韩国执政党意外赢得议会选举一托福阅读机经背景.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料 韩国执政党意外赢得议会选举一托福阅读机经背景   South Koreas ruling conservatives have scored an upset victory in a nationwide legislative election. The New Frontier (Saenuri) Party, along with minor parties on the right, are to retain control of the National Assembly for the next four years.  韩国执政的保守党派意外赢得议会选举。执政的新世界党和一些右翼小党将在未来四年继续控制国民大会。  Economic issues, a spying scandal, and personalities outweighed national security concerns in South Koreas fiercely fought parliamentary election.  在韩国这次竞争激烈的议会选举中，经济问题、监视平民丑闻以及人身攻击超越了国家安全问题。  An alliance of liberal parties failed to wrest control of the 300-seat National Assembly from the conservatives.  自由派党派联盟没能从保守派手中夺得国民大会的控制权。国民大会共有300个席位。  North Korea made no secret of its preference for an opposition victory here, saying voters should choose “peace and democracy” and “deal a heavy blow to pro-U.S. warlike forces.”  北韩公开表示希望韩国反对党赢得议会选举。北韩说，选民应该选择和平与民主，应该给亲美国的好战党派以重大打击。  A professor of international politics at Chung-ang University, Lee Cho-won, says South Korean voters have become immune to such rhetoric from Pyongyang.  韩国中央大学国际政治学教授李赵元(LeeCho-won)说，韩国选民不会受平壤的论调影响。  Lee says both of the major parties in South Korea also did not raise the issue of the Norths impending missile launch, thus it had no significant impact on the elections outcome.  李赵元说：“韩国的这两个主要政党都没有提及北韩即将发射火箭的问题，所以这个问题对这次选举的结果没有重大影响。”  The opposition attacked President Lee Myung-bak, who cannot run for re-election in December, for widening the gap between the wealthy and the underprivileged since taking office in 2008. It also criticized his administrations support for the recently ratified trade agreement with the United States.  反对党攻击总统李明博，称自2008年李明博执政以来韩国的贫富差距扩大。李明博已不能在今年12月的总统大选中竞选连任。反对党还批评李明博政府支持最近批准的韩国与美国自由贸易协议。  Another election issue: a still-unfolding political scandal implicating the presidential Blue House in spying on political oppone