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To Spain now, where today, the country's central government pardoned nine politicians and activists who had been jailed after seeking independence for the region of Catalonia. They were leaders of the 2017 referendum on Catalan independence, which Spain said was illegal. All were convicted of sedition and sentenced to prison for up to 13 years. Reporter Alan Ruiz Terol is covering the story for the English-language Catalan News and joins us now from Barcelona.
Welcome.
ALAN RUIZ TEROL: Hi, Ailsa.
CHANG: Hi. So these pardons, I mean, they were announced by the prime minister's office in Madrid. Do we know why the government is taking this step right now?
RUIZ TEROL: Yeah. Today's pardons are widely considered to be one of the most consequential decisions that Pedro Sanchez will ever face as prime minister. And there's something he's said a few times, which I think really captures the message he's trying to send. It is that pardons will allow nine people to leave prison, but they will benefit millions more, especially the pro-independence supporters who believe their leaders shouldn't be in prison for basically delivering on their political promises. Sanchez has talked a lot about reconciliation, coexistence, basically recovering a relationship that has been damaged after years of political disagreements.
CHANG: And who exactly are the people who got pardons today?
RUIZ TEROL: So these nine people were basically some of the most important leaders of the independence movement back in 2017 when Catalonia held the unauthorized referendum. Most of them were politicians, former members of the regional government, the former speaker of the Catalan parliament. And there's also two activists who were jailed for leading protests against Spain's attempts to stop the vote. And some of these people continued to be extremely influential in Catalonia, for instance, the former vice president, Oriol Junqueras. And he recently expressed support for the pardons and even suggested that Catalonia should not attempt to hold a new unilateral referendum like it did in 2017. And this was seen by some as a key concession to the Spanish government.

CHANG: Well, Catalonia, I mean, it has had a very long history of seeking independence from Spain. Can you just talk with us about what has driven this movement?
RUIZ TEROL: Yeah, sure. Catalonia has its own language, its own history and a distinct pride. There's even many people in Catalonia who don't feel Spanish at all. And while there's always been people supporting Catalan independence, the movement really became mainstream a decade ago, more or less, when the financial crisis and austerity were hitting Spain extremely hard, and people were fed up with politicians. There was a tipping point. There was a ruling by Spain's top court against Catalonia's so-called new statute of autonomy, a kind of regional constitution, that had been backed by many Catalans. And for instance, constitutional court justices rejected the notion that Catalonia is a nation, and many Catalans didn't like this. So people started to attend massive pro-independence demonstrations. And the region's politicians didn't want to miss out, so they promised to deliver independence.
CHANG: Right. Well, where does this latest announcement of pardons leave the independence movement now in Catalonia?
RUIZ TEROL: Yeah. Some of these independence leaders will continue to play a key role, for sure. But they can't be as involved as they would like because the pardons are partial. This means that they can leave prison, but they are banned from holding public office. And they have been warned as well that should they be charged with new crimes, they'll be sent back to prison. But there are other politicians leading the movement now. And separatist parties actually continue to grow stronger, having recently surpassed 50% of the votes in an election for the first time.
CHANG: Wow.
RUIZ TEROL: And their two main goals right now are a general amnesty and a self-determination referendum.
CHANG: OK.
RUIZ TEROL: And while the Spanish government is willing to talk, it seems unlikely that they will make more concessions than these pardons because many people in Spain...
CHANG: Yes.
RUIZ TEROL: ...See them as too much already....
CHANG: OK.
RUIZ TEROL: ...Especially the right-wing parties.
CHANG: That is reporter Alan Ruiz Terol in Barcelona.
Thank you.

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艾伦·鲁伊斯·特罗尔：你好，艾尔莎Zc+P3RsN8]~。
张：你好Jac[!#GSNjPYI。这些赦免由马德里首相府宣布=BUgNAsG7uey,lqZ。我们知道政府为何现在采取这一步骤吗？
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张：今天得到赦免的人都有谁？
鲁伊斯·特罗尔：基本上，这9个人是2017年加泰罗尼亚举行未经授权的独立公投运动时最重要的领袖sTA3%Ihvm@loF8。他们大多是政治家、前地区政府议员、加泰罗尼亚前议会议长Rh[XIt@Rqr#。此外，还有两名活动人士因领导抗议西班牙阻止投票的尝试而入狱ER|].Pr3A[j^c38AIe。其中一些人在加泰罗尼亚地区仍拥有极大的影响力，比如，加泰地区前副主席奥里奥尔·容克拉斯fvD+-&VMd4v+I4)z。他最近表示支持赦免，甚至建议加泰罗尼亚不要像2017年那样试图举行新的单边公投，这被一些人视为对西班牙政府作出的关键让步F~6=Qp!@r(。
张：很长时间以来，加泰罗尼亚一直在寻求从西班牙独立)4&6zp.ucU|p。你能介绍一下推动这场运动的因素吗？
鲁伊斯·特罗尔：好，当然simv9VyNBDJ9@r]afa。加泰罗尼亚地区有自己的语言、历史和独特的自豪感j;6Tm54zZ1。加泰罗尼亚甚至有很多人完全不觉得自已是西班牙人Ds;ZX6BcS+Pi2yJ_IZ。虽然一直有人支持加泰罗尼亚独立，但这一运动在差不多十年前才成为主流，当时金融危机和紧缩政策对西班牙的打击极其严重，令人们对政治家感到厌烦I,1OSnTVWy。有一个转折点A_5yS@D0=c3Lu5.+|。西班牙最高法院曾对加泰罗尼亚地区所谓的新自治法作出裁决，这是一种地区宪法，得到了许多加泰罗尼亚人的支持S.7R1Upnt2.@XAV。宪法法院的法官驳回了加泰罗尼亚是一个国家这种观点，许多加泰罗尼亚人不喜欢这一裁决(tLrCGDF8(J8!GOzFV。因此人们开始参加支持独立的大规模示威游行Gvw#Zx@Ibj。该地区的政治家不想错过机会，所以他们承诺要实现独立-8MFz63+La!a。
张：好IQ^,cH6S_BBS。那最新宣布的赦免会令加泰罗尼亚地区目前的独立运动何去何从？
鲁伊斯·特罗尔：好kg2Ez=L3B28D-SNV#%k。当然，其中一些独立领袖将继续发挥关键作用QiMdol7~XYP;-R。但是他们不能像他们所希望的那样参与其中，因为这只是部分赦免uM4w55EH.dbU|==。这意味着他们可以离开监狱，但被禁止担任公职Md.ZBk&h;K*=FF。他们还受到了警告，如果被控新罪行，他们就将被送回监狱[8BncF!TF=%f]~。但是现在还有其他的政治家在领导这场运动osoo9~I-,GF。事实上，分离主义政党仍在继续壮大，最近他们在一场选举中首次获得了超过50%的得票率C1q)]yreK*|ks]5I@^T。
张：哇哦d;vlY-gWBVI。
鲁伊斯·特罗尔：他们现在有两个主要目标，分别是大赦和自决公投W)#Nna!(;Y0qPe(y.HFc。
张：好]yi&O=npDh2s1PQ。
鲁伊斯·特罗尔：虽然西班牙政府愿意谈判，但他们似乎不太可能做出比这些赦免更多的让步，因为西班牙有许多人……
张：好xF9bOy~@ne!。
鲁伊斯·特罗尔：……认为赦免就已经是很大的让步了U-pMsIy|DVm|_op++=。
张：好rBdC6Mj*)y。
鲁伊斯·特罗尔：……尤其是右翼政党T9J.V_H0(1%b;Xzn。
张：以上是记者艾伦·鲁伊斯·特罗尔从巴塞罗那带来的报道tiVUT(dZAxNq^i1-@。
谢谢你PUGYJHJUEna!-D1PeUEs。

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重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. more or less 或多或少；大概；几乎；
The Conference is more or less over.
会议快结束了=Z3lKllF5laY!)。
2. be fed up with 厌倦的；厌烦的；腻味的；
People are fed up with all these traffic jams.
人们厌烦这么多的交通堵塞oz.#W0LQNMm@n。
3. miss out 没有参加，错过(对自己有益或有趣的事)；
Well, I'm glad you could make it. I didn't want you to miss out.
嗯，很高兴你赶来了，我可不希望你错过机会aWV)Z;A2i=6D7%l=0K。
4. for sure 无疑；肯定；
The museum's P.R. man was going to be dragged over the coals for sure.
博物馆的公关人员肯定会受到斥责9u8i|Y&I1O^!ZI。