曼德拉迎95歲生日 病情好轉有望出院

For more than a month, South Africans have kept an anxious vigil as their much-loved former president Nelson Mandela lay in critical condition in a Pretoria hospital.
一個多月以來，廣受尊重的南非前總統納爾遜-曼德拉在比勒陀利亞醫院裏接受治療，南非民衆日夜擔心他的危急病情。

But as Mandela turned 95 on Thursday, there was reason to hope: He was making "remarkable progress," according to his daughter Zindzi.
本週四是曼德拉95歲的生日，他的病情有所好轉。女兒辛琪說，父親的病情“大有起色”。

“I should think he will be going home any time soon," she said. Although Mandela is still unable to speak, she said he was regaining strength and energy. "He gave us a huge smile and raised his hand," she said. "He responds with his eyes and his hands."
辛琪認爲：“我覺得他很快就可以出院回家了。”儘管曼德拉依舊無法說話，但女兒說他開始恢復精力和體力：“現在他能對我們微笑，還可以把手舉起來。”

Her comments echoed observations from old friends Denis Goldberg and Ahmed Kathrada, who last week said Mandela recognized them and responded with his eyes because he had a tube in his throat. It was unclear Thursday whether he remained on a respirator.
辛琪的說法和曼德拉的老朋友丹尼斯-哥德堡、艾哈默德-特拉達之前的表述相同。這兩人上週說曼德拉認出了他們，還用眼神給予迴應，他無法說話是因爲還插着喉管。但到目前還不清楚曼德拉是否仍在使用呼吸輔助器。

Hundreds of well-wishers have left prayers and messages of hope at his Johannesburg home and at the hospital where he is being treated. His daughter said the prayers and good wishes from around the world had been heard.
成百上千的祈福者將他們的美好祝福留在曼德拉約翰內斯堡的家門口和他所在的醫院中。他的女兒說上天應驗了全世界人民的祈禱祝願。