2022年经济学人 民众排队悼念英国女王
时间：2022-09-21 01:05:54
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The world this week--Politics
本周国际要闻--政治
Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to file past the coffin1 of Queen Elizabeth II as she lay in state in Westminster Hall in London ahead of her funeral.
英国女王伊丽莎白二世的灵柩在葬礼前会停放在伦敦威斯敏斯特大厅，预计将有数十万人列队经过女王的灵柩。
The 96-year-old monarch2 died on September 8th at her Scottish home, Balmoral Castle.
这位96岁的女王于9月8日在位于苏格兰的巴尔莫勒尔城堡逝世。
Charles III was proclaimed king in the four nations of the United Kingdom, and in the 14 countries where the British monarch is also head of state.
查理三世被宣布为英国四个民族的国王，以及14个国家的国王，这位英国君主也是这14个国家的元首。
Millions of people in Britain and across the world paid their respects to the queen.
数百万英国人和世界各地的人向女王表达了敬意。
A Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kharkiv province won back more land in a week than Russia’s army had occupied in five months.
乌克兰在哈尔科夫省的反攻在一周内夺回的土地比俄罗斯军队在五个月内占领的土地还要多。
Russian soldiers were caught off-guard.
俄罗斯士兵被打了个措手不及。
Many fled in disorder3, abandoning their guns, trucks and even tanks to the advancing Ukrainians.
许多俄罗斯士兵在混乱中逃离，将枪支、卡车甚至坦克丢弃给前进中的乌克兰士兵。
It was the biggest setback4 for Vladimir Putin since he failed to capture Kyiv, the capital, at the start of his war.
这是弗拉基米尔·普京在战争之初未能夺取首都基辅以来遭遇的最大挫折。
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, visited the front line to cheer his country’s troops.
乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基视察了前线，为乌克兰军队喝彩。
Troops from Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed at their border.
亚美尼亚军队和阿塞拜疆军队在两国边境发生冲突。
Scores were killed on each side.
双方各有数十人丧生。
It was the worst conflict between the two countries since 2020, when they fought over the disputed area of Nagorno-Karabakh.
这是自2020年以来两国之间发生的最严重的冲突，当年，两国因有争议的纳戈尔诺-卡拉巴赫地区而发生冲突。
Turkey reiterated5 its support for Azerbaijan.
土耳其重申了对阿塞拜疆的支持。
Russia, which is allied6 with Armenia, called for calm.
与亚美尼亚结盟的俄罗斯呼吁保持冷静。
Fighting also erupted between troops guarding the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, killing7 two Tajik guards.
吉尔吉斯斯坦和塔吉克斯坦边境守卫部队之间也爆发了战斗，造成两名塔吉克警卫死亡。
The skirmish was over an outpost in a non-demarcated area.
此次冲突发生在一个未划定边界的哨所。
The two countries have scrapped8 before over the border.
这两个国家以前就在边境问题上有过分歧。
Last year more than 50 people were killed in clashes.
去年有50多人在冲突中丧生。
In Sweden’s general election the Sweden Democrats9, a nationalist party that frets10 that immigrants are draining the welfare state, came second.
在瑞典大选中，民族主义政党瑞典民主党排名第二，该政党担心移民正在耗尽瑞典的福利。
Since the Sweden Democrats hold the balance of power they may participate in creating a new government of the right, though probably not as full members of a new coalition11.
由于瑞典民主党掌控着权力平衡，他们可能会参与创建一个新的右翼政府，尽管可能不是新联盟的正式成员。
Pierre Poilievre became the head of Canada’s opposition12 Conservative Party.
皮埃尔·波利耶夫成为加拿大反对党保守党的领袖。
Mr Poilievre, who is 43 and has been an MP since he was 25, likes small government and decries13 wokery.
波利耶夫今年43岁，从25岁起就成为了国会议员，他喜欢小型政府，谴责警醒风气。
He supported the “Freedom Convoy” led by lorry drivers that paralysed Ottawa earlier this year.
他支持由卡车司机领导的“自由车队”，该车队今年早些时候曾使渥太华陷入瘫痪。
“Canadians are hurting, and it is our job to transform that hurt into hope,” he said.
他表示:“加拿大人正在受到伤害，我们的工作是将这种伤害转化为希望。”
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