polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="at">at</span> 22:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. (2200 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1923.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 650 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="past">past</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="post">post</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3,322 <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="publish">publish</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2200 <span word="GMT">GMT</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="indication">indication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="Voter">Voter</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>, <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="windy">windy</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Met">Met</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="gusts">gusts</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> 30 <span word="mph">mph</span>.</p><p><span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>.</p><p><span word="Temperature">Temperature</span> <span word="wise">wise</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="highs">highs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="Celsius">Celsius</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span>, <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cardiff">Cardiff</span>, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Belfast">Belfast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="trail">trail</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jeremy">Jeremy</span> <span word="Corbyn">Corbyn</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>, <span word="zig">zig</span>-<span word="zagged">zagged</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="last">last</span>-<span word="ditch">ditch</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="support">support</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Conservatives">Conservatives</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stark">stark</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="plunged">plunged</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stalemate">stalemate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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