CNN News: 抗議社保變革 尼加拉瓜發(fā)生暴力事件

First place we’re going to is Central America. There have been some violent protests over the past week in Nicaragua and the country’s army have been deployed to protect Nicaraguan government buildings. The main issue here: the country’s social security system, government money set aside to help people who may be retired or disabled.

首先是關(guān)于中美洲。過去一周，尼加拉瓜發(fā)生了數(shù)起暴力抗議活動，軍隊已去保護尼加拉瓜政府大樓。該國主要問題是:國家的社會保障體系，政府撥出的資金用于幫助那些可能退休或殘疾的人。

Nicaragua’s system has been paying out more than it’s been taking in. So, to help balance that, the government planned to increase the amount that working people and companies have to pay in social security and reduced the amount that retirees got from it.

尼加拉瓜的社保體系支出資金大于收入資金。因此，為了平衡這一點，政府計劃增加勞動人民和企業(yè)在社會保障方面的收入，并減少退休人員的收入。

The changes are unpopular. Protests grew and turned violent. At least 10 people have been killed in fighting between protesters and police.

這些變革并不受歡迎. 議活動愈演愈烈，演變成暴力事件。在抗議者和警察的沖突中至少有10人喪生。

Demonstrators have thrown rocks and set fires in the capital of Managua and police have responded by firing tear gas and rubber bullets.

示威者投擲石塊，在馬納瓜的首都放火，而警察則使用催淚彈和橡皮子彈來平息暴力。

Human rights groups have accused the government of using real bullets against the demonstrators. We don’t know for sure if that’s true.

人權(quán)組織指責政府對示威者使用實彈。我們尚不確定事件的真實性。

The Nicaraguan government said on Friday that it’s starting talks with the protesters. Nicaragua is the second poorest nation in the western hemisphere, according to the CIA.

尼加拉瓜政府周五表示，將開始與抗議者舉行會談。據(jù)美國中央情報局稱，尼加拉瓜是西半球第二貧窮的國家。