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乔治维阿宣誓就任利比里亚总统

2018-01-24来源:和谐英语

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Former international footballer George Weah has been sworn in as president of Liberia.

前国际足球运动员乔治维阿宣誓就任利比里亚总统。

"I have spent many years of my life in stadiums, but today is a feeling like no other," President Weah told crowds in the capital Monrovia.

“我在体育馆里度过了许多年，但今天的感觉却与众不同，”在首都蒙罗维亚维阿总统对群众说。

It is Liberia’s first transition between democratically-elected leaders since 1944.

这是利比里亚自1944年以来首次转变，通过民主选举产生领导人。

Mr Weah thanked his predecessor, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, for bringing peace to the country after years of civil war.

维阿先生感谢前任总统埃伦约翰逊瑟利夫，在经历了多年的内战后，她为这个国家带来了和平。

In his inauguration speech, Mr Weah said he couldn’t offer any "quick fixes" but rather steady progress towards the goals of Liberians.

在他的就职演说中，维阿先生说他不能采取任何“权宜之计”，而是朝着利比里亚人共同的目标稳步前进。

His biggest priorities, he said, would be to fight corruption and pay civil servants "a living wage," and show the private sector that Liberia was "open for business".

他说，他的首要任务是打击腐败，向公务员支付“生活工资”，向利比里亚私营部门“开放商业”。

Tens of thousands of people attended the inauguration at the Samuel Doe Stadium in Monrovia, with many queuing for hours to enter.

成千上万的人在蒙罗维亚的塞缪尔多伊体育场排了几个小时的队参加维阿的就职典礼。

President Weah took the oath of office soon after 13:00GMT in front of an estimated 35,000 people.

下午1点（格林尼治时间）后，维阿总统在大约35000人的见证下宣誓就职。

Cameroonian football legend Samuel Eto’o watched the historic moment, along with the presidents of Ghana, Gabon and Sierra Leone.

喀麦隆足球传奇人物塞缪尔埃托奥和加纳、加蓬、塞拉利昂的总统一起见证了这一历史性时刻。

Liberia’s outgoing President Sirleaf attended the ceremony. Mr Weah thanked Mrs Sirleaf, Africa’s first female elected head of state, for "laying the foundations on which we can now stand in peace".

利比里亚即将离任的总统瑟利夫出席了仪式。维阿先生感谢非洲第一位女性国家元首瑟利夫夫人，因为她“我们现在才能和平地站在这”。

Seven things about George Weah:

关于乔治维阿的七件事：

Born 1 October, 1966, grew up in a slum in Liberia’s capital

1966年10月1日出生于利比里亚首都的一个贫民窟

Signed by Arsene Wenger to Monaco from Cameroonian club Tonnerre Yaounde

阿尔塞纳温格从喀麦隆俱乐部签下维阿加盟摩纳哥

Made Monaco debut in 1987, went on to play for AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea

1987年，首次亮相摩纳哥，继而效力于AC米兰、巴黎圣日尔曼和切尔西。

Only African to win Fifa World Player of the Year

唯一一位成为国际足联年度最佳球员的非洲人

First ran for president in 2005, losing to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf