US Vice President in Baghdad Hails Progress in Iraq
切尼在巴格達(dá)贊揚(yáng)伊拉克取得成就

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney paid a visit to Baghdad just before the five-year anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The vice president hailed progress in Iraq and promised continued support from Washington. Meanwhile, a female suicide bomber has killed 40 people and wounded more than 70 near a Shi'ite shrine in Karbala.

美國(guó)副總統(tǒng)切尼在以美國(guó)為首的聯(lián)軍攻打伊拉克五周年前夕訪問(wèn)了巴格達(dá)。切尼高度贊揚(yáng)在伊拉克取得的進(jìn)展，并保證華盛頓將繼續(xù)給予支持。

Vice President Cheney arrived in Baghdad for meetings with Iraqi officials.

切尼副總統(tǒng)抵達(dá)巴格達(dá)后，和伊拉克官員舉行了會(huì)談。

Cheney met with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The two discussed the situation in Iraq, regional security, and bilateral relations.

切尼會(huì)見(jiàn)了伊拉克總理馬利基，雙方討論了伊拉克的局勢(shì)、區(qū)域安全以及雙邊關(guān)系。

The vice president was a key architect of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. He said his visit was to send President Bush's thanks and to reaffirm an "unwavering commitment" from the U.S. to Iraq's future.

切尼是美國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的攻打伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的關(guān)鍵設(shè)計(jì)者。他說(shuō)，他的訪問(wèn)是為了轉(zhuǎn)達(dá)布什總統(tǒng)的感謝，同時(shí)再次重申美國(guó)對(duì)伊拉克的未來(lái)所作的不可動(dòng)搖的承諾。

"It is especially significant, I think, to be able to return this week as we mark the fifth anniversary of the beginning of the campaign that liberated the people of Iraq from Saddam Hussein's tyranny and launched them on the difficult but historic road to democracy," he said.

切尼說(shuō)：“我認(rèn)為在美國(guó)發(fā)動(dòng)攻勢(shì)打擊伊拉克即將五周年的時(shí)候，這個(gè)星期能夠返回此地具有特別的意義。我們的攻伊戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)解放了在薩達(dá)姆暴政統(tǒng)治下的伊拉克人民，使他們走上了艱難但是歷史性的民主道路。”

Tens of thousands of Iraqis and more than 4,000 U.S.-led coalition troops have died since the 2003 overthrow of Saddam Hussein in ongoing violence across the country.

自從2003年推翻薩達(dá)姆以后在伊拉克全國(guó)各地不斷出現(xiàn)的暴力事件中，已經(jīng)有幾萬(wàn)名伊拉克人以及4千多名美國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的聯(lián)軍部隊(duì)軍人喪失了生命。

But Mr. Cheney said since his last visit 10 months ago he saw phenomenal changes in Iraq in security and political developments.

不過(guò)切尼副總統(tǒng)說(shuō)，自從他10個(gè)月前訪問(wèn)伊拉克以來(lái)，他看到了伊拉克在安全和政治發(fā)展方面取得的巨大的變化。

The U.S. military says violent attacks have dropped by 60 percent since June.

美國(guó)軍方說(shuō)，暴力襲擊事件和6月份相比已經(jīng)降低了60%。

Also, Iraq this year passed several long-delayed laws seen as important for fostering trust between Iraq's Shiites, Sunnis, and various ethnic groups, as well as the central and local governments.

另外，伊拉克今年通過(guò)了幾個(gè)長(zhǎng)期擱置的法案，它們被認(rèn)為是伊拉克什葉派和遜尼派、各種族群以及中央政府和地方政府之間增加互信的重要法案。

But other laws seen as important in that regard, one on provincial elections and another on sharing oil revenues, have yet to be passed.

但是其它也被認(rèn)為是重要的法案，一個(gè)省級(jí)選舉以及一個(gè)分享石油收入的法案，還沒(méi)有獲得通過(guò)。

Mr. Maliki said the two leaders also discussed negotiations over future diplomatic and military relations. He thanked the vice president for U.S. recognition and support of Iraq's achievements. He says the frequency of these visits by the vice president are very important and that they cement and support the relationship between the two countries and the success that they have achieved in Iraq in the global war against terrorism. He says it is very important to have these meetings and these successes.

馬利基總理說(shuō)，兩國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人還討論了雙方就未來(lái)外交和軍事關(guān)系問(wèn)題舉行的談判。他就美國(guó)對(duì)伊拉克成就的認(rèn)可與支持向切尼表示感謝。馬利基說(shuō)，副總統(tǒng)的這種訪問(wèn)頻率是非常重要的。他說(shuō)，這些訪問(wèn)加強(qiáng)并支持了兩國(guó)之間的關(guān)系，鞏固并支持了在全球反恐戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中伊拉克所取得的成就。他說(shuō)，舉行這種會(huì)談和取得這些成就是非常重要的。

Cheney's surprise visit coincided with one by presidential candidate and U.S. Senator, John McCain, who arrived Sunday. McCain is in Iraq to assess the recent security gains, which are still considered fragile.

切尼出人意外的訪問(wèn)正巧和總統(tǒng)候選人、美國(guó)參議員約翰.麥凱恩的訪問(wèn)同時(shí)出現(xiàn)。麥凱恩是星期天抵達(dá)巴格達(dá)的。麥凱恩到伊拉克是來(lái)評(píng)估最近在安全上取得的進(jìn)展，安全問(wèn)題仍被認(rèn)為是脆弱的。

A series of deadly suicide bombings this year drove up the death toll and reversed six-months of falling casualty figures. But, the U.S. military says it does not yet indicate a new trend.

今年發(fā)生的一系列造成傷亡的爆炸使得死亡人數(shù)再次上升，讓6個(gè)月來(lái)逐漸減少的死亡人數(shù)反降為升。但是美國(guó)軍方說(shuō)，這些數(shù)字還沒(méi)有成為新趨勢(shì)的指標(biāo)。

As the U.S. leaders were in Baghdad, bombs in the capital killed at least four people, including a policeman, and wounded several others.

就在這些美國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人在巴格達(dá)逗留之際，首都發(fā)生的炸彈爆炸又造成至少4人喪生，其中包括一名警察，還導(dǎo)致一些人受傷。

Explosions were also heard near the "Green Zone," the heavy security area that houses the Iraqi government and the U.S. Embassy. But, it is not clear if anyone was injured.

爆炸還發(fā)生在一處綠區(qū)附近。這里有重兵把守，是伊拉克政府和美國(guó)大使館所在地。但是目前還不清楚是否有人員傷亡。