在酷热的八月天,午后的伊拉克首都就像座死城。街上的行人固然寥寥可数,就是城内主要交通工具的公共汽车也几乎是无乘客的。只有在薄暮时街上才熙熙攘攘,而车内也是乘客满满的。每天都是这样,因为政府机关和私人商下午一点到五点是休息的。大家都在家中休息以躲避无情的暑气和怕人的八月的尘埃。浓厚的尘埃笼罩全城,以至于即使在中午,天空也像日食那样的昏暗。 In the hot August day, the afternoon Iraqi capital is like a dead city. While there are few pedestrians in the streets, the buses that are the main means of transport in the city are almost without passengers. Only in the evening when the streets are bustling, and the car is full of passengers. This is the case every day, because government agencies and private traders rest from 1:00 to 5:00 pm We all rest at home to escape the unforgiving heat and the dusty August dust. Thick dust enveloped the city, that even at noon, the sky is also dim as the eclipse.