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1、Unit2MusicNewsDespiterisks,IraqisturnouttovoteMarch7,20101:02p.m.ESTBaghdad,Iraq(CNN)--Violentattacksonelectiondaydidn'tstoplargenumbersofIraqisfromsuccessfullycastingtheirvotesinkeyparliamentaryelectionsSunday."Yes,wewerescaredafterweheardthesebombings,butwejusthadto
2、come,"saidawomanwhoidentifiedherselfonlyasGhisoun.Hertwochildrenwereatherside."It'sanopportunitywecan'tmiss--notforus,butforourchildren,"shesaid.PollsinIraqtoelecta325-memberparliamentclosedSundayevening,capping（covering)anelectoralprocessinwhichmilitants(激进分子）intento
3、ndisrupting（破坏）thevotecarriedoutdozensofattacksthatkilled38people.Despitetherisks,voterturnout（出席）couldreach55percent,aseniorU.S.officialtoldCNN.Anothervoter,AliAbdulHassan,alsoriskedtheuncertaintyofvotingSundaywithhis2-month-oldinfant."Iwantmybabytostartvotingearly,"
4、hesaid.Thegeneralfeelingexpressedbyvotersonelectiondaywasalongingforchangeandforagovernmentthatwillbeabletoprovidebasicserviceslikewaterandelectricity,jobs,andsecurity.AwomaninlinetovoteinBaghdadsaidthathervotewasawayoffightingbackagainstactsofterrorisminIraq.Therewer
5、eabout60securityincidentsreportedthroughoutthecountrySunday,theofficialsaid.TheseincludedfatalmortarandrocketattacksinvariousBaghdadneighborhoods.Anumberofspecialmeasureswereputinplaceforsecurityreasons.SinceMonday,therehasbeenabanonmotorcyclesandbicyclesinBaghdadunti
6、lfurthernotice,andonSundayatwo-daybanonanyvehiclesincitieswentintoeffect.Provincialborderswereorderedsealed,preventingmovementsbetweenprovinces,fromSaturdaytoMonday.Politicians,LobbyistsandComplainersDescendon(蜂拥而至）Beijing(theNewYorkTimes)EthnicTibetandelegatesinfront
7、oftheGreatHallofthePeopleaftertheopeningceremonyoftheChinesePeople’sPoliticalConsultativeConferenceinBeijingonWednesday.BEIJING—Withgreatfanfare（大张旗鼓）andrigidsecurity,ChinaonWednesdaylauncheditsannualexerciseinparticipatorydemocracy参与民主,socialist-style:theopeningofthe
8、ChinesePeople’sPoliticalConsultativeCongress,a2,252-memberbodythatadvisesCommunistPartyleadersonhowtorunthenation.Howmuchatt
