总结：Confucian, skepticism,

At 72, Lee (Hoi)-chang is the eldest of the three leading candidates in South Korea's presidential race, a possible advantage in this (Confucian) culture, where seniority is revered. He has also served as a prime minister and Supreme Court justice.

72岁的李会昌是韩国总统大选中三个主要候选人中最年长的一位，在这个尊敬长者的儒家文化国度中，他的年龄很可能会成为一个优势。同时，他曾担任过总理及最高法院的大法官。

However, those credentials are not likely to lead to victory in Wednesday's vote. Lee's approval rating hovers at about 10% of poll respondents, while the frontrunner, former Seoul Mayor Lee (Myung-bak), enjoys a 46% approval rating. The two men are not related.

然而，这些政绩在周三的投票选举中不太可能会奏效。李会昌在民意测试中的支持率一直停留在10%左右，而领先于他的前首尔市市长李明博的支持率为46%。他们两人之间并没有什么关系。

Until recently, they belonged to the same conservative Grand National Party. However, Lee (Hoi)-chang announced (his) independent candidacy last month, when Lee (Myung-bak) was threatened by allegations of fraud and stock price manipulation.

直到最近，他们才同属于保守的大国家党成员。但在上个月，当李明博受到欺诈和操纵股票价格指控的威胁时，李会昌宣布他是无党派的候选人 。

Prosecuters cleared Lee (Myung-bak) of wrongdoing - but his rival still hopes to seize on popular (skepticism) about the frontrunner.

检察官澄清了李明博的不良行为，但他的对手仍希望能抓住公众对这个领先者的怀疑态度大做文章。

Television commercials for Lee (Hoi)-chang promise he will build a "clean and right" South Korea - an indirect reference to the allegations against his opponent.

李会昌在他的电视宣传片中许诺他将建立一个“廉洁而公正”的韩国，这相当于间接地提及了竞争对手的丑闻。

Lee (Hoi)-chang portrays himself as the "real" conservative in this year's race.

李会昌自称他是今年竞选中真正的保守派。

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