CNN 2009-06-15

What you are seeing is coverage¹ in Tehran of a rally happening for the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who has just been re-elected. A lot of people saying not so fair, a lot of people from the opposition², his main opposition in the election, saying the election was stolen from them want their votes back. There was a landslide³ victory for Ahmadinejad, even though a lot of people, a lot of analysts⁴ thought that Mousavi his main opponent might actually win this thing. Huge rallies for Mousavi, a lot of people turning out in the street but it turned out to be a landslide victory for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who just claimed victory a short time ago, the press conference, a speech. And now a big rally.

Christiane Amanpour's question I think it was a very crucial point in that news conference. I want you to listen to her question and then the answer.

You said that you were the president of all Iranians, no matter who they voted for. I would like to ask you, what is the situation with your challenger, Mr. Mir Hossein Mousavi, and will you guarantee his safety? And why have opposition reform individuals, officials being arrested?

The situation in the country is in a very good condition. Iran is the most stable county in the world. And there is a rule of law in this country and all the people are equal before the law. And the elections have witnessed -- the presidential election has witnessed people's massive turnout.

As I said, even in a soccer match, that there be -- people may become excited and that may lead to a confrontation⁵ between them and the police force. This is something natural. A person coming out of a stadium, and may violate the traffic regulations. He will be fined by the police no matter who he is, an ordinary person or even a minister.

So, these are not problems. These do not cause any problems for the people of Iran and 40 million people who participated in the elections.

So that was the answer to CNN's Christiane Amanpour's question. You decide whether she got a straight answer out of that. He went on to say a number of things referencing a soccer game and traffic violation⁶. But at the forefront of that, he said Iran is a stable country, the most stable country in the world and went on to say people can cast their votes for anyone they want and that will not lead to any hostility⁷.

We can't get that answer. Mousavi is a main opposition. Can he guarantee his protection and he mentioned that he had been cited for traffic violation saying that this man Mousavi is a citizen like the rest of the citizens and was cited for traffic violation. So certainly did not clear that up and didn't get a straight answer about whether or not Mousavi would be protected.

1 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

4 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

5 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

6 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

7 hostility   

n.敌对，敌意；抵制［pl.］交战，战争

参考例句：

• There is open hostility between the two leaders.两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。
• His hostility to your plan is well known.他对你的计划所持的敌意是众所周知的。