伊拉克被国际奥委会接受 宽带视频 窄带视频

　　Whatever the eventual medal haul， Iraq's Olympic bosses Tuesday (17/8) declared themselves happy with the way things were going in Athens.

　　尽管目前还不知道伊拉克是否能在雅典奥运会上取得佳绩，周二伊拉克奥委会仍表示他们对运动员在雅典的表现非常满意。

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　　The reception in Greece has been warm - and no athlete representing the country faces prison for sporting failure - something that happened in the days of Saddam Hussein's rule.

　　伊拉克运动员在雅典受到了热烈欢迎 - 没有任何选手会因在运动项目的不佳表现而遭牢狱之灾 - 而在萨达姆-侯赛因统治期间，这类事件屡见不鲜。

　　They've got much bigger problems surely, to deal with at the moment than the quest for Olympic glory.

　　不过伊拉克国内当前面临更加严峻的问题，夺得奥林匹克荣誉并非他们的首要任务

　　But for what it's worth, Iraq has a skeleton team in Athens - more a propaganda coup in the 'battle for hearts and minds' than a statement of serious sporting intent.

　　伊拉克代表团在雅典仅保留了最基础的架构 - 代表团的首要任务并非是竞技体育而是在“心灵和思想方面”展开宣传攻势。

　　Speaking in the Greek capital on Tuesday, the country's athletes and Olympic committee members said that their team's achievements were greater than expected.

　　周二，伊拉克代表团在雅典表示，伊拉克运动员和奥委会委员都认为，他们在雅典的收获远远超出预期。

　　Dr. Tiras Anwaya, who is coach and Director General of the committee, said Iraqi athletes were excelling in their chosen fields despite Iraq's inadequate training facilities.

　　安瓦雅博士是伊拉克奥委会的教练和总监。他认为尽管训练条件非常艰苦，伊拉克运动员仍在各自领域取得了优异成绩。

　　"This reception was exceptional, I think due to the situation that we have been through due to the oppression of the Iraqi

　　people and to the new performance of the Iraqi athletes coming out of war and coming out of battles. Coming out of areas where there are no fields to practice, where there are no stadiums to practice, there are no indoor halls to practice. To get good results I think was great for us."

　　“伊拉克代表团在雅典奥运会受到了热烈欢迎，我认为这主要是因为伊拉克人民受到了长期的压迫，伊拉克运动员也是刚刚摆脱战争的阴云。伊拉克国内几乎没有合格的训练场地，没有能进行比赛的体育馆，没有合乎标准的室内训练场。如果我们取得好成绩，那将更加值得庆贺。”

　　But those athletes wouldn't be punished for their shortcomings - especially when beyond their control.

　　好在我们的运动员再也不会因缺乏训练而受到处罚 - 其实他们对国内的混乱局面也是无能为力。

　　President of the National Olympic Committee of Iraq, Ahmed Abdul Ghafour Assamarai said such considerations were quite so important when Saddam Hussein was still in charge in Baghdad.

　　伊拉克国家奥委会主席阿萨马莱表示，在萨达姆-侯赛因统治期间，运动员常因成绩不佳而受到惩罚。

　　"The spirit of our athletes now to be here in Athens - this is ... the fear that usually controlled our athletes before, fear from the previous Olympic committee and its president Uday (Hussein - son of Saddam). Even if he didn't show the thing which he would like to see, he is going to put them in prison or torturing them."

　　“我们运动员全身心地投入了雅典的奥运会比赛 - 而以前他们完全被恐惧情绪所包围，他们害怕前伊拉克奥委会主席乌代的恐怖体罚。一旦比赛结果不符合乌代的期望，他就会对运动员进行体罚甚至将他们投入监狱。”