库沙达斯

十多天前，我们的游轮停靠土耳其库沙达斯，十五岁的儿子曾伤感作文。今日土耳其政变，经儿子同意，我译成中文与大家分享。

Kusadasi / 库沙达斯
July 2, 2016（2016年7月2日）

As I visited this Turkish seaside resort town for the second time in my life, sights from all around the streets brought back memories when I took a walk along the Aegean seashore.

游轮停靠土耳其库沙达斯海港，把我们带回去年来过的旅游胜地，沿着爱琴海岸线重游小城，美好记忆依依在目。

A strangely nostalgic feeling went through my mind as I looked for all the old places I saw last year during my previous visit to the town. The parks, the statues, the flags, the shops, and the restaurants were all right there, where I remembered them to be. I found the restaurant where I had tried ayran (the Turkish salty yogurt drink), the bank where my dad had used the ATM, the hotel where my family had stayed, and the same street corner where I had taken a picture during that previous visit.

环顾去年走过的路，莫名的眷恋感油然而生。公园，雕塑，旗帜，商店，饭店一切如故，和记忆中不差分毫。我看到我们品尝咸味酸奶（土耳其人称为爱兰）的小店，我爸爸取钱的ATM机器，我们住过的酒店大楼，还有那个我拍过照的角落。

It almost felt like returning to a long-lost home, though the people there obviously did not remember myself, merely one of the thousands of tourists visiting Kusadasi in a given year.

不过是来访库沙达斯的千万个游客之一，尽管此地没人记得我，我却恍惚回到一个久违的家。

But when I strolled through the streets and looked into the souvenir shops and resturants, I noticed how few tourists there were. Although I was visiting in the peak tourist season, there were even fewer tourists than when I visited last year in the low season.

走过街道两边的纪念品小店和饭店，我发现游客萧条。尽管现在是旅游旺季，客人比我们去年春假淡季来时还稀少。

Due to the recent terrorist activities in Turkey, tourism had been in decline for quite a while since I last visited. Whenever I mentioned to others that I visited Turkey last year, their reactions were mostly being concerned about my safety, or sometimes asking why I even travelled there in the first place.

因为近期恐怖分子在土耳其的活动，一年来游客骤减。我的朋友听到我的土耳其之旅，第一反应是担心安全，惊讶为什么去那里。

To make this problem worse, just a few days ago, another incident of attempted bombing had been discovered in the Istanbul's international airport. In light of these issues, student groups, who take up over half of the population on the cruise ships, have not even been allowed to enter the country.
Being unable to enter Turkey does not only mean that they will no longer be visiting this seaside town, but that they will no longer be able to see the ruins of Ephesus, rich in history as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the highlight of an Aegean cruise vacation.

前几天伊斯坦布尔机场发现炸弹，更让土耳其旅游业雪上加霜。我们游轮上有上千名游客是来自各国的中学生，基于安全考虑，被迫改变行程，不上此岸，与世界七大古迹之一的以弗所遗址擦肩而过，多么可惜！

The United States Government has issued a travel advisory against visiting Turkey due to increased terrorism and instability. Soon, not only will it be the student groups not visiting Turkey, but the Aegean cruise ships themselves may no longer even be docking in Turkish ports.

美国政府已发文劝告美国游客禁来土耳其。下周，不但学生们不能上岸，爱琴海上的游轮也将不停泊所有的土耳其港。

Restaurant and shop owners all over the town of Kusadasi, all depending on foreign tourists for business, seem worried about how they will be able to make a living after all their customers are gone. With such low business nowadays, the food stands selling grilled snacks and ice cream along the seashore were all closed down when I walked by.

此地的饭店和商店完全依赖旅游业，游客不来，店主们将如何谋生？沿着海岸走一圈，海边曾经繁荣的美味烧烤小吃站和爽口土耳其冰淇淋小店几乎全部消失了。

As the cruise ship leaves the port of Kusadasi and sails away, I gaze through the window as the land grows further and further away. Waving goodbye to the city, I wonder when I will ever have a chance to visit this beautiful country once again.

当我们的游轮启航离开库沙达斯，隔窗眺望着愈来愈远的土地，挥手告别小城，心中惘然，不知何时再来访问这个美丽的国家。

Afterword / July 15

Today, the situation in Turkey has been made even worse from an attempted military coup. As protesters filled the streets, shots and explosions have occurred throughout Istanbul and Ankara, the capital. Flights at Istanbul's international airport have been suspended, and bridges connecting the two continents of Turkey have been closed off. Martial law has been imposed, and the future of the country is unclear. Praying for the safety of the Turkish people, we can only hope that order and peace will be restored once again.

后记/7月15日
今日的军方政变让土耳其情势愈加恶化，伊斯坦布尔和首都安哥拉充满了抗议者，枪声和爆炸声此起彼伏。伊斯坦布尔国际机场已停止运行，连接欧亚大陆的桥梁已关闭。军管实施，前途未卜。我们为土耳其人民的安全祈祷，期望他们早日恢复秩序与和平。

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