CNN News:阿富汗大选投票率超预期

Hi, I'm Carl Azuz for CNN STUDENT NEWS.

你好，我是卡尔·阿祖兹，欢迎收看CNN学生新闻。

We are happy to see you.

我们很高兴见到你。

It's Monday, April 7 and we are going all over theworld today starting in Afghanistan.

4月7日的这个星期一我们带你前往世界各地，今天的第一站是阿富汗。

There was a big election there on Saturday.

周六这个国家进行了一场重要的选举。

One that would determine the country's next president.

这一选举将决定这个国家的下一任总统。

Afghanistan's been led by President Hamid Karzai since 2001.

自2001年以来阿富汗的总统一直是哈米德·卡尔扎伊。

That's when the U.S.-led coalition kicked out Afghanistan's former rulers, the Taliban who wereprotecting terrorists.

而后美国领导的联盟将这位保护恐怖分子的塔利班前统治者赶出阿富汗。

The Taliban threatened voters in the run up to this election with violence.

而塔利班分子也在此次的选举中用暴力威胁选民。

At least 20 people were killed by insurgent attacks across the country, but that combined withbad weather couldn't keep people from the voting booths.

至少有20人死于全国各地的叛乱分子袭击,但尽管如此，再加上恶劣的天气也无法阻止纷纷涌入投票亭的选民。

There were a couple frontrunners for the title of president.

对于总统一职有几名热门人选。

Preliminary results will be announced at the end of the month, but some say that no matterwho wins, the people will.

初步结果将在本月底公布,但有人表示无论获胜者是谁,都不能违背人民的意志。

Standing in the rain, some waiting for hours, the people of Afghanistan lined up, each holdingtheir voting card, their ticket to democracy.

站在雨中,等待几个小时,阿富汗人排其了长队,每人都拿着自己的投票卡,这是他们向往民主的票据。

We vote for him to win the future, we want to build the future for this man.

我们投票给他是为了赢得未来,我们想要为这个人构建未来。

It was hope for the President Karzai would provide that future during his 12 years in office.

而在卡尔扎伊总统的12年总统生涯中，也曾对这样的未来抱有一丝希望。

But it's now his successor who this Afghans are banking on.

但现在他的继任者，这名阿富汗人被寄予厚望。

How does it feel to be here tonight?

今晚来到这里感觉如何?

Fantastic. Proud. Happy. Successful.

太棒了。自豪。快乐。成功。

I feel really good because I believe today is my day.

我感觉很好,因为我相信今天是我的大日子。

Today is the day, which is people of Afghanistan can go and vote it freely.

今天就是那一天,今天阿富汗人民可以自由去投票。

Following weeks of high profile attacks and Taliban threats to disrupt this elections, the capitalwas unlocked down.

随后的几周立场明确的袭击和塔利班威胁破坏选举,首都也一度遭到封锁。

Every man, woman and child searched before entering the polling station.

所有男人、女人和孩子在进入投票站之前都要接受仔细检查。

Inside voters queued again, this time to deep their forefinger into the ink, before being giventhe ballot papers.

而里面选民们再次排起了长队,这次在选票发放之前需要食指蘸墨水做出证明。

Today I came here to select my next president and I hope to be a good person and to help thepeople and to survive the people and to bring change in Afghanistan.

今天来到这里是选择我的下一任总统,我希望的一个好人,帮助人民，为人民的生计着想，真正为阿富汗带来变革。

Voter turned out exceeded expectations.

选票结果超出预期。

Well and 50 percent of eligible voters cast their ballot.

50%的合格选民进行了投票。

Remarkably, one third of them were women.

值得注意的是,其中有三分之一是女性。

Several polling stations ran out of ballots and voting hours were extended by an hour, due toheavy turnouts.

几个投票站进行了投票而且由于大量投票者延长了一个小时。

The resilience of these people is truly inspiring.

这些人的坚忍不拔真正让人受到鼓舞。

Despite all the attacks and threats of violence, Afghans have turned out in encouragingnumbers to cast their vote in polling stations around the country.

尽管受到袭击和暴力威胁,但阿富汗人仍然全国各地的投票站进行投票。

They strongly believe that after so many years of war, they too deserve a peaceful andbrighter future.

他们坚信,经过这么多年的战争,他们也应该得到光明和平的未来。

Democratic elections are also taking place in what's known as the world's largest democracy.

民主选举也在所谓的世界上最大的民主国家上演。

India is officially a federal republic.

印度是一个联邦共和国。

Its population is 1.2 billion people, the second highest population in the world.

这个国家的人口有12亿,占据世界上第二大人口。

And because more than 814 million of them are eligible to vote, the election that starting inIndia today is being called the biggest election the world's ever seen.

因为超过8.14亿人有资格参加投票选举,今天在印度开始的选举被称为世界从未见过的最大一次选举。