丹尼卡·科托 圣胡安，波多黎各 —— 英国国王查尔斯三世周二抵达巴哈马，作为其为期九天的加勒比海之行的一部分，他面临着要求道歉和赔偿奴隶制的呼声。
DÁNICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — King Charles III arrived in the Bahamas on Tuesday as part of a nine-day trip to the Caribbean, where he faces calls for an apology and slavery reparations .
这是他作为国王首次对巴哈马进行正式访问，该群岛政府关闭了新普罗维登斯岛上的所有公立学校以欢迎他。
It’s his first official visit to the Bahamas as king, with the archipelago’s government closing all public schools on the island of New Providence to welcome him.
巴哈马警察和武装部队整齐划一地列队迎接查尔斯，部分人员佩戴遮阳盔。
The Bahamian police and armed forces strode out to greet Charles in lockstep, some wearing pith helmets.
查尔斯身穿浅灰色西装走下飞机，向总督辛西娅·A·普拉特女爵士和总理菲利普·戴维斯致意。
Charles stepped out in a light gray suit and greeted Governor-General Dame Cynthia A. Pratt and Prime Minister Philip Davis.
查尔斯计划前往克利福德公园，他上一次以威尔士亲王身份正式访问该公园是在1973年，当时是为了在英国统治300年后授予巴哈马独立。
Charles is scheduled to make a stop at Clifford Park, which he last officially visited as Prince of Wales in 1973 to grant the Bahamas independence after 300 years of British rule.
查尔斯还预计将参观一处自然保护区，并会见皇家巴哈马国防军以及政府官员和民间社会领袖。
Charles also is expected to visit a nature site and meet with the Royal Bahamas Defense Force as well as government officials and civil society leaders.
一些巴哈马人希望他的访问能引起人们对埃克苏马群岛中一个岛屿上正在进行的环境斗争的关注。
Some in the Bahamas hope his visit will draw attention to an ongoing environmental struggle on an island that forms part of the Exuma cays.
巴哈马国家信托基金会前执行董事埃里克·凯里表示，“拯救埃克苏马联盟”正在反对桑普森岛上的一个开发项目，他称该项目“考虑不周”且“规模不当”。他指出，该开发项目要求建设一座“大规模”海堤，并疏浚海草和珊瑚礁。
Eric Carey, former executive director of the Bahamas National Trust, said the Save Exuma Alliance is fighting a development on Sampson Cay that he called “ill-advised” and “out of scale.”He noted that the development calls for a “massive” seawall and the dredging of seagrass and coral reefs.
凯里在电话采访中说：“这不是反发展的立场；我们国家是一个以旅游业为基础的经济体。我们的观点是，有更大的岛屿，更大规模的开发可以在那里更有效、更高效地建设。”该案目前掌握在巴哈马最高法院手中，但凯里表示，他希望查尔斯能提高人们对这一问题的认识。
“This is not a position of anti-development; our country is a tourism-based economy,” Carey said in a phone interview. “Our point is that there are larger islands where larger scale developments could be more effectively and efficiently constructed.”The case is currently in the hands of the Bahamas Supreme Court, but Carey said he hopes Charles will raise awareness about the issue.
凯里说：“查尔斯国王长期以来一直致力于捍卫环境、谈论气候变化。他此次访问的是……世界上最脆弱的地区之一。”查尔斯计划在巴哈马停留三天，随后于10月29日飞往南美国家圭亚那，在该前英国殖民地停留两天，该国总统曾表示希望得到道歉。
“King Charles has a long history of defending the environment, talking about climate change,” Carey said. “He’s visiting … one of the most vulnerable regions in the world.”Charles is scheduled to spend three days in the Bahamas and then fly to the South American country of Guyana on Oct. 29, where he will spend two days in the former British colony whose president has said he wants an apology.
随后查尔斯计划于10月30日飞往安提瓜和巴布达，出席英联邦政府首脑会议，卡米拉王后届时将陪同。预计会谈将聚焦气候、贸易和发展，但一些加勒比领导人表示，奴隶制赔偿问题应成为对话的主导议题。
Charles is then scheduled to fly to Antigua and Barbuda on Oct. 30 for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, where Queen Camilla will join him. Talks are expected to focus on climate, trade and development, but some Caribbean leaders have said slavery reparations should dominate conversations.