VOA慢速英语: 希腊准备新一轮欧元危机产前提前选举

Greeks Prepare for Snap Elections in Fresh Euro Woes
在新一轮的欧元危机中，希腊准备提前选举
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report.
这里是美国之音慢速英语的健康报道。
European officials are urging Greece to continue with economic reforms as the country prepares for early elections. The vote was called for this week after Greek lawmakers failed to elect a new president.
希腊准备提前选举，欧盟官员敦促希腊继续进行经济改革。希腊的立法部门没能选举出新一任总统，因此欧盟官员发表这一声明。
Some Greek citizens say they are not looking forward to the elections. Suzanna Steiner is one of them.
一些希腊市民称他们并不期待选举。苏珊娜·斯坦娜就是其中一位。
She says the vote should not be happening now. It is the worst time for the economy and for security, she says, and everyone is unhappy.
她说现在不应该进行选举。她说此时进行选举对经济和国家安全来说是最糟糕的时候，每个人都不开心。
Dakis Voultsis is a businessman. He agrees with Suzanna Steiner.
达克斯·瓦特斯是位商人，他同意苏珊娜·斯坦娜的观点。
He says the government should have been left to do its work. But, he says, now that early elections are set for January 25, Greeks will have to decide whom to vote for.
他认为政府应该尽自己的职责。但是，在1月25号的提前选举，希腊人需要决定给谁投票。
On Monday, parliament failed for the third time to elect a president. The failure forced Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to call for general elections.
周一，议会已经第三次选举总统失败。选举的失败迫使希腊总理安东尼斯·萨马拉斯呼吁普选。
His New Democracy Party controls what has been the ruling coalition in Greece. But the Syriza Party is more popular in opinion studies. Syriza says that if it wins control of parliament, "austerity will be history." For years, the government has cut spending in an effort to solve a major debt crisis.
他所在的民主党控制着希腊的执政联盟。但是希腊左翼联盟在民意调查方面更受欢迎。左翼激进联盟称如果他们能够控制议会，“紧缩政策就会成为历史。”多年来，政府一直在缩减开支，试图解决主要的债务危机。
Alexis Tsipras is the leader of Syriza.
艾利克斯·齐普拉斯是左翼激进联盟的主席。
He says the new election will be the beginning of the end for the current leadership. He says the government sank Greece into poverty and worsened unemployment.
他说新的选举会成为结束现行领导体制的一个开端。政府让希腊陷入贫困，加剧了失业问题。
The Syriza party says it wants to renegotiate two economic rescue plans -- worth nearly $300 billion. The financial aid came from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund. They made the aid dependent on Greece enacting strong measures aimed at ending its financial problems.
左翼激进联盟称希望能够重谈两项价值3万亿美元的经济救援计划。经济救援资金来自欧盟委员会、欧洲中央银行和国际货币基金组织。他们提出的救援计划依赖于希腊制定的旨在结束财政困难的强有力措施。
Opponents, however, say the spending cuts and tax increases have harmed the country. Greece now has an unemployment rate of more than 25 percent.
但是反对者称削减开支和税收收入损害国家利益。希腊现在的失业率超过25%。
The economic crisis in Eurozone countries was at its height in 2010 and 2011. At that time, many observers feared that economic unrest in Greece might lead to its withdrawal from the European Union. They feared it could eventually lead to the single monetary union breaking up.
2010年和2011年，欧元区国家的经济危机最严重。那时，很多观察者担心希腊经济动荡会导致希腊从欧盟中撤出。他们担心最终会导致单一货币跟欧盟决裂。
But today, observers say the fears are not so extreme. Dimitris Sotiropolous teaches political science at the University of Athens. He thinks Syriza would negotiate with international lenders and would not risk losing Greece's place within the Eurozone if it won the election.
但是今天，观察者称那种担心没那么严重。季米特里斯·斯特普洛斯在雅典大学教授政治科学。他认为如果左翼激进联盟取得选举的胜利，将会与国际贷款机构进行谈判，而且不会让希腊失去欧元区国家的位置。
And that's the Economics Report from VOA Learning English. I'm Mario Ritter.
这就是美国之音慢速英语的经济报道，我是马里奥·瑞特。