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The likes of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe prefer monitors from the African Union, who in the past have endorsed suspect results (they have recently become a bit more rigorous).
像津巴布韋總統(tǒng)Robert Mugabe這樣的人，更喜歡贊成可疑票數(shù)的非洲聯(lián)盟監(jiān)管員（現(xiàn)在他們已經(jīng)更謹(jǐn)慎了）。
More ambitious places, such as Kenya and Ghana, crave the imprimatur of the European Union and respected American outfits, notably the National Democratic Institute, the International Republican Institute and the Carter Centre.
但是想更進一步發(fā)展的國家，例如肯尼亞和加納，就更信任歐洲和美國的監(jiān)管隊伍，尤其是美國國家民主協(xié)會、國際共和研究所和卡特中心。
Nowadays foreign monitoring teams start to arrive a good month before the big day and stay for at least a month after it.
現(xiàn)在國際監(jiān)管隊伍會在選舉之前一個月就到達當(dāng)?shù)兀⑶以谶x舉結(jié)束之后的一個月再離開。
The outsiders help in several ways.
這些“外人”起到了不小的作用。
They provide expertise on technology, especially concerning the registration of voters and the method of vote-counting.
他們能夠提供專門的，尤其是涉及票數(shù)登記和記錄的技術(shù)。
Monitors also help co-ordinate “parallel vote tabulation”, whereby samples of the results from randomly selected polling stations are collected and presented quickly to prevent fraud in the later counting process.
他們還能夠幫助協(xié)調(diào)“并行投票列表”，由此從投票站隨機抽取的樣本能夠及時收取和陳列，也就能夠減少計票環(huán)節(jié)的欺詐行為。
Crucially, foreign monitors support local watchdogs who do most of the work and face the greatest risks.
最重要的是，國際監(jiān)管員能夠給冒險監(jiān)察選舉的人提供庇護。
Foreigners alone cannot ensure fair elections.
但是僅僅靠國際監(jiān)管員是遠遠不夠的。
They rely on the co-operation of local governments, to gain access to the entire process, including the voters' register.
他們需要當(dāng)?shù)卣闹С謥韰⑴c包括選舉人的登記過程在內(nèi)的投票全過程。
But they can raise the bar against rigging.
這樣他們也能更好地減少濫用私權(quán)問題。
Beyond constraining the incumbents' power, their scrutiny can build popular trust in the elections—and make it easier for losers to accept defeat.
除了限制當(dāng)權(quán)者的權(quán)力之外，他們的審查還能在選舉過程中營造相互信任的氛圍，也讓敗選者們更能接受結(jié)果。
It is an expensive business, but worthwhile.
這是一筆昂貴的買賣，但值得。
Worryingly, the Trump administration is trying to slash the State Department's budget which helps support democracy, including election monitors.
令人擔(dān)憂的是特朗普政府正試圖削減中央政府的預(yù)算，這些預(yù)算主要用于支持民主，包括選舉監(jiān)督。
Congress is right to resist such cuts.
國會拒絕這樣的要求是正確的。
Fair elections make Africa more stable.
公平的選舉保證了非洲的平穩(wěn)。
Giving up on them spreads anger and poison around the world.
放棄他們就等于在全世界散布憤怒和毒藥。
譯文來源考研英語時事閱讀
