VOA慢速英语2015 马克里赢得阿根廷总统大选（在线收听）

AS IT IS 2015-11-24 Macri Wins Argentina Presidential Election 马克里赢得阿根廷总统大选

Conservative Mauricio Macri has won Sunday’s presidential election in Argentina.

阿根廷保守党候选人马里西奥·马克里上周日赢得了总统大选。

Macri held over 51 percent of the vote with 98 percent of the vote counted. His victory ends the 12-year rule of the Peronist Party. That party was founded by Juan Peron in 1947. Also known as the Justicialist Party, the Peronist Party received support from urban voters and the middle class of the country.

对98%的选票的统计显示，马克里获得了超过51%的选票。他的胜选终结了庇隆党长达12年的统治。这个党派由胡安·庇隆于1947年创立。庇隆党又称“正义党”，主要支持者是城市选民和国内的中产阶级。

Macri called Sunday “a historic day” and said the election was “the changing of an era.”

马克里称周日为“具有历史意义的一天”，称此次选举是“一个时代的改变”。

Macri lost in the first round of voting to former vice president Daniel Scioli.Scioli failed to win enough of the first-round vote. Sunday’s run-off election decision was won by Macri.

马克里在首轮投票中不敌前副总统丹尼尔·肖利，但是肖利在首轮投票中没有获得足够的票数。在周日举行的决胜选举投票中，马克里胜出。

Early Monday, press reports suggested that Scioli will demand another count of the ballots.

周一早些时候，媒体报道称肖利要求重新计票。

The 56-year-old Macri has been mayor of Buenos Aires for eight years.He is the former boss of the popular football, or soccer, club Boca Juniors. He also comes from a well-known Argentine business family.

现年56岁的马克里曾任布宜诺斯艾利斯市长长达八年时间，也是著名足球俱乐部“博卡青年队”的前老板。他来自阿根廷一个显赫的商人家庭。

Reforming the economy will be Macri’s main issue as he enters the presidency.The president-elect said he plans to reduce subsidies and move some state companies to the private sector.He said he takes a very positive view of international business.

改革经济将是马克里就任总统后的施政重点。这位即将就任的总统称，要减少政府补贴，把一些国有企业移向私人领域。他说他对国际贸易持积极观点。

The Argentine election comes at a time when the country’s economy has stalled.Inflation has reached nearly 30 percent and economic growth is just above zero.

每次国家经济停滞的时候，阿根廷就会举行大选。通货膨胀率已经接近30%，而经济增长率几乎没有。

Macri’s inauguration is scheduled for December 10.

马克里将于12月10日宣誓就职。

Words in This Story

era – n. a period of time that is associated with a particular quality, event or person

boss – n. the person whose job is to tell other workers what to do

soccer – n. a game played between two teams of 11 players in which a ball is moved toward a goal usually by kicking

stall – v. to stop suddenly because of a problem

inauguration – n. to introduce someone, such as a newly elected official, into a job or position with a formal ceremony