CNN News: 马克龙和勒庞将角逐总统

The European nation of France is one step closer to having a new leader. Polls closed last night in the first round of its 2017 presidential election.

欧洲国家法国离新总统的诞生更近一步.昨天晚上,法国总统选举首轮投票结束.

It’s been divisive. And the nation is on edge following a terrorist attack that killed a policeman last week in the heart of Paris. ISIS claimed responsibility for that.

但这一事态并不和谐. 因为上周在首都巴黎发生恐怖袭击事件,导致一名警察死亡. IS称对此事件负责.

The nation’s current president, Francois Hollande, is eligible for a second term, but the socialist leader is not seeking, an unusual decision, though his approval ratings have been low for years. So, who he is?

美国现任总统,弗朗索瓦•奥朗德有资格获得连任,但这不是社会党领袖所希望的，尽管他的支持率很低。那么,这位领袖将是谁?

The two candidates who appear to set to face each other on a runoff are Emmanuel Macron and marine Le Pen.

将面对面进行竞选的两位竞选人士马克龙和勒庞。

Macron is a centrist candidate who’s socially liberal. He has promised that if he’s elected, he’ll improve the nation’s economy and security and he’ll work to support the European Union.

马克龙是“非左非右”的“前进”运动候选人。马克龙承诺如果自己当选，会提高国家的经济和安全,会努力支持欧盟。

和得票领先，将进入总统选举第二轮投票。

Le Pen is the far right candidate, a conservative. She has promised that if she’s elected, she’ll put a temporary ban on legal immigration to French. She’ll close Islamist mosques and she’ll take France out of the European Union.

极右翼政党“国民阵线”候选人玛丽娜•勒庞，承诺如果自己当选，会暂时禁止合法移民法国，关闭伊斯兰清真寺，同时让法国脱离欧盟。

What’s interesting here is that neither of the country’s major traditional parties had a candidate advanced to the second round of elections. That vote is scheduled to take place on May 2nd.

但有趣的是，法国主要的传统党派均没有候选人进入第二轮选举。预计下一次选票将于5月2日开始。