德国大选 默克尔因移民政策遭遇挑战

 　　Voters in a north-east German state are going to the polls in a vote seen as a test of Chancellor¹ Angela Merkel's policies towards migrants and refugees.

　　德国东北部选民即将前往选池投票，而该投票被视为对总理安格拉·默克尔对移民和难民政策的一个测试。

　　The anti-migrant and anti-Islam Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) could get more votes than Mrs Merkel's CDU in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.

　　相比于默克尔所在的德国基督教民主联盟，在梅克伦堡-西波美拉尼亚地区，反移民和反伊斯兰的德国另类选择党可能会获得更多的选票。

　　This would weaken Ms Merkel ahead of national elections next year.

　　而在明年大选在即的情况下，这将使得默克尔的情况进一步恶化。

　　However, all Germany's other parties have ruled out forming a governing coalition² with the AfD. So the party stands no chance of forming a government in the state.

　　但是，德国的其他所有党派都不会与另类选择党结成执政联盟。因此，该党派没有机会上台执政。

　　But it has seen huge gains in various regional elections over the last year.

　　但是在过去的一年里，该党在多个地区选举中获益颇丰。

　　Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, in the former East Germany, is where the chancellor's own constituency is located.

　　梅克伦堡-西波美拉尼亚位于东德，默克尔自己的选区就在这里。

　　德国大选 默克尔因移民政策遭遇挑战

　　Polls show her Christian³ Democrats⁴ (CDU) polling behind the AfD, and Ms Merkel told voters in the state: "It's going to be a tight race - every vote counts."

　　民调显示，默克尔所在的基督教民主联盟（CDU）的支持率低于另类选择党，而默克尔对德国选民们说道：“这将是一场苦战--每一张选票都非常重要。”

　　One voting intentions poll showed the centre-left Social Democrats first with 28%, while the AfD edged ahead of the CDU with 23% to 20%.

　　一份投票意向调查显示，自由党社会民主党以28%的支持率排名第一，另类选择党和基督教民主联盟则分别以23%和20%的支持率分列二、三名。

　　The AfD is believed to be attracting voters away from the centre-right CDU.

　　外界广泛认为，另类选择党将从保守方基督教民主联盟手中吸收一些选票。

　　Party candidate Leif-Erik Holm said: "We hope to become the strongest party in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania."

　　该党候选人霍尔姆说道：“我们希望成为梅克伦堡-西波美拉尼亚地区最大的政党。”

　　Germany is taking in large numbers of refugees and migrants - 1.1 million last year - and anti-immigrant feeling has increased.

　　德国正在接受大批的难民和移民--去年接受了110万人，而该国的反移民情绪已经大大增加了。

　　The AfD, initially⁵ an anti-euro party, has become the outlet⁶ of choice for voters frustrated⁷ by the chancellor's policy of welcoming migrants. Its slogan nationwide is: "Let's end asylum⁸ chaos⁹."

　　另类选择党最初是一个反欧元政党，由于选民们对默克尔欢迎移民的政策感到灰心失意，该党就成了他们发泄不满的选择。该党在全国喊出的口号就是：“让我们结束移民乱局。”

　　But Ms Merkel told Bild newspaper: "We did not reduce benefits for anyone in Germany as a result of the aid for refugees. In fact, we actually saw social improvements in some areas.

　　但是默克尔在接受《图片报》采访时表示：“我们并没有因为援助难民而减少了任何一个德国人的利益。事实上，某些领域甚至得到了改善。”

　　"We took nothing away from people here. We are still achieving our big goal of maintaining and improving the quality of life in Germany."

　　“我们没有从人民手里夺走任何东西。我们仍然在朝着我们的伟大目标前进--维持和改善德国人的生活质量。”

1 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

2 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

4 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

6 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

7 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

9 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。