01【长难句】

　　Best known as a destination for honeymooners in search of perfect white beaches and swaying palms, the Seychelles islands rarely make any sort of headlines. Few tourists would even have noticed the presidential election on April 30th, in which James Michel, leader of the Seychelles People’s Progressive Front, was returned with 54% of the ballot.

　　02 【句型分析】

　　句首Best known as…是分词做状语状语，主语是the Seychelles islands，被动语态被省略了are。后一分句中，使用否定代词few体现否定，译为“很少”，其中包含了in which引导的定语从句in which James Michel，leader of do the Seychelles People’s Progressive Front, was returned with 54% of the ballot修饰先行词election。leader of the Seychelles People’s Progressive Front为同位语，补充说明James Michel此人的身份。

　　03【词汇】

　　destination 目的地

　　in search of 寻找

　　swaying 摇曳的

　　make any sort of headlines 成为头条

　　ballot 投票

　　04【参考译文】

　　说起塞舌尔群岛，许多人只知道它是度蜜月者找寻美丽的白色沙滩和摇曳的棕榈树的目的地之一。除此之外，几乎没有媒体对其进行报道，就连游客们也很少有人注意到4月30日该国举行的总统选举。在这次选举中，塞舌尔人民进步阵线领导人詹姆斯*米歇尔获得了54%的选票。