CNN News：伊朗抗议活动

Persian is the official language of what nation?

波斯语是什么国家的官方语言?

Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia or Pakistan?

伊拉克，伊朗，沙特阿拉伯还是巴基斯坦?

Persian is the official language of Iran, a country that used to be known as Persia.

波斯语是伊朗的官方语言，而伊朗就是曾经的波斯。

AZUZ: Over the past week, demonstrations against Iran`s government, a theocratic republic, that led to the deaths of 21 people and the arrest of hundreds. And though an Iranian military official says the protests are officially over, they were seen as the strongest challenge to the nation`s government since massive demonstrations were held in 2009 over controversial elections. Social media video appears to show unrest in several Iranian cities, including the capital of Tehran.

在过去的一周里，伊朗政府的示威游行导致21人死亡，数百人被捕。尽管一名伊朗军方官员说，抗议活动已经正式结束，但此次示威游行是自2009年在有争议的选举中举行大规模示威活动以来对该国政府的最大挑战。社交媒体视频记录了伊朗几个城市的动荡，包括德黑兰的首都。

This started last Thursday. Reasons included a downturn in Iran`s economy, corruption that spread throughout the country, rising food and gas prices and the cost of living that stayed relatively high.

上周四开始。示威游行的原因有伊朗经济低迷、全国的腐败、食品和天然气价格上涨以及生活成本相对较高。

U.S. President Donald Trump has tweeted his support of the protesters, saying he had respect for those trying to, quote, take back their corrupt government. Some Iranian officials had blamed the United States and its allies for provoking the rallies against the Iranian government. There was a counterprotest held this week with thousands marching in support of Iran`s government. Some of the people there chanted "death to America".

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在推特上表示支持抗议者，称他尊重那些试图收回他们腐败政府的人。一些伊朗官员指责美国及其盟友挑起了反对伊朗政府的集会。本周举行了一场反抗议活动，数千人游行支持伊朗政府。那里的一些人高呼“美国之死”。

Observers around the world will be watching what happens in Iran this Friday, when protests are held in the Middle Eastern nation, they often start after Friday prayers.

中东国家举行抗议活动时，世界各地的观察人士将关注周五伊朗发生的事件，抗议通常在周五祈祷之后开始。