CNN News: 加泰羅尼亞問題再度升溫 獨立與否何去何從

That`s our first story today on CNN 10. I`m Carl Azuz and we`re glad to have you watching.

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There`s a special session being held Tuesday in the parliament of Catalonia. This is a region of Spain and officially part of the country, though Catalonia has its own government. And the big question at the meeting, will Catalonia`s leader formally declare independence from Spain?

本周二加泰羅尼亞議會召開了一項特殊的會議。加泰羅尼亞屬于西班牙的一個地區(qū)，盡管加泰羅尼亞有自己的政府，但是正式而言其屬于西班牙的一部分。在會議中最重要的問題是，該地區(qū)的負責人是否會正式宣布加泰羅尼亞脫離西班牙獨立?

The region held a controversial vote on October 1st, and the vast majority of those who cast a ballot voted for Catalonia to be independent. There was some uncertainty about the result. Turnout was a relatively low 43 percent of Catalan voters.

10月1日加泰羅尼亞舉行了投票，引發(fā)爭議。絕大多數人投票支持加泰羅尼亞獨立。但是對于選票的結果還有很多不確定性。但是結果表明，相對而言，只有43%的人不支持獨立。

The Spanish government opposed the vote. It was declared illegal by Spain`s highest court and there was a crackdown by the Spanish national police who raided polling stations and fired rubber bullets. More than 800 people were injured, including at least 13 police officers.

西班牙政府反對投票。西班牙最高法院宣布此投票是非法行為，西班牙的警方對投票站進行了突襲，并發(fā)射塑膠彈。最終導致800多人受傷，其中包括至少13名警察。

Why do some Catalans want independence? Those in favor say they have a distinct culture from the rest of Spain and the region of Catalonia is wealthy. It contributes much more in taxes to Spain than it gets back from the government.

為什么加泰隆人希望獨立呢?因為支持獨立的人和其他的西班牙人擁有不同的文化，同時，加泰羅尼亞地區(qū)很富裕。與從西班牙政府獲得的福利相比，加泰羅尼亞對西班牙政府貢獻的稅收更多。

But if it breaks way, it could lose banks and businesses. It could lose its membership in the European Union and the World Trade Organization, which could all hurt Catalonia`s economy. And the nation of Spain, which has 17 regions altogether, could face independence movements from others if Catalonia separates.

但是如果加泰羅尼亞脫離西班牙獨立，其在銀行和企業(yè)方面會造成損失。同時也會失去在歐盟和世貿組織中的資格，而這些都對加泰羅尼亞的經濟不利。西班牙，共有17個地區(qū)，如果加泰羅尼亞成功獨立，那么其他地區(qū)也會發(fā)生獨立運動。

Several Europeans officials have said Catalonia should stay part of Spain. Since the vote, there have been rallies in favor of an independent Catalonia. There have been rallies against Catalonian independence and there have been some gatherings in which people want the two sides to work things out without a confrontation.

幾位歐洲官員表示，加泰羅尼亞應該繼續(xù)以西班牙的一部分而存在。自從選舉之后，一直有民眾集會反對獨立，同是也有民眾舉行集會希望雙方在不沖突的情況下解決問題，