
Student List cleaned up at(在……中大获全胜) Serbia’s parliamentary elections. So it was only fitting(再合适不过) that the morning after a night of raucous(喧闹的) celebrations, the movement’s supporters were gathering, bin bags(垃圾袋) in hand, at Pioneers Park, opposite the national assembly building in Belgrade.
“学生名单”在塞尔维亚议会选举中大获全胜。于是,在喧闹庆祝了一夜之后的清晨,这场运动的支持者们手拿垃圾袋,聚集在贝尔格莱德国民议会大楼对面的先驱者公园,也就再合适不过了。
For the previous 18 months, this small patch(一小块(土地)) of greenery – with its established(已长成的、根深蒂固的) trees and playground – had been a no-go zone(禁区). A pro-government camp known as Ćaciland(亲政府营地绰号) had taken over the space with convicted(已被定罪的) criminals living there in white tents, happy to attack journalists, or anyone else who came too close. Police stood by(袖手旁观) but did nothing to prevent the violence.
在过去18个月里,这片小小的绿地——有多年生的大树和儿童游乐场——一直是禁区。一个名为“恰奇兰”的亲政府营地占据了这里,有前科的罪犯住在白色帐篷里,动辄攻击记者,或任何靠得太近的人。警察就站在一旁,却毫不作为,任由暴力发生。
On election night, it seemed that thuggery(暴徒行径) might be on the cards(很可能发生) again. Half an hour before the polls closed, large numbers of masked, black-clad(身穿黑衣的) men started gathering in and around Pioneers Park. Their intimidating presence gave credence to pre-poll predictions that the governing Serbian Progressive party (SNS) would not hand over power without a struggle.(他们气势汹汹的出现,印证了选前预测:执政的塞尔维亚进步党不会轻易交出权力。)
选举之夜,似乎又要上演暴徒横行的戏码。投票结束前半小时,大批蒙面、黑衣男子开始在先驱者公园内外聚集。他们气势汹汹的出现,印证了选前预测:执政的塞尔维亚进步党(SNS)不会轻易交出权力。