政府希望围绕奥兰治教团沿加瓦吉路举行的争议性游行的纷争能得以化解。如同源自动荡过去的幽灵,德拉姆克里意外重现,提醒人们北爱尔兰三十年来变化巨大,却也警示历史如何轻易破坏当下来之不易、虽不完美的和平与稳定。
Governments will be hoping row over the contentious Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road can be defused Like a ghost from its troubled past Drumcree has unexpectedly reappeared to remind people of how far Northern Ireland has changed in 30 years but also how easily history can undermine the present, if imperfect, peace and stability.
三十年前,北爱尔兰部分地区几乎每年都陷入瘫痪,新教奥兰治教团抗议者封锁道路,声援成员沿其所谓的传统路线——加瓦吉路——游行,那正是年度7月12日大游行前的周日。
Three decades ago parts of Northern Ireland came to an almost annual standstill as Protestant Orange Order protesters blocked roads in support of members wanting to march down what they called its traditional route, the Garvaghy Road, on the Sunday before the annual 12 July parade.