VOA常速英语2013--胡安·埃尔南德斯当选洪都拉斯总统面临挑战（在线收听）

胡安·埃尔南德斯当选洪都拉斯总统面临挑战

Election officials in Honduras finalized the results of the presidential election held there on November 24 and declared Juan Orlando Hernandez, of the ruling National  Party, the winner.

洪都拉斯选举官员们最终确认了在11月24日进行的总统选举结果,并宣布获胜者为执政国民党的胡安·奥兰多·埃尔南德斯。

The Honduran election tribunal announced that Mr. Hernandez received a plurality, garnering 36.9 percent of the vote.

洪都拉斯选举法庭宣布埃尔南德斯先生收到了较多票数,获得36.9%的选票。

The next leading contender, Xiomara Castro, of the LIBRE Party, received 28.8 percent of the vote.

接下来的主要竞争者自由党的卡斯特罗获得28.8%的选票。

Ms.Castro and her husband, former president Mel Zelaya, have publicly disputed the outcome.

卡斯特罗女士和她的丈夫,前总统塞拉亚梅尔·德塞拉亚公开表达了对选举结果的争议。

Electoral officials and party members reviewed formal complaints regarding the outcome and found their allegations of widespread electoral improprieties to be  unsubstantiated.

而选举官员和各党人士审查正式的投诉,发现他们普遍认为的选举不当行为指控纯属毫无根据。

Most domestic and international observers monitoring the election commended the electoral process and believe the results are reliable.

大多数监督选举的国内和国际观察人士支持选举过程并且认为结果可信。

Sixty-one percent of voters participated in the voting, the highest rate since the 2001 elections.

百分之六十一的选民参加了投票,这是自2001年大选以来的最高水平。

The United States commends the Honduran government for their efforts to ensure the election process was generally transparent, peaceful and reflected the will of the  Honduran people.

美国赞扬洪都拉斯政府确保选举过程通常透明,和平而且反映出洪都拉斯人民意愿所做出的努力。

When the new government takes office on January 27, it will face many challenges, such as promoting fiscal stability and economic growth, combating poverty and  guaranteeing security, justice and human rights for all Hondurans.

在1月27日新政府上台后将面临许多挑战,比如如何促进财政稳定和经济增长,打击贫困，保证安全及保障洪都拉斯所有人民的公正和权益等问题。

The nation's newly- elected leaders have committed to addressing these challenges.

而这个国家新当选的领导人已经承诺致力于解决这些难题。

The United States looks forward to continuing its partnership with the government and people of Honduras as the administration of President-elect Hernandez begins this  important work.

当选总统的埃尔南德斯开始接手这一重要工作时美国将期待继续与洪都拉斯政府和其人民合作。