世界節(jié)假日博覽 第151期:國際民主日

The International Day of Democracy started in 2007. The United Nations General Assembly decided to have a special day to raise awareness of living in a democracy. They chose September 15th as that day and invited every country and member organization to focus on the benefits of democracy. The U.N. declared there was no single model of democracy. A resolution said all democracies share common features “and that democracy does not belong to any country or region. The U.N. said:“Democracy is a universal value based on the freely-expressed will of people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural systems, and their full participation in all aspects of life.“

國際民主日始于2007年。聯(lián)合國大會決定專門設立一天來提高人們的民主意識。他們把國際民主日設在9月15日，并邀請各國和組織成員專注于民主的好處。聯(lián)合國稱民主不是單一模式，一項決議稱所有民主國家都有個共同的特點“民主不屬于任何國家或地區(qū)”。聯(lián)合國聲稱：“民主是基于人們自由表達的普世價值，人們自由決定自己的政治,經濟,社會和文化體系,全面參與社會。”


The International Day of Democracy website claims democracies can have many advantages for their citizens. The main one is to ensure people's basic freedoms. “In a democracy, people are able to think, say and do what they wish within the law and with respect for others, to practice their beliefs and to live the kinds of life they choose.“ Another advantage is that a democracy meets popular needs. The more influence ordinary people have over their government, the more likely government will meet their basic needs. The website says democracies treat people equally and are free from discrimination. It does say many of the world’s democracies fall short of achieving this. There is perhaps no country that has true equality.

國際民主日網站稱民主對市民很有利。其中主要是保證人們的基本自由。“在民主國家，人們能夠在法律允許的范圍內自由思考，自由說話和自由做事。尊重他人，實踐他們的信仰，自由選擇生活方式。”另一好處是民主滿足大眾需要。普通人對政府的影響越大，政府越容易滿足人們的基本需求。網站稱，民主對人平等，不歧視任何人。它也稱世界上的許多民主國家遠沒達到這一點?；蛟S沒有一個國家實現(xiàn)了真正意義上的平等。