CNN News: 日本選舉伴隨著臺風

There`s a lot going on right now in the Asian island country of Japan. The nation held snap or early elections yesterday. They were originally scheduled for next year.

日本，這個亞洲島國，發(fā)生了很多事情。日本昨天舉行了提前選舉。選舉本應明年舉行。

But Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for them to be held now because he was doing well again in opinion polls. His numbers had dropped as the government grappled with a fair of corruption scandals linked to the prime minister, though he`s repeatedly denied being involved.

日本首相安倍呼吁進行選舉因為他在選票中占有絕對優(yōu)勢。日本政府處理與安倍有關(guān)的腐敗丑聞時，盡管安倍一再否認，但其支持率有所下降。

But they ticked back up again recently and analysts say Prime Minister Abe wanted to take advantage of that and to get more support for his stance against North Korea. That nation has fired two ballistic missiles over Japan recently.

但是，最近他的支持票數(shù)又有所回升，分析人士表示，安倍想利用這一局勢，獲得更多的支持來對抗朝鮮。最近，朝鮮向日本發(fā)射了兩枚導彈。

And it`s not the only challenge Japan is facing. Typhoon Lan was bearing down on the country last night. It was expected to make landfall along Japan`s southern coast. Its wind speeds were 134 miles per hour on Sunday, making the typhoon the equivalent of a powerful category 4 hurricane.

這不是這個國家面臨的唯一挑戰(zhàn)。昨晚，日本受到臺風“蘭恩”的影響。預計在日本南海岸登陸。周日，風速達到134英里/小時，約相當于四級颶風。

And though Typhoon Lan was weakening as it approached Japan, it was so large that the clouds around it extended farther than the borders of the whole country. Dangerous winds, flooding, mudslides and damage in the Japanese capital of Tokyo were all possible.

雖然臺風“蘭恩”在靠近日本的時候，有所減弱，但是其云層之大超過了日本整個國家的邊界。強風、紅水、泥石流在東京都可能會發(fā)生。