| 南非总统姆贝基表示要抗击贫困，犯罪以及艾滋病-1 President Thabo Mbeki told South Africans in his nationally televised State-of-the-Nation speech that the country has consolidated freedom and democracy in the 13 years since the fall of apartheid. 南非总统姆贝基向南非人民发表国情咨文电视讲话中指出，自种族隔离制度的土崩瓦解以来，他们这个国家保持和巩固自由和民主已达 13 年之久。 And he said the underlying solution to most of South Africa's problems is economic prosperity.而现今解决南非最大问题的一个根本途径就是繁荣经济。 Thabo Mbeki : None of the great social problems we have to solve is capable of resolution outside the context of the creation of jobs and the alleviation and eradication of poverty. 姆贝基：“在诸多社会问题中没有比解决、缓解和消除贫困更大更重要的社会问题了，而解决此问题的办法无外乎创造出更多的工作岗位。” He said these problems include the improvement of health, reducing crime levels and raising literacy and education levels. 他在演说中指出这些问题包括民众个人健康状况的改善，降低犯罪率以及提高文化和教育水平。 As a result, he said poverty eradication will continue to be a central part of the efforts to build a new South Africa. 因此，他说消除贫困将会继续成为努力建立新南非这一任务中的核心部分。 Mr. Mbeki noted that South Africa's economy has grown at an annual rate of nearly five percent in recent years and has created 1.5 million new jobs. 姆贝基进一步说南非经济在近几年以每年将近 5% 的速度持续增长并且新增了 150 万个工作岗位。 The government has also built thousands of homes and improved transportation and social services for the poor. 政府也建造了数千套住宅为穷人提供更好的交通运输和社会服务。 He said his government has been cited by the United Nations as one of the few that spend more on water and sanitation than on its military. 他说他的政府还被联合国提名表扬作为少数的几个国家军费开支小于在水利设施和医疗卫生设备方面支出的典范之一。 The government has come under rising public criticism in recent weeks for South Africa's high crime rate and the president added to the debate last month by saying crime is not an issue for the majority of citizens. 但是由于近几周以来南非的高犯罪率，政府遭受到越来越多的公众批评和抱怨。对此总统在上个月发表言论说明犯罪对于大多数的公民是不相关的。 In his speech, Mr. Mbeki appeared to acknowledge the public distress. 在他的讲话中，姆贝基似乎承认了人民的贫困。 |
