说到欧洲,我们今天说一个小国家。Speaking of Europe, today let's talk about a small country.
这个国家叫匈牙利。This country is called Hungary.
在欧洲中间。In the middle of Europe.
大概有一千万人。About ten million people.
这个国家明天有一件大事。This country has a big event tomorrow.
是"选举"。It's an "election."
选举是什么?What is an election?
选举就是大家一起选领导。An election is when everyone chooses a leader together.
他也投一票。He also casts one vote.
谁得的票多,谁就是领导。Whoever gets the most votes becomes the leader.
匈牙利的领导叫什么?What's Hungary's leader called?
欧尔班是一个人的名字。Orbán is a person's name.
他已经当领导很多年了。He has been the leader for many years.
比你在学校里的时间还长。Longer than you've been in school.
欧尔班为什么可以当这么久的领导?Why can Orbán be the leader for so long?
因为他总是赢选举。Because he always wins elections.
每一次都赢。He wins every time.
他也改了国家的法律。He also changed the country's laws.
改了以后他更容易赢。After changing them it's easier for him to win.
有的人说这样不好。Some people say this isn't good.
他们说一个人不应该一直当领导。They say one person shouldn't always be the leader.
应该让别的人也有机会。Other people should also have a chance.
现在有一个新的人站出来了。Now a new person has stood up.
他说:"我要挑战欧尔班。He says: "I will challenge Orbán."
这个新人叫马扎尔。This new person is called Magyar.
马扎尔是他的名字。Magyar is his name.
年纪比欧尔班年轻。He is younger than Orbán.
他以前也是欧尔班的朋友。He used to be Orbán's friend.
是的,以前他们是朋友。Yes, they used to be friends.
他在欧尔班的公司里工作。He worked in Orbán's company.
但是两年前他离开了。But two years ago he left.
因为他觉得欧尔班做错了事。Because he thought Orbán did the wrong thing.
欧尔班做了什么事?What did Orbán do?
这个事有点难说。This thing is a little hard to say.
就是欧尔班原谅了一个做坏事的人。Orbán forgave someone who did bad things.
那个人对小孩子做了很不好的事。That person did very bad things to children.
马扎尔觉得这不对。Magyar thought this was wrong.
所以他不再跟欧尔班做朋友了。So he was no longer friends with Orbán.
他开始自己做事。He started doing his own thing.
他成立了一个新的政党。He founded a new political party.
政党是一群想法一样的人。A political party is a group of people who think alike.
他们一起做政治。They do politics together.
马扎尔的政党叫什么?What's Magyar's party called?
叫"蒂萨"党。It's called the "Tisza" party.
蒂萨是匈牙利的一条河。Tisza is a river in Hungary.
马扎尔用河的名字给党起名字。Magyar used the river's name to name the party.
他说:"我要让匈牙利变得更好。He says: "I will make Hungary better."
他说:"我要让大家不再害怕。He says: "I want everyone to not be afraid anymore."
"这个国家是所有人的。"This country belongs to everyone."
"不是只有当官的人的。"Not just to those in power."
这些话让很多人感动。These words move many people.
很多匈牙利人不开心。Many Hungarians are unhappy.
他们觉得国家有问题。They feel the country has problems.
物价太贵。Prices are too expensive.
找工作难。Finding a job is hard.
而且政府里有人在偷钱。And some people in the government are stealing money.
所以他们想要变化。So they want change.
他们想要新的领导。They want new leadership.
马扎尔代表了这种希望。Magyar represents this hope.
明天就是选举日。Tomorrow is election day.
匈牙利人会去投票。Hungarians will go to vote.
这次选举很重要。This election is very important.
因为如果欧尔班又赢了。Because if Orbán wins again.
他就是第五次当领导了。He will be the leader for the fifth time.
二十年都是一个人。Twenty years all under one person.
但是如果马扎尔赢了。But if Magyar wins.
那就是大变化。That's a big change.
一个新的时代开始。A new era begins.
现在的情况是怎么样的呢?What's the current situation?
一些调查说马扎尔会赢。Some polls say Magyar will win.
马扎尔那边的票多一些。Magyar's side has a few more votes.
但是调查不一定准。But polls aren't always accurate.
明天真正开始投票的时候。When voting really starts tomorrow.
谁知道会怎么样。Who knows what will happen.
我们都要等明天才知道结果。We all have to wait until tomorrow to know the result.
这个故事告诉我们什么?What does this story tell us?
每个国家都有选举。Every country has elections.
每个国家都有政治。Every country has politics.
有的时候选举很重要。Sometimes elections are very important.
会决定一个国家的未来。They can decide a country's future.
匈牙利明天的选举就是这样。Hungary's election tomorrow is like this.
世界都在看。The world is watching.
为什么世界都在看呢?Why is the world watching?
因为欧尔班不只是匈牙利的领导。Because Orbán is not just Hungary's leader.
他也是一个符号。He is also a symbol.
欧洲还有很多像他这样的政治人物。Europe has many political figures like him.
如果欧尔班又赢了。If Orbán wins again.
他们会更有信心。They will have more confidence.
会学他的方法。They will learn his methods.
他们会害怕。They will be afraid.
会想一想自己的路对不对。They will think about whether their path is right.
所以这个小国家的选举。So this small country's election.
会影响很多大国家。Will influence many big countries.
很有意思吧。Interesting, right?
世界有时候就是这样。The world is sometimes like this.
一件小事可以影响很大。A small thing can have a big influence.
最后我想说一件事。Finally I want to say one thing.
不管你喜欢欧尔班还是马扎尔。Whether you like Orbán or Magyar.
让人民投票决定。Let the people vote and decide.
这就是好事。That is a good thing.
每一个人都有一票。Every person has one vote.
每一个人的一票都一样重要。Every person's vote is equally important.
你的一票不比别人大。Your vote is not bigger than others.
也不比别人小。Nor smaller than others.
这就是为什么选举这么重要。This is why elections are so important.
明天匈牙利的人会去投票。Tomorrow the people of Hungary will go to vote.
他们会决定自己的未来。They will decide their own future.
我们都祝他们好运。We all wish them good luck.