您现在的位置是:首页 > 英语听力 > VOA英语听力下载|VOA news > VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载 正文 VOA慢速英语:Khamenei Says Protests Over Iran Vote Must End 2009-06-20来源:和谐英语 音频下载[点击右键另存为]This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Iran's top leader has demanded a stop to protests over the disputed presidential election. (SOUND)Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke at Tehran University to a huge crowd for Friday prayers. It was his first speech since last Friday's election. "The result of the election comes from the ballot box," he said, "not from the street." The supreme leader warned that if the unrest continues, protest leaders will be held responsible for any violence. At least seven protesters were killed Monday during clashes with pro-government militia.Ayatollah Khamenei said the Islamic Republic would not cheat or betray the vote of the people. He said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won by eleven million votes. With that big a difference, he said, how could there have been cheating? He denounced what he called interference by foreign powers. The crowd shouted "death to America" and "death to Britain."The speech followed days of protests by hundreds of thousands of supporters of presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. (SOUND)The protests in Tehran and other cities have been the worst unrest in Iran since the Islamic revolution thirty years ago. Iran's Guardian Council -- which supervises elections -- has offered to recount some votes and investigate complaints of wrongdoing. But the government this week arrested many opposition members, activists and journalists. On Friday, European Union leaders urged the government to permit all citizens the right to assemble and express themselves peacefully.Iran banned foreign media coverage of the protests. News agencies have depended heavily on information and images sent by Iranians using social media like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Young people especially are finding ways to get around Internet blocking. On Friday, Facebook announced it is making its Web site available in the Farsi language. Google also has a new Farsi translating tool. And Twitter, at the request of the State Department, delayed a planned shutdown of its service for maintenance. But American officials deny interfering in Iran's election process. President Obama said Monday that he was deeply troubled by the violence. But he also says it is up to Iranians to decide who their leaders will be. He has not stepped back from his policy of seeking to work with Iran after thirty years without diplomatic ties.Some say he is being realistic. Others say he should forcefully denounce the election. On Friday the House of Representatives passed a resolution expressing support for all Iranians who value freedom, human rights and the rule of law. The resolution condemns violence against demonstrators and the suppression of Internet and cellphone communication.And that's IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English, written by Brianna Blake. I'm Steve Ember. 本栏目更多同类内容 扫码关注和谐英语微信公众号,第一时间获取最新学习资料 或公众号搜索myhxen 上一篇 VOA慢速英语:Obama Seeks Reforms in Financial Supervision 下一篇 VOA慢速英语:Aaron Copland, 1900-1990: He Taught Americans About Themselves Through His Music 相关文章 Ancient Altar Rediscovered at Jerusalem’s ChurchAmerican Olympic Skier Extends Racing Bad LuckRestore和Recover的区别多林戈英语测试获得支持 但问题依然存在Pretend and Imitation创造英语沉浸体验卢旺达的美国英语学习者成为麻省理工学院教授感恩节与英语语法Big Bird Facing Criticism over Vaccine MessageEnvironmentally Friendly Burial Choice: Body Composting