馬總統：大橋興建代表金門人民希望

The "Kinmen Bridge" that local Kinmenese have been anticipating for the last 20 years finally initiated construction with President Ma, Ying-Jiu and Premier Wu, Dun-Yi serving as witnesses. Magistrate Li, Wo-Shi could hardly hide his exuberance (1) and thanked all parties on behalf of all overseas and local Kimenese. Magistrate Li also stated that, while cross-strait relations advancing toward the phase of a new milestone, not only did he desire to see Taiwan manage to initiate a golden 10-year period, but he also anticipated Kinmen having another 10-year golden period under the continual support of the central government.
　　金門鄉親期盼了二十年的「金門大橋」，終於在總統馬英九、行政院長吳敦義的親自「見證」下，動工了！金門縣長李沃士難掩興奮喜悅之情，代表所有海內外金門鄉親表達感謝和感恩。李沃士也期待兩岸關係發展邁向新里程的階段，不但要在台灣創造黃金十年，也希望中央繼續支持，也為金門再創黃金十年。

　　President Ma, Ying-Jiu arrived in Kinmen to host the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kinmen Bridge construction on January 9th. During the ceremony, President Ma stated that the construction of the "Kinmen Bridge" signifies the hope of Kinmenese, and feedback of Taiwanese to Kinmen, giving Kinmenese the treatment they deserve.
總統馬英九9日蒞金主持「金門大橋工程開工動土」典禮，馬總統強調「金門大橋」的興建，代表金門人民的希望、也代表台灣本島人民對於金門的回饋，還給金門人一個公道。

When giving his speech, President Ma indicated that he supported the bridge construction not because he wanted to be re-elected in the future presidential campaign, but because he felt the Kinmenese deserved a fair treatment. Since Kinmen had previously been under numerous restrictions concerning its frontline (2) status under the ruling of the Martial Law, Kinmense should receive compensation for their enormous (3) sacrifice in the cross-strait standoff (4) in the past. President Ma stressed that after he took office, he had been pursuing cross-strait peace. Because of the implementation of Mini-Three-Links, Kinmen's role has expanded from a frontline protection for Taiwan's security to serving as a key and vanguard (5) in cross-strait interaction.
　　馬總統致詞指出，他支持興建金門大橋，其實並不是為了選舉，而是為了還金門人一個公道。因為金門長期以來受到戰地政務等諸多限制，應該對於金門人有所補償。馬總統強調，他上任之後不斷追求兩岸和平，金門的角色則因小三通的實施，從過去保衛台灣的前線，蛻變成為兩岸交流前峰與關鍵。

President Ma explained the reason for building a bridge linking Kinmen and Lieyu (Little Kinmen) as follows: With the resident population of Lieyu Township being only between 2000-3000, transportation is not the primary reason. With what the central government most concerned is Kinmen's status in the overall cross-strait relation and its competition with Xiamen. He believed that with the completion of the construction, Kinmen Bridge will become a marvelous tourist landmark in Kinmem.
　　馬總統說，烈嶼鄉的常住人口不過兩、三千人，蓋橋除了考量大、小金門的交通，最主要是看重金門在整個兩岸關係的地位，以及未來面對廈門的競爭。他相信，金門大橋的興建，將成為金門觀光的絕佳地標。

Besides attending the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kinmen Bridge construction, President Ma also inspected the Mini-Three-Links facilities in Shuitou Pier. He stated that the central government will help Kinmen exploit the potential of the Mini-Three-Links in order to facilitate its ongoing operation to attract more tourists to Kinmen.
　　除了參加金門大橋開工動土典禮，總統馬英九下午也前往視察水頭小三通通關設施。他表示，未來中央將協助金門把小三通所有的潛力都發展出來，要便利小三通的繼續運作，吸引更多觀光客上門。

【註解】
●1. exuberance-(n)豐富、充溢。此處指充滿喜悅之情。
●2. frontline-(n)前線。
●3. enormous-(adj.)巨大、龐大的。
●4. standoff-(n)僵持、僵局。
●5. vanguard-(n)前鋒；先鋒部隊。

本文摘譯、改寫自《金門日報》2011年1月10日報導