唐纳德·特朗普总统将于周三在阿灵顿国家公墓敬献花圈，纪念阵亡将士。这座公墓是神圣的军人安葬地，波托马克河两岸的相关方表示，如果总统执意推进在公墓入口外建造其250英尺凯旋拱门的计划，公墓将受到干扰。
President Donald Trump will lay a wreath Wednesday in remembrance of the nation’s fallen service members at Arlington National Cemetery, the sacred military burial site that stakeholders on both sides of the Potomac River say will be disrupted if the president carries out plans to build his 250-foot triumphal arch outside the entrance.
这座拱门计划建在一个名为“纪念圆环”的环岛之上，该环岛位于林肯纪念堂与公墓之间具有历史意义的视线走廊中央。这条走廊可以望见多座纪念碑，它们共同纪念美国内战后重新统一，并守护着公墓的宁静。
The arch is slated to be built on a roundabout, known as Memorial Circle, in the middle of the historically significant sight line between the Lincoln Memorial and the cemetery. The corridor offers views of several monuments that together commemorate the United States’ reunification after the Civil War and preserve the solitude of the cemetery.
该项目已遭到一系列法律挑战，原告包括越战老兵、哥伦比亚特区和弗吉尼亚州，以及本周加入的九名肯尼迪家族成员。约翰·F·肯尼迪总统及其妻子杰奎琳、他的两个弟弟——参议员爱德华·肯尼迪和罗伯特·肯尼迪——都安葬于此，美国历史上其他知名人物也长眠于此。
The project has faced a litany of legal challenges from plaintiffs that include Vietnam War veterans, the District of Columbia and Virginia, and this week nine members of the Kennedy family. President John F. Kennedy, his wife, Jacqueline, and two of his brothers, Sens. Edward Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, are buried there, along with other notable figures in American history.
这些诉讼引发了担忧：拱门将损害美国最庄严的历史遗址之一，扰乱交通流通，甚至是对安葬于此者的军旅和外交生涯的侮辱。
The litigation has raised concerns that the arch would harm one of the nation’s most solemn historic sites, disrupt the flow of traffic and even dishonor the military and foreign service of those who are buried there.
特朗普计划中的拱门高250英尺、宽165英尺，顶部矗立着一尊巨大的金色自由女神像，将使林肯纪念堂相形见绌，高度为华盛顿纪念碑的一半。第一起诉讼于2月由三名越战老兵和其他私人原告提起。哥伦比亚特区和弗吉尼亚州于10月31日分别提起诉讼，联邦法官当天将两案合并审理。
At 250 feet tall and 165 feet wide, with a massive gold Lady Liberty statue on top, Trump’s planned arch would dwarf the Lincoln Memorial and stand half as tall as the Washington Monument. The first lawsuit was filed in February by three Vietnam War veterans and other private plaintiffs. The District of Columbia and Virginia filed separate lawsuits on Oct. 31, which a federal judge consolidated that day.
与特朗普立场一致的美国国家首都规划委员会于11月5日批准了政府的拱门计划，但联邦地区法官塔尼娅·丘特坎已阻止其施工，至少持续到下周，与此同时这一系列法律挑战仍在继续。
The Trump-aligned National Capital Planning Commission approved the administration’s plans for the arch on Nov. 5, but U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan blocked its construction through at least next week while the litany of legal challenges proceeds.
特朗普对拱门的规划在遭遇法律挑战的过程中不断演变。上个月，特朗普宣布，这座拱门将成为“顶级军事综合体/凯旋门，用于容纳、储存并具备快速使用大量无人机的能力，屋顶和广场区域还将部署狙击手，此外还将储存和保有大量狙击弹药”。政府成员在法庭文件中继续以国家安全为由支持建造这座拱门，其中包括国防部长皮特·赫格塞思和国土安全部长马克韦恩·马林提交的宣誓声明。
Trump’s plans for the arch have evolved over the course of the legal opposition. Last month, Trump announced that the arch would become a “top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch, to house, store, and have the rapid ability to use large numbers of drones, plus Snipers, on both the roof and the plaza areas, and additionally have and hold large quantities of sniper ammunition in storage.”Members of the administration have continued to refer to national security as a reason to build the arch in court filings, including sworn declarations from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
但提交给国家首都规划委员会的拱门最终方案完全没有提到军事综合体，也没有提及国家安全目的。
But the final plans for the arch that were submitted to the National Capital Planning Commission make no mention of a military complex. There are also no references to a national security purpose.