That old moan by W.C. Fields, the American funny man, echoes the more recent feelings of many a resident in Basra.
这是美国喜剧演员W.C. 费尔兹过去抱怨的话，现在却是大多数巴士拉居民最近的心声。
But Basra still has a long way to go.
但是巴士拉仍然有很长的路要走。
British soldier in Basra, April 2003.
英国士兵在巴士拉，2003年4月。
Scandinavian Airlines plans a Basra route.
北欧航空计划飞往巴士拉机场。
He then went on to Basra to meet British troops.
他接着去到了巴士拉并会见了英国士兵。
Born in Basra, al-Haytham was a preeminent thinker of his age.
出生于巴士拉的阿·哈什姆是那个时代的思想先驱者。
Conditions in Basra and Baghdad are different, say British officials.
英军军官表示这是因为Basra和巴格达的情况不同。
Iraq dismissed 1, 300 soldiers and policemen who perfomed poorly in Basra.
在伊拉克，1300名士兵和警察因在巴士拉值勤不利被遣散。
Her father Simon - a Lance Corporal - was serving in Basra at the time.
她的父亲西蒙—陆军一等兵—当时正在巴斯拉服役。
In the southern city of Basra, they faced artillery and machine-gun fire.
在南部城市巴士拉，他们遭遇了火炮和机枪火力。
It's due to put in at Aden and some other ports before arriving in Basra.
按计划在到达巴士拉之前它会停靠在亚丁或其他港口。
The trip today is Brown's first to Iraq since he visited Baghdad and Basra in July.
这次出访是布朗自他在7月访问巴格达和巴士拉后第一次到达伊拉克。
Water is also used to wash oil of salt before it is processed at the Basra refinery.
原油在巴士拉的精炼厂提炼之前，水还被用于洗去石油中的盐分。
On Saturday, an Iraqi police general was fatally shot near the southern city of Basra.
上周六，一名伊拉克高级警官在南部城市巴士拉附近被开枪打死。
Commanders claim that security has improved enough in Basra for Iraqi forces to take charge.
英军指挥官声称Basra省的治安情况已经大为改观，可以交给伊拉克安全武装负责了。
They were later rescued at a private house in Basra where they were held by an Iraqi militia group.
这两名军人后来从巴士拉一座民居获救，一个伊拉克民兵组织把他们关押在那里。
Create the conditions for the Iraqis to resume control of Basra airport so that it can return to full civilian use.
创造条件让伊拉克人能够获得巴士拉机场的控制权，并让它能够归于全体民众使用。
Royal Dutch Shell expected to clinch a deal this month to get natural gas from oil extracted in Basra province.
本月份，Royal DutchShell公司预期赢得一笔从Basra省萃取石油得到天然气的生意。
Police in the oil region around Basra have found weapons that were meant to be used to attack foreign companies.
巴士拉周围油田地区的警力找到了许多预谋袭击外国公司的武器。
Iraqi officials say much work is needed to secure and restore the port of Umm Qasr in the oil-rich province of Basra.
伊拉克官员说，需要经过大量的努力才能确保盛产石油的巴士拉省的乌姆盖斯尔港口恢复安全，正常运作。
Some even fear that Mahdi fighters will again target women's rights activists， as they did in Basra in 2007 and 2008.
有些任甚至害怕马赫迪士兵会再次瞄准妇女权益活动家们，像在2007年和2008年他们在巴士拉曾做的那样。
Some even fear that Mahdi fighters will again target women's rights activists, as they did in Basra in 2007 and 2008.
有些任甚至害怕马赫迪士兵会再次瞄准妇女权益活动家们，像在2007年和2008年他们在巴士拉曾做的那样。
But most scholars believe that it was bound for the Middle East, possibly the Iraqi port city of Al Basrah (now Basra).
但是大多数学者认为该船驶向中东，很有可能为伊朗的港口城市巴斯拉。
Another factor that has influenced British thinking is the difference between the security situation in Basra and that in Baghdad.
另外一个影响了英国思维的事实是巴士拉与巴格达安全状况的不同。
A smart hotel with a conference centre has just opened in Basra. An entrepreneur says he is planning another on a huge boat in the river.
在巴士拉，一家附带会务中心的整洁旅馆刚刚开业，一个承包商说，他正在计划在一艘河里的大船上开另一家店面。
How was there a God who was fine with Luke being killed, fine with the dead, burnt bodies of Iraqis I drove past on my way to Basra?
上帝怎么会允许Luke的死？在伊拉克我去Basra的路上有很多烧焦的死尸，上帝怎么会心安理得？
How was there a God who was fine with Luke being killed, fine with the dead, burnt bodies of Iraqis I drove past on my way to Basra?
上帝怎么会允许Luke的死？在伊拉克我去Basra的路上有很多烧焦的死尸，上帝怎么会心安理得？
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