Irangate is a name some newspapers gave to a US political scandal in the mid-1980s. Many people say the Iran-Contra affair instead.

Irangate Irangate is a name some newspapers gave to a US political scandal in the mid-1980s是一些報紙給1980年代中期一樁美國政治醜聞取的名字。Many people很多人 say the Iran-Contra affair instead會改說Iran-Contra affair。

Officials working for President Reagan had sold weapons to Iran, hoping this would help free Americans held as hostages. They then used money from those sales to help the Contras, a rebel army fighting the government in Nicaragua. Congress had already said the government must not fund the Contras that way, so the secret path around the law was the real shock.

Officials working for President Reagan為雷根總統做事的官員 had sold weapons to Iran曾把武器賣給伊朗, hoping this would help free Americans held as hostages希望這樣能幫助釋放被扣為人質的美國人。They他們 then used money from those sales to help the Contras然後用賣武器的錢去幫助Contras, a rebel army fighting the government in Nicaragua一支在尼加拉瓜對抗政府的反叛軍。Congress國會 had already said the government must not fund the Contras that way已經說過政府不能用這種方式資助Contras, so the secret path around the law所以那條繞過法律的秘密管道 was the real shock才是真正令人震驚的地方。

The story broke in 1986; the big public hearings were in 1987.

The story這件事 broke in 1986在1986年爆發; the big public hearings而大型公開聽證會 were in 1987是在1987年。

Though actually, the “-gate” is not a gate at all. English copied it from Watergate, an earlier scandal, and journalists now stick -gate on all sorts of political messes.

Though actually不過其實, the "-gate"這個「-gate」 is not a gate at all根本不是什麼「門」。English英文 copied it from Watergate把它從Watergate借來, an earlier scandal那是更早的一樁醜聞, and journalists now stick -gate on all sorts of political messes而記者現在會把-gate黏在各種政治爛攤子後面。