CNN News: 土耳其修憲公投沸沸揚揚

We’re starting in a nation that’s been described as a bridge between East and West, Turkey, between Europe and the Middle East, between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, has a population of more than 80 million. It’s a parliamentary republic and a major referendum, a vote coming up this Sunday could dramatically change the way the country is govern.

我們今天首先一個國家開始，這個國家被稱為東方和西方、中東和歐洲、地中海和黑海的橋梁，它就是土耳其。土耳其的人口超過8千萬。這是一個議會制共和國，這周將舉行公投。這將極大地改變這個國家的統(tǒng)治方式。

Turkish voters will be deciding whether or not to change their country’s constitution and turn its parliamentary system into a presidential one.

土耳其的選民將決定是否改變本國的憲法，將其議會制變成總統(tǒng)制。

This would give Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, more power and it could allow him to stay in office as the nation’s leader until 2029.

這將會給土耳其總統(tǒng)埃爾多安更多的行政權力，使其擔任國家領導人直到2029年。

Supporters say there are too many voices in the government and that the amendments would strengthen it with one clear leader. They also say the president would be more effective at stabilizing Turkey and dealing with militants who want the government overthrown. Opponents of the amendment say they give the president too much, that he’s already pushed the boundaries, and that the changes would move Turkey away from democracy.

支持者表示，現(xiàn)在對于政府有太多的聲音，修正憲法將會明確只有一位領導人。他們還表示，這也將使總統(tǒng)更加有效地穩(wěn)定土耳其同時處理企圖推翻土耳其的武裝分子。但是修正案的反對者表示，這會使得總統(tǒng)的權利過大，總統(tǒng)的權利相比于過去已經(jīng)有所突破，這些變化會使土耳其遠離民主。

The country appears to be deeply divided over the referendum and it’s not certain yet which way voters are leaning.

現(xiàn)在對于公投土耳其產(chǎn)生了嚴重的分歧，尚沒有確定選民傾向于哪條道路。