US Protesters Mark Iraq War Anniversary
伊戰(zhàn)五周年美國(guó)各地舉行反戰(zhàn)示威

Demonstrations against the war in Iraq have been held across the United States on the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion. Several thousand protesters gathered near major landmarks and federal buildings in Washington.

美國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)五周年這一天，美國(guó)各地舉行了反對(duì)伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的示威游行。幾千名抗議示威者在首都華盛頓的主要景點(diǎn)和聯(lián)邦政府大樓附近舉行集會(huì)。

In a rolling flourish of activity, protesters gathered near the White House, the Capitol, the Internal Revenue Service, and the American Petroleum Institute among other well-known landmarks to voice their anger over the continuing war in Iraq. Among them: New York resident Jim Anderson, who traveled to Washington to take part in the demonstrations.

在聲勢(shì)浩大的示威游行活動(dòng)中，抗議示威者們?cè)诎讓m、美國(guó)國(guó)稅局和美國(guó)石油學(xué)會(huì)以及其他著名景點(diǎn)附近集會(huì)，以此表達(dá)他們對(duì)持續(xù)進(jìn)行的伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的憤怒。在抗議示威人群中，紐約居民安德松從紐約趕來(lái)華盛頓參加這次示威游行。

"There are a lot of people out there who have no idea how much the war is costing us in terms of lives, in terms of damage to the Iraqi people and their culture, and in terms of direct cost to the American people in both appropriations and economic stress," he said.

他說(shuō)：“還有許多人不知道，這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)犧牲了多少條生命，給伊拉克人民和他們的文化造成了多大的損失，這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)也直接消耗了美國(guó)人民的金錢，這包括戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)撥款和經(jīng)濟(jì)困難。”

Polls have shown a gradual erosion of popular support for the war effort in Iraq since Saddam Hussein's ouster. The low-point for approval of the war came a year ago, when opinion surveys showed roughly seven of 10 Americans opposed.

民意調(diào)查顯示，自薩達(dá)姆.侯賽因被推翻，民眾對(duì)伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的支持率在逐漸下降。對(duì)伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的支持率在一年前下降到最低點(diǎn)，當(dāng)時(shí)的民意測(cè)驗(yàn)顯示，10個(gè)美國(guó)人中有大約7個(gè)反對(duì)伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。

Although a majority of Americans continue to disapprove, pessimism over the war's chances of success appears to have moderated slightly since President Bush ordered a troop surge that is believed to have brought about a decrease in bloodshed in Iraq over the last nine months.

雖然大部分美國(guó)人繼續(xù)反對(duì)伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，但是自美國(guó)總統(tǒng)布什下令實(shí)行增兵計(jì)劃后，民眾對(duì)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)獲勝的可能性所持的悲觀態(tài)度稍微有些緩和。據(jù)信，布什總統(tǒng)的增兵計(jì)劃在過(guò)去9個(gè)月里使伊拉克的暴力活動(dòng)減少。

But improvements on the ground in Iraq do not impress Sheila Morris, an educator from Minnesota who stood with a group of demonstrators near the White House.

但是，伊拉克地面戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的進(jìn)展并沒(méi)有影響來(lái)自明尼蘇達(dá)州的教育人士莫里斯對(duì)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的看法。莫里斯與一群游行者一起站在白宮附近舉行抗議示威。

"I know three people who have died in Iraq: a friend of mine's son and two of my son's friends," said Morris. "I blame the [Bush] administration and I also blame the Congress for just laying low [not acting to end the war] and not paying attention."

莫里斯說(shuō)：“我認(rèn)識(shí)的人中有3個(gè)人死在伊拉克：我的一個(gè)朋友的兒子和我兒子的兩個(gè)朋友。我把這怪罪于布什政府，我還怪罪國(guó)會(huì)沒(méi)有采取行動(dòng)停止戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，也沒(méi)有關(guān)注此事。”

Polls show a majority of Americans favor withdrawing from Iraq. But surveys also show that, among those who want to bring the war to an end, opinion is split on whether to withdraw immediately or do so gradually over a period of months or years.

民意調(diào)查顯示，大部分美國(guó)人贊成從伊拉克撤軍。不過(guò)調(diào)查還顯示，在支持停戰(zhàn)的人中，在是否立即撤軍還是在幾個(gè)月或幾年內(nèi)撤軍的問(wèn)題上存在著意見(jiàn)分歧。

Asked about warnings by analysts that a sudden U.S. troop pullout could trigger a bloodbath in Iraq - and asked whether the United States bears responsibility for the safety of the Iraqi people in the post-Saddam era - she says, "I do not know."

當(dāng)記者問(wèn)莫里斯關(guān)于分析人士所警告的立即撤出美軍會(huì)造成伊拉克發(fā)生暴力血腥事件，以及美國(guó)是否應(yīng)當(dāng)為薩達(dá)姆死后的伊拉克人民的安全負(fù)責(zé)任時(shí)，莫里斯的回答是“我不知道”。

She does, however, believe that it is important to voice her opinion through demonstrations.

不過(guò)她相信，通過(guò)游行來(lái)表達(dá)她的觀點(diǎn)是非常重要的。

"I do not know if it [demonstrating] affects public opinion, but it keeps the awareness there," she said.

她說(shuō)：“我不知道游行是否會(huì)影響民意，但是游行會(huì)讓大家繼續(xù)關(guān)注這件事。”

Similar protests were mounted in cities, towns and college communities across the country.

美國(guó)全國(guó)的許多城市、城鎮(zhèn)和大學(xué)社區(qū)舉行了很多類似的抗議示威活動(dòng)。