Polls close (= voting ends) at 9 p.m.

This is a variation of the methods shown in fig . 2.20.

这是图2.20所示的方法的一个变种.

The result of the poll won't be known until around midnight.

选举结果要到午夜前后才公布。

The newspaper took a poll of 300 people to see what the man in the street thinks.

那家报纸对三百人进行了民意测验,看普通老百姓有些什么想法.

Thursday is traditionally the day when Britain goes to the polls (= when elections are held) .

英国传统的投票选举日是星期四。

Over 50% of those polled were against the proposed military action.

民调中有超过50%的人反对拟议的军事行动。

Labour polled just 4% of the vote.

工党只得到4%的选票。

Polls indicate that education is the top issue with voters.

民意调查显示,教育是选民心中的头等大事。

A recent poll found that 80% of Californians support the governor.

最近的一项民意调查发现80%的加利福尼亚人支持州长。

Polls show that the European treaty has gained support in Denmark...

民意测验显示该欧盟条约已在丹麦获得支持。

The Republicans have polled well (= received many votes) in recent elections.

共和党在最近的选举中得票数都很漂亮。

Labour is ahead in the poll.

工党的得票数领先。

They went there to poll.

他们去那里投选票.

We are doing a weekly poll on the president, and clearly his popularity has declined...

我们每周就总统进行一次民意调查，很显然他的支持率下降了。

They polled 39% of the vote in the last election.

在上届选举中，他们获得了39%的选票。

Labour is ahead in the polls.

工党在民意调查中处于领先地位。

Labour won the election with 40% of the poll.

工党以40%的选票赢得选举。

You don't have to pay ( a poll tax ) to vote.

答:不必缴钱就可以投票 ( 不必缴投票税就可以投票 ).

Many Southern states adopted a poll tax in the late 1800 s.

许多南方州在1800年代末期还继续征收人头税.

The pollack catch has stayed near record levels.

绿鳕的捕获量接近历史最高.

A simple summary of Mr Pollack's main ideas does justice to this thoughtful and informative book.

这个充满思考和信息的书不是简单的几句话就概括得了的.