VOA常速英语:Supporting Mine Clearance in Zimbabwe(翻译)

The United States is a leader in supporting the clearance of dangerous remnants of war all over the world.Since 1993, we have invested more than 2.6 billion dollars to clear or destroy landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other dangerous conventional weapons and munitions.In doing so, we are helping post-conflict communities to recover and to rebuild.
美国是支持清除全世界危险战争残余物的领导者。自从1993年以来，我们已经投入了超过26亿美元的资金，来清除或销毁地雷、未爆弹药、以及其他危险的常规武器和弹药。通过这样做，我们帮助冲突后地区进行恢复和重建。

One of our success stories is Zimbabwe’s Burma Valley.Located on Zimbabwe’s border with Mozambique, Burma Valley is a hot, low-lying area where generation after generation of farmers planted tobacco and grew fruit trees.But due to its strategic position, in the 1970s, during Zimbabwe’s war of liberation, thousands upon thousands of landmines were sown throughout the area, to prevent cross-border raids by guerrilla fighters. By the time the war ended in 1980, Zimbabwe was peppered with very dense, unfenced minefields. Even to this day, Zimbabwe is one of the most highly mine-impacted countries in the world.
其中一个成功事例是津巴布韦的缅甸谷。缅甸谷坐落于津巴布韦和莫桑比克边境，气候炎热、地势低洼，农民世代都在这里种植烟草和果树。但是由于其战略位置，在上世纪70年代，津巴布韦解放战争期间，成千上万的地雷被散播在整个地区，从而防止游击队跨境袭击。在1980年战争结束时，津巴布韦满是密集的、围着栅栏的雷区。直到今天，津巴布韦也是世界上受地雷影响最严重的地区之一。

Left-over landmines and unexploded munitions stand in the way of post-conflict stabilization and inhibit long-term development. They render thousands of acres of land unusable and destabilize communities, and the remnants of war continue to claim new victims. Since 1980, more than 1,500 Zimbabwean people and 120,000 livestock have been killed in landmine accidents.Indeed, in some districts, the cattle are trained to move to pasture in a single file to minimize their exposure to anti-personnel landmines.
遗留下来的地雷和未爆弹药阻碍了冲突后地区的稳定、抑制了长期的发展。它们使得上千英亩的土地不能被使用、使得地区不稳定，而且这些战争残余物继续使得其他人成为新的受害者。自1980年以来，超过1500津巴布韦人和12万头牲畜死于地雷事故。事实上，在某些地区，牛群被训练成一队排列进行放牧，从而尽量减少暴露于反人员雷场。

One of the organizations working to clear landmines in Zimbabwe is Norwegian People’s Aid.With support and funding provided by the United States, this group surveyed Burma Valley and cleared the landmines, completing operations in 2015. This effort to help Zimbabwe safely clear landmines and unexploded munitions has made a life-changing difference for area residents. The farmers have moved back, rebuilding homes and cattle corrals, and tilling and planting the recently-demined fields.
帮助津巴布韦清除地雷的其中一个组织是挪威的“人民援助（People’s Aid）”。在美国提供的支持和资金援助之下，该组织对缅甸谷进行了调查、并开始了地雷清除工作，于2015年完成任务。这一行动帮助津巴布韦安全地清除地雷和未爆弹药，使得该地区居民的生活发生了翻天覆地的变化。农民们又搬了回来，重建了家园和牛舍，在最近排雷结束的地方犁地耕种。

Over the last four years, the United States has provided more than 7.6 million dollars for humanitarian demining in Zimbabwe, 3 million of it in 2016 alone.
在过去四年中，美国提供了超过760万美元资金用于津巴布韦人道主义排雷行动，光是2016年就提供了300万美元资金。

The United States is investing in mine and explosives clearance because by doing so, we not only protect civilians from explosive remnants of war, but we also enable lasting peace.
美国正在投资地雷和弹药清除行动，因为这样做，我们不仅能保护平民免受战争爆炸残余物的伤害，也能实现持久的和平。