CNN News：伊朗抗議活動

Persian is the official language of what nation?

波斯語是什么國家的官方語言?

Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia or Pakistan?

伊拉克，伊朗，沙特阿拉伯還是巴基斯坦?

Persian is the official language of Iran, a country that used to be known as Persia.

波斯語是伊朗的官方語言，而伊朗就是曾經(jīng)的波斯。

AZUZ: Over the past week, demonstrations against Iran`s government, a theocratic republic, that led to the deaths of 21 people and the arrest of hundreds. And though an Iranian military official says the protests are officially over, they were seen as the strongest challenge to the nation`s government since massive demonstrations were held in 2009 over controversial elections. Social media video appears to show unrest in several Iranian cities, including the capital of Tehran.

在過去的一周里，伊朗政府的示威游行導致21人死亡，數(shù)百人被捕。盡管一名伊朗軍方官員說，抗議活動已經(jīng)正式結(jié)束，但此次示威游行是自2009年在有爭議的選舉中舉行大規(guī)模示威活動以來對該國政府的最大挑戰(zhàn)。社交媒體視頻記錄了伊朗幾個城市的動蕩，包括德黑蘭的首都。

This started last Thursday. Reasons included a downturn in Iran`s economy, corruption that spread throughout the country, rising food and gas prices and the cost of living that stayed relatively high.

上周四開始。示威游行的原因有伊朗經(jīng)濟低迷、全國的腐敗、食品和天然氣價格上漲以及生活成本相對較高。

U.S. President Donald Trump has tweeted his support of the protesters, saying he had respect for those trying to, quote, take back their corrupt government. Some Iranian officials had blamed the United States and its allies for provoking the rallies against the Iranian government. There was a counterprotest held this week with thousands marching in support of Iran`s government. Some of the people there chanted "death to America".

美國總統(tǒng)唐納德·特朗普在推特上表示支持抗議者，稱他尊重那些試圖收回他們腐敗政府的人。一些伊朗官員指責美國及其盟友挑起了反對伊朗政府的集會。本周舉行了一場反抗議活動，數(shù)千人游行支持伊朗政府。那里的一些人高呼“美國之死”。

Observers around the world will be watching what happens in Iran this Friday, when protests are held in the Middle Eastern nation, they often start after Friday prayers.

中東國家舉行抗議活動時，世界各地的觀察人士將關(guān)注周五伊朗發(fā)生的事件，抗議通常在周五祈禱之后開始。