The Protester Named Time's Person of the Year

The Protester Named Time's Person of the Year

The protester was named Time magazine's Person of the Year 2011, a tribute to those bringing change across the Arab world as well as anti-corporate greed demonstrations in the US and Europe. The nominees were centered on heavyweight political figures. However, Time's managing editor Richard Stengel said that the selection committee was unanimous in backing street protesters. They include, Stengel said, "the men and women around the world, particularly in the Middle East, who toppled governments, who brought democracy and dignity to people who hadn't had it before."

『示威者』荣登《时代》杂志2011年度风云人物

　　『示威者』获选为《时代》杂志 2011 年度风云人物，这是献给替阿拉伯世界带来改变的人，和在美国及欧洲反对公司贪婪行径的示威活动。2011年度风云人物的入围者主要是重量级的政治人物。然而，《时代》杂志总编辑理查德‧史坦格表示，评选委员会一致同意支持走上街头的示威者。史坦格说这些人包括『全世界的男男女女，尤其是在中东国家，他们推翻政府，带给人民未曾拥有的民主和尊严。』

Obama Marks Iraq War's End

with a Salute to Troops

On December 14, 2011, President Barack Obama saluted troops returning from Iraq, stating that the nearly nine-year conflict was ending honorably. Obama has on several occasions addressed his reasons for ending the war, casting it as a promise kept after he ran for president as an anti-war candidate and mentioning the need to refocus US attention on rebuilding the troubled economy at home. Even as a majority of Americans favor ending the war, some Republicans have criticized the withdrawal, arguing that Obama is leaving behind an unstable Iraq, which could hurt US interests.

欧巴马向美军致敬，庆祝伊拉克战争落幕

2011年 12 月 14 日，美国总统欧巴马向自伊拉克归国的军队致敬，宣布为期近 9 年的战争光荣落幕。欧巴马曾在数个场合提出结束战争的理由，他当年以反战候选人的身分角逐总统职位，在选后将结束战争描述为必须遵守的承诺，并提到美国必须重新把注意力放在国内，重建其动荡不定的经济情势。即使大多数美国人倾向结束战争，但部分共和党人士批评撤军决定，认为欧巴马抛下政治局势不稳定的伊拉克，而这可能危及美国的利益。

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Is Dead

Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader, whose iron rule and nuclear ambitions dominated world security fears for more than a decade, died of a heart attack at the age of 69 on December 17, 2011. His third son, Kim Jong Un, has been announced as his successor. He has been groomed to take over power from his father in the impoverished nation that celebrates the ruling family with an intense cult of personality.

北韩领导人金正日逝世

2011年 12 月 17 日，北韩情绪阴晴不定且神秘的领导人金正日心脏病猝逝，享年 69 岁，他的铁腕统治和发展核武的野心，是 10多年来全世界对于国家安全忧虑的根源。他的三子金正恩已正式宣布成为他的接班人。他一直接受培训，准备从他父亲手上接管政权，继续治理以崇拜名人的激进狂热、歌颂统治家族的穷困北韩。