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Venice voteson cutting ties with Italy
威尼斯要投票切斷與意大利的關系
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Italians in Venice and itssurrounding region are voting this week on whether to break away from the restof the country and form their own state.
意大利威尼斯及周邊地區(qū)本周正在投票決定是否脫離意大利成為獨立國家。
Theonline vote, organised by local independence parties, is not legally bindingbut aims to galvanise support for a bill calling for a referendum on whetherthe region of Veneto should split from Italy.
由當?shù)鬲毩⒄h組織的不具有法律效應的網(wǎng)上投票，目的是為了鼓勵支持維尼托地區(qū)是否從脫離意大利的全民公投的議案的通過。
Thenew Republic of Veneto would be inspired by the ancient Venetian republic -- arich economic, cultural and trading power which existed from the 7th centuryuntil its fall to Napoleon in 1797.
新維尼托共和國是通過古威尼斯共和國官方授權的一個經(jīng)濟、文化和貿(mào)易大國，它從公元7世紀建國，直到1797年被拿破侖擊敗。
TheIndipendenza Veneta party behind the bill told AFP the separatist movement wasfuelled by the government's apparent inability to stamp out corruption, protectits citizens from a damaging recession and plug waste in the poorer south.
支持該議案的Veneta獨立黨告訴法新社，獨立運動(的開展)是因為政府對杜絕腐敗的無能，為了保護公民免受破壞性的經(jīng)濟衰退(的影響)，并且避免浪費在南方貧窮地區(qū)。
"We no longer want to be part of a country that has gone to thewall. Nothing works anymore," party coordinator Nicola Gardin said. “我們已經(jīng)不再想成為一個已經(jīng)破產(chǎn)國家的一部分了。說什么都沒用(沒什么會起作用)，” 該黨的協(xié)調(diào)員尼古拉·加爾丁說。
"Italy is weighed down by an enormouslevel of public debt, thousands of businesses have closed, we have lost countof the number of people who have committed suicide in Veneto," he said.
“意大利正在為龐大的公共債務水平而疲于奔命，成千上萬的企業(yè)倒閉了，我們已經(jīng)無法計算維尼托自殺的人數(shù)，”他說
The region pays around 71 billion euros ($98 billion) in taxes to Rome,21 billion euros more than it receives in investment and services.
該地區(qū)支付上交給羅馬的稅大約710億歐元(980億美元)，超過了它的投資和服務210億歐元。
- 'Reconquering sovereignty'
-‘奪回主權’-
The latest polls show that -- of the 3.8 million people eligible tovote in the region -- around 60 percent are in favour of independence.
最新的民意調(diào)查顯示——在該地區(qū)有資格投票的380萬人中——大約60%的人贊成獨立。
Despite protests that an attempt to split from Italy could beunconstitutional, the governor of the Veneto region has told Italian media thatsecession is an option under international law.
盡管抗議企圖從意大利分裂出去的行為違憲，但維尼托大區(qū)的行政長官已經(jīng)告訴意大利媒體，獨立行為是是符合國際法的一個選擇。
"The push for independence comes from the people. It is ademocratic request born of Rome's indifference," governor Luca Zaia toldLiberoquotidiano.
“獨立運動的推動來自于人民，這是產(chǎn)生于羅馬的漠不關心的一個民主要求，”行政長官盧卡·薩雅對Liberoquotidiano(一個媒體，不知道中文怎么說)說。
Venetians will be closely watching independence movements in Scotland which will hold a referendum in September -- and Catalonia, he said.
威尼斯人將密切關注蘇格蘭的獨立運動——將會在九月份舉行公投——還有加泰羅尼亞地區(qū)，他說。
"If Barcelona gets independence, Veneto could adopt the samemethod and get it too. We have knocked politely on the door of federalism, butit did not open. Now we will break down the door," he said.
“如果巴塞羅那獲得獨立，維尼托可以采用相同的方法也取得獨立。我們已經(jīng)禮貌地敲了聯(lián)邦的門，但它沒有打開�，F(xiàn)在我們將破門而入，”他說。
The poll on plebiscito.eu asks inhabitants of historic cities such asTreviso, Vicenza and Verona whether -- if the new republic was created -- theywould want to keep the euro and belong to the European Union and Nato.
在投票網(wǎng)站的投票詢問一些歷史名城的居民，比如說特雷維索，維琴察和維羅納，是否想(繼續(xù))使用歐元和屬于歐盟和北約，如果建立新的共和國。
Independents took to Twitter to urge others to vote, with some likeseparatist Alessio Morosin saying the region was"reconquering its sovereignty. We are at the point of no return!"
獨立派到Twitter上鼓勵他人投票，就像獨立主義者Alessio Morosin說的那樣，地區(qū)正在“奪回主權，這沒有回頭路！”
Organisers of the online poll, which opened on Sunday and closesFriday, said they expected up to two million voters to take part.
投票網(wǎng)站于周日開放周五關閉，網(wǎng)站主辦機構說預計有200萬人參與投票。
A large independence demonstration is then planned in Padova on Sunday,expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people.
一個大型的獨立示威游行，計劃在周日的帕多瓦舉行，預計將吸引上千上萬人。
"The history of the Venetian republic is not taught in schools anymore, neither is the Venetian language. The state has erased ouridentity," Gardin said.
“威尼斯共和國的歷史和威尼斯語在學校已經(jīng)不教了，國家已經(jīng)消除了我們的特征，”加爾丁說。
"The vote for independence is not just driven by economic reasons,it is also a bid to protect and revive our culture," he said.
“這次獨立投票不僅是為了帶動經(jīng)濟，也是為了保護和恢復我們的文化，”他說。
