The eight candidates for Iran's presidential election next month have held their first televised debate. The subject was the Iranian economy, which has seen the currency plunge in value and inflation rise to 30 per cent. Here's Sebastian Usher. It's not the first time presidential candidates have debated on television in Iran, but there've never been so many altogether at one time. _________________________In the first part of the debate, each candidate was given three minutes to speak on key issues. They offered few specifics on how they'd tackle Iran's high unemployment and raging inflation. The second part of the debate was presented as a surprise. The candidates were told they could only say yes or no to a series of questions. One candidate, the relative reformist Mohammad Reza Aref, refused to join in, saying it was like being back at school. 将于下月举行的伊朗总统选举的八名候选人已经举行首次电视辩论.辩论主题是遭遇货币大幅贬值和通胀率高达百分之三十的伊朗经济.以下是塞巴斯蒂安·亚瑟发回的报道. 在伊朗,总统候选人参加电视辩论并不是第一次,但八位候选人同时参加则属首次.______________________________________在辩论的第一个环节,每位候选人有三分钟时间阐述核心问题. 八位候选人就如何解决伊朗的高失业率和肆虐的通胀问题提出了具体的应对之策.辩论的第二个环节则有点出人意料.候选人只能用是或否来回答一系列问题.相对 改革派、候选人之一默罕默德·雷扎·阿里夫拒绝参加该环节,称以此种方式作答就像回到了学生时代.