双语新闻：暴力事件影响乌鲁木齐的贸易

2014-06-04 15:34:18来源：可可英语

　　The Grand Bazaar in Urumqi has been a tourist draw for a decade--since it opened in a new plaza meant to evoke the historic caravan-trade culture of Central Asia. But stall owners say fewer tourists are showing up to buy colorful headscarves, knives and other trinkets since a recent uptick in violent attacks in the city and elsewhere in China's westernmost region of Xinjiang.

　　新疆乌鲁木齐的大巴扎(Grand Bazaar)自开业十年以来一直吸引着各方游客，这个坐落在一个新广场的建筑群重现了中亚古丝绸之路的商业繁华。但摊主们表示，在近期乌鲁木齐和新疆其他地方的暴力袭击事件加剧之后，来这里购买头巾、刀具和其他物品的游客人数大为减少。

　　'The biggest issue is that business isn't as good. A lot of people are concerned about the attacks, and many people are getting hurt,' said Ma Ziding, a 35-year-old pocketknife seller.

　　35岁的小刀商贩马子定(Ma Ziding, 音)表示，最大的问题是生意不好了，许多人担心袭击事件，许多人受到了伤害。

　　A mixture of China's majority Han Chinese and Uighurs, a Turkic-speaking, mainly Muslim ethnic group, trickled into the outdoor plaza Saturday morning to shop or take photos against the backdrop of a massive tower and mosque.

　　周六上午人们陆续来到这个露天广场购物，或者是在巨大的观光塔和清真寺的背景下照相，他们当中有汉族人，也有维吾尔族人。

　　'A lot of customers don't dare come,' said a 50-year-old Chinese man who gave his last name as Li. Mr. Li, whose shop sells trinkets, scarves and cigarettes, said foot traffic in the indoor bazaar has fallen by at least 90% this year. 'There were so many people here last year that you couldn't even move,' he said. 'The government needs to think of a way to fix this.'

　　一位自称姓李的50岁汉族男子称，许多客户不敢来了。这位出售饰品、围巾和香烟的男子表示，今年室内商店的客流量至少下降了90%。他表示，去年人多得走不动路。他认为，政府需要想办法解决这个问题。

　　A simmering separatist rebellion by some Uighurs against Chinese rule has flared into occasional violence over the decades. In the past year, violent attacks have picked up and, unlike in the past, begun targeting civilians.

　　过去几十年来一些维族激进分离主义分子针对政府的对抗活动已经演化为偶尔的暴力事件。过去一年来，暴力袭击增多，而且与以往不同的是，目标开始针对平民。

　　In late April a knife and bomb attack at Urumqi's main railway station killed three and injured 79. Then, on Thursday, men drove cars into a street-side market and detonated explosives, leaving 43 dead and wounding 94. The dead included four of the attackers; police arrested a suspected fifth attacker in another part of Xinjiang, state media reported early Saturday.

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