VOA双语新闻:阿富汗大选前的恐吓和不安
时间:2019-01-19 作者:英语课 分类:VOA双语新闻 2009年8月
With less than two weeks to go before Afghanistan holds its presidential election there is continuing concern about intimidation 1 and insecurity.
离阿富汗举行总统选举还有不到两个星期的时间,对恐吓和不安全的关注在继续。
A report issued by Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission and the United Nations mission gives a mixed assessment 2 of the ongoing 3 campaign.
阿富汗独立的人权委员会和联合国特派团的一份报告对正在进行的阿富汗竞选活动提供了有好有坏的评估。
Monitors say while political rights of candidates and their supporters "have generally been respected" there has been documented violence. Notably 4 there were four killings 5 related to the election for the period covered by this report - the second half of July.
选举观察员说,候选人及其支持者的政治权利“普遍得到尊重”,然而仍有暴力活动的记载。值得注意的是,在7月下半月的报告所述期间,已经有四人因选举有关的事件丧生。
The monitors say women candidates have difficulty campaigning and female potential voters are being hindered from registering.
观察员说,女性候选人参加竞选活动遇到困难,另外一些女性潜在选民的登记受到阻碍。
The joint 6 report cites an upward trend of intimidation by what it calls anti-government elements, as well as rival candidates and their supporters. Security concerns are also limiting freedom of movement and open campaigning.
这份联合报告指出,所谓的反政府分子的恐吓行为有上升趋势,此类恐吓行为也见于对立的候选人和他们的支持者之间。关于安全的顾虑限制了行动的自由和竞选活动的公开。
This all raises the issue as to whether Afghanistan can hold elections that can be deemed "free and fair."
这一切引起了是否可以在阿富汗举行可以被视为“自由和公正”选举的忧虑。
U.N. Special Representative in Afghanistan Kai Eide says the same standards applied 7 to developed Western democracies should not be used to evaluate a "complex" election in an unstable 8 country with weak institutions.
联合国在阿富汗的特别代表艾德说,适用于发达西方民主国家的标准不应该用来评估在一个不稳定的政府机构薄弱的国家举行的“复杂”选举。
"What we want to see is credible 9 elections, inclusive elections and the elections where the results are accepted by the Afghan people," said Eide. I think those are important standards that we see as a basis for how to evaluate the election results."
他说:“我们希望看到的是可信的选举,包容性的选举和阿富汗人民可以接受的选举结果。我认为这些都是重要的标准,我们认为应该在此基础上评估选举结果。”
Another concern cited in the report are allegations that government resources, including public media, are being used to aid particular candidates.
报告中指出的另一个令人关注的问题是政府资源,包括公共媒体,正在被用来援助特定候选人。
Afghanistan's 17 million eligible 10 voters go to the polls on August 20.
阿富汗的1700万合格选民8月20日前往投票站。
Incumbent 11 President Hamid Karzai faces several-dozen challengers, but experts say he might be able to secure at least 50 percent of the votes, thus avoiding a second round of balloting 12.
现任总统卡尔扎伊面对12名挑战者,但专家们表示,他可能确保至少50%的选票,从而避免第二轮决选。
- The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
- The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。
- This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
- What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何?
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
- Many students were absent,notably the monitor.许多学生缺席,特别是连班长也没来。
- A notably short,silver-haired man,he plays basketball with his staff several times a week.他个子明显较为矮小,一头银发,每周都会和他的员工一起打几次篮球。
- His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
- This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
- This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实,装不了这么多书。
- The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。
- The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
- Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法?
- He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
- Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。
- He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
- It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。