People in the Dominican Republic have been voting to choose a new president in a tight race between two old political rivals. No major incidents have been reported, and turnout is expected to be high. Opinion polls suggest the candidate of the governing party, Danilo Medina, is likely to get most votes, but not enough to avoid a runoff next month.

多明尼加共和国人民参加竞选投票，他们要在两位势均力敌的老政治对手间选出一名新总统。至今尚无重大事故报道发生，投票率预计会很高。民调显示，执政党候选人达尼洛·梅迪纳有望获得多数票，但并不足以免去下月的决赛选举。

第三页：词汇解析

soothe

英汉解释

vt. 安慰；使平静；缓和

vi. 起抚慰作用

同义词

v.

comfort，console，solace

反义词

v.

irritate

词汇辨析

comfort，console，ease，soothe，relieve

这些动词均含有“给人以帮助以减轻痛苦或悲伤”之意。 comfort 普通用词，指用语言或行动对痛苦者给予鼓励、勇气和力量，从而减轻其痛苦或悲伤，得到安慰。

console 较正式用词，侧重缓和或减轻别人的痛苦或悲伤。

ease 正式用词，指减轻身心的痛苦、不安和忧虑。