VOA慢速英語:Iranian Presidential Candidates Hold First Debate

這里是美國之音慢速英語新聞報道。

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日的總統選舉中支持哪位候選人。上周五，八名獲得批準的候選人在預定三輪辯論的首輪中碰面。他們輪流回答了有關伊朗經濟的一些問題。最近的政府報告稱，伊朗的通貨膨脹率正以每年12%的速度上升，同時失業(yè)率超過了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.

領先的兩位候選人看來是伊朗最高安全官員薩伊德·賈利利(Saeed Jalili)和德黑蘭市長穆罕默德·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。他曾在伊朗最高領導人哈梅內伊(Ayatollah Ali Khamenei)的辦公室工作，他也是伊朗同西方國家核談判的首席談判代表。聯合國安理會已經因為伊朗未遵守其核計劃限制而通過了針對伊朗的決議。由于外國反對伊朗的核活動，其石油出口已經下降了近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.

卡利巴夫市長一直是一位受歡迎的領導者。在經濟疲弱期他能夠通過聯手中國公司完成重大的交通項目。他曾在兩伊戰(zhàn)爭服役，并擔任過國家警察總長。本月早些時候，人權組織發(fā)布了他對異見者的言論記錄。據傳他下令警察在示威期間對學生開火。

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)護委員會禁止了其他600多名表態(tài)競選總統者參選。該委員會由宗教專家和法律專家組成。其12名成員中有6人由最高領袖哈梅內伊任命。

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.

該機構禁止了前總統阿里·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，美國國務卿約翰·克里(John Kerry)對該限制提出了批評。

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

他說，“這不是一次大多數國家的大多數人心目中認為的自由、公平、開放、無限制、負責任的選舉。”

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，記者保護委員會譴責了伊朗在大選前拒絕伊朗公民信息的措施。次日，聯合國特別代表麥納·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道稱，伊朗文化部長計劃對外國記者采取更多限制。

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

此外，聯合國官員表示，禁止女性候選人參選違反了《公民權利和政治權利國際公約》。

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大廈會面。該反對組織譴責選舉過程是所謂的對伊朗人的侮辱。這次聚會由伊朗民主聯盟(UDI)組織。伊朗國營媒體稱UDI要求自由選舉是軍事干預伊朗的借口。