Comedian and political novice Jimmy Morales was in the lead early Monday following Guatemala’s first-round presidential election, after a tumultuous campaign which saw the country’s leader jailed over a corruption scandal.
經過一場總統因貪污醜聞被拘押的紛擾選戰，喜劇演員、政治素人吉米．莫拉雷斯在瓜地馬拉總統選舉首輪投票結束後，位居領先地位。
The 46-year-old actor who rose to fame playing a simpleton who accidentally ends up becoming president was ahead with 25.8 percent of the vote, according to results with 81.5 percent of the ballots counted from Sunday’s election.
根據週日選舉已開出的81.5%選票，這名46歲、以扮演一名意外當上總統的傻瓜而成名的演員，在這次選舉中以25.8%的得票率領先。
With no candidate near the 50 percent necessary to avoid a second-round vote, the election is bound for an October 25 runoff between Morales and whichever of the two other candidates finishes second.
由於沒有候選人得票率接近得以避免第二輪投票所需的50%，這場選舉勢必要進入10月25日的第二輪投票，由莫拉雷斯與其他2位候選人中得票最高者競爭。
Longtime frontrunner and fellow conservative Manuel Baldizon, who had 18.6 percent of the vote, was neck-and-neck with former first lady Sandra Torres, who had 17.9 percent.
在選戰中支持度長時間保持第一的另一名保守派候選人曼努爾．巴蒂松得票率為18.6%，與前第一夫人桑德拉．托雷斯難分軒輊，托雷斯得票率17.9%。
The results, which showed the two established politicians bested by a political outsider, seemed to demonstrate Guatemalans’ exasperation with the traditional political elite.
這個結果，即2名已在政壇握有權勢的政治人物不敵一名政治圈外人，似乎展現出瓜地馬拉人對傳統政治精英的憤怒。
"The people are tired of more of the same, this is reflected in the results," Morales told reporters after learning of his lead. (AFP)
「人民厭倦繼續一成不變，這點反映在這次選舉結果上，」莫拉雷斯得知他領先後向記者說。（法新社）
新聞辭典：
novice：名詞，新手、初學者。例句：I’m a novice at snowboarding.（我是滑雪板新手。）
bound：形容詞，注定、肯定發生某事或陷入某種情境。例句：The disaster is bound to happen.（這場災難注定要發生。）
best：動詞，擊敗。例句：We easily bested our opponent.（我們輕鬆擊敗對手。）
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