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儒琴新闻英语词汇 Journalism Vocabulary
阅读加拿大联邦2019大选的报道时，专门留意记者在描述自由党和保守党这两大政党“选情胶着，不分上下， 胜负难分”时用的词语，汇总如下：
cliffhanger 胜负难分
Buckle up — Canada’s election will be a cliffhanger
in a deadlock 陷入僵局
Polling suggests Liberals, Conservatives in a deadlock.
a coin toss 结果仍难见分
“Popular support remains a coin toss between the Conservatives and the Liberals,” said pollster Nik Nanos in a news release. “Now it’s about the ground game and delivering votes.”
down to the wire 最后一刻才会见分晓
On the eve of the federal election, the final round of polling suggests , it could come down to the wire between the Liberals and Conservatives.
tight polls 竞争对手之间的差距/距离正在缩小
Election Day 2019: Canadians, leaders cast their ballots amid tight polls
neck-and-neck 旗鼓相当，不相上下
Throughout the campaign — which kicked off on Sept. 11 — the polls have placed Trudeau and Scheer neck-and-neck, but neither has appeared to coalesce enough support to command a majority government.
a toss-up 难见分晓,同样可能
The two are going head to head again for the parliament seat. The results could indicate what happens for the Liberals and NDP nationally. So far, polls indicate that Davenport is a toss-up.
in dead heat 不分胜负
The latest polls place the Liberals and Conservatives in a dead heat leading up to Monday’s vote.
tight riding races 两名或两名以上的候选人都有机会获胜
On the edge: Tight riding races put some top Liberal cabinet ministers at risk
