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。
In 1916, Bell travelled to Basra.
1916年贝尔到了巴士拉。
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。
In the street of an Iraq southern city Basra, an Iraq girl full of tears.
在伊拉克南部城市巴士拉的街道上，一名伊拉克小姑娘泪流满面。
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。
After her father's death, there was a famine in Basra, and during that she was parted from her family.
在她父亲去世以后，巴士拉一度饥荒，在这期间，拉比尔离开了家。
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。
On Wednesday, temperatures soared up to 51c (123.8 Fahrenheit) in Baghdad and as much as 53c (127.4 Fahrenheit) in Basra.
周三，巴格达的气温飙升到了51摄氏度(123.8华氏度)，巴士拉的气温升到了53摄氏度(127.4华氏度)。
Not much is known about Rabia al Basri, except that she lived in Basra in Iraq, in the second half of the 8th century AD.
人们对拉比尔巴斯里知之甚少，只知道公元8世纪下半叶她住在伊拉克巴士拉。
Officials in Iraq say a car bomb in the country's second city Basra has killed at least 10 people and injured many others.
伊拉克官员表示在第二大城市Basra一起汽车爆炸造成至少10人死亡多人受伤。
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。
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。
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