VOA慢速英語(yǔ):Iranian Presidential Candidates Hold First Debate

這里是美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)新聞報(bào)道。

Iranian voters are considering which candidate to support in the presidential election on June 14th. The eight approved candidates met Friday in the first of three planned debates. They took turns answering questions about Iran's economy. Recent government reports say inflation is rising at a rate of over 12 percent a year. The unemployment rate is over 13 percent.

伊朗選民正在考慮在6月14日的總統(tǒng)選舉中支持哪位候選人。上周五，八名獲得批準(zhǔn)的候選人在預(yù)定三輪辯論的首輪中碰面。他們輪流回答了有關(guān)伊朗經(jīng)濟(jì)的一些問(wèn)題。最近的政府報(bào)告稱，伊朗的通貨膨脹率正以每年12%的速度上升，同時(shí)失業(yè)率超過(guò)了13%。

The two leading candidates appear to be Saeed Jalili, Iran's chief security official, and the mayor of Tehran, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf. Some observers say Mr. Jalili is the likely favorite. He has worked in the office of the country's top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He is also lead negotiator in nuclear talks with western nations. The United Nations Security Council has passed resolutions against Iran for failing to obey limits on its nuclear program. Iranian oil exports have dropped by almost 50 percent as a result of foreign opposition to the nuclear activities.

領(lǐng)先的兩位候選人看來(lái)是伊朗最高安全官員薩伊德·賈利利(Saeed Jalili)和德黑蘭市長(zhǎng)穆罕默德·巴蓋爾·卡利巴夫(Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf)。一些觀察人士表示，賈利利可能是最受歡迎的人選。他曾在伊朗最高領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人哈梅內(nèi)伊(Ayatollah Ali Khamenei)的辦公室工作，他也是伊朗同西方國(guó)家核談判的首席談判代表。聯(lián)合國(guó)安理會(huì)已經(jīng)因?yàn)橐晾饰醋袷仄浜擞?jì)劃限制而通過(guò)了針對(duì)伊朗的決議。由于外國(guó)反對(duì)伊朗的核活動(dòng)，其石油出口已經(jīng)下降了近50%。

Mayor Ghalibaf has been a popular leader. He was able to complete major transportation projects in a weak economy by joining with Chinese companies. He formerly served in the Iran-Iraq war and as national police chief. Earlier this month, rights groups released a recording of his comments about dissidents. He is heard claiming that he ordered police to fire on students during demonstrations.

卡利巴夫市長(zhǎng)一直是一位受歡迎的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者。在經(jīng)濟(jì)疲弱期他能夠通過(guò)聯(lián)手中國(guó)公司完成重大的交通項(xiàng)目。他曾在兩伊戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)服役，并擔(dān)任過(guò)國(guó)家警察總長(zhǎng)。本月早些時(shí)候，人權(quán)組織發(fā)布了他對(duì)異見者的言論記錄。據(jù)傳他下令警察在示威期間對(duì)學(xué)生開火。

Last week, the Guardian Council barred more than 600 other declared candidates for president from the ballot. The Council is made up of religious and legal experts. Six of its 12 members are appointed by the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei.

上周，憲法監(jiān)護(hù)委員會(huì)禁止了其他600多名表態(tài)競(jìng)選總統(tǒng)者參選。該委員會(huì)由宗教專家和法律專家組成。其12名成員中有6人由最高領(lǐng)袖哈梅內(nèi)伊任命。

The group blocked former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and all thirty women candidates from appearing on the 2013 presidential ballot. Last week, American Secretary of State John Kerry criticized the restrictions.

該機(jī)構(gòu)禁止了前總統(tǒng)阿里·阿克巴爾·哈什米·拉夫桑賈尼(Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani)和所有三十位女性候選人參選。上周，美國(guó)國(guó)務(wù)卿約翰·克里(John Kerry)對(duì)該限制提出了批評(píng)。

"That is hardly an election by standards which most people in most countries judge free, fair, open, accessible, accountable elections."

他說(shuō)，“這不是一次大多數(shù)國(guó)家的大多數(shù)人心目中認(rèn)為的自由、公平、開放、無(wú)限制、負(fù)責(zé)任的選舉。”

On Tuesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists condemned what it called efforts to deny Iranian citizens information before the elections. The following day, United Nations special representative Maina Kiai urged Iran to release more than 40 reporters from jail. His comments came as the Iranian news agency Mehr reported that Iran's culture minister plans more restrictions on foreign reporters.

周二，記者保護(hù)委員會(huì)譴責(zé)了伊朗在大選前拒絕伊朗公民信息的措施。次日，聯(lián)合國(guó)特別代表麥納·基艾(Maina Kiai)督促伊朗從監(jiān)獄釋放40多名記者。他的這番話源于伊朗通訊社報(bào)道稱，伊朗文化部長(zhǎng)計(jì)劃對(duì)外國(guó)記者采取更多限制。

Separately, UN officials said that barring all women candidates violated the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

此外，聯(lián)合國(guó)官員表示，禁止女性候選人參選違反了《公民權(quán)利和政治權(quán)利國(guó)際公約》。

Last weekend, exiled Iranians met at Sweden's parliament building in Stockholm. The opposition group condemned an election process the exiles called "an insult to Iranians." The gathering was organized by the coalition called United for Democracy in Iran or UDI. Iran's state-operated media described the UDI call for free elections as an excuse for military intervention in Iran.

上周末，伊朗流亡人士在斯德哥爾摩的瑞典議會(huì)大廈會(huì)面。該反對(duì)組織譴責(zé)選舉過(guò)程是所謂的對(duì)伊朗人的侮辱。這次聚會(huì)由伊朗民主聯(lián)盟(UDI)組織。伊朗國(guó)營(yíng)媒體稱UDI要求自由選舉是軍事干預(yù)伊朗的借口。