曼德拉遺體瞻仰最後一天吸引數萬民衆
Hundreds of South Africans pushed through police lines in a last-ditch bid to see Nelson Mandela lying in state in the capital were hoping to be the last of some 50,000 people to pass through the Union Buildings on Friday, where the former president's body has lain.
南非前總統納爾遜曼德拉遺體接受公衆瞻仰已是最後一天，在瞻仰儀式臨近結束之際，隊列前面的南非民衆按捺不住心情，他們爭相推開警戒線，只求見曼德拉最後一面。13日，約有5萬民衆陸續來到聯合大廈瞻仰曼德拉遺容。Officials say at least 100,000 people have visited the venue over the past three days to pay their respects.
南非官方稱，過去3天瞻仰曼德拉遺容的民衆至少有10萬人。Mr Mandela's coffin was taken from the building shortly after doors closed. The coffin was escorted by a guard of honour to a waiting hearse as military helicopters circled over the city.
瞻仰儀式結束後，曼德拉的靈柩在儀仗隊護送下轉運至靈車上。軍用直升機在城市上空盤旋。
The body will remain in Pretoria overnight, and there will be a ceremony at a local air force base on Saturday morning to allow members of the governing African National Congress to say a last farewell.
接下來，曼德拉遺體還將在南非行政首都茨瓦內度過一晚。14日早晨，當地空軍基地將舉行儀式，南非現任執政黨非洲人國民大會成員作最後告別。The coffin will then be flown to the Eastern Cape ahead of the burial at Mr Mandela's ancestral home in Qunu on Sunday.
之後，遺體將空運至曼德拉的故鄉東開普省古努，於15日舉行葬禮。The funeral will mark the end of a period of commemorations in South Africa since the 95-year-old's death on 5 December.
葬禮標誌着爲期十天的曼德拉國葬的結束。Long queues "The third day closed with over 50,000 paying their respects to our national icon and first democratically elected President of our country," the South African government said in a statement.
南非政府在一份聲明中說：“第三天有超過5萬民衆向我們國家的標誌和首位民選總統致敬。”Shortly before the lying in state came to an end, at 17:45 local time (15:45 GMT), hundreds of people towards the front of the queue pushed through in the hope to be one of the last through the door.
在瞻仰儀式最後一刻當地時間下午17:45，排在隊列前的數百人推開警戒，不想錯過最後的機會。One police officer told the reporters: "There are too many people. The whole of the Republic of South Africa wants to say goodbye."
一名警察說：“人太多了，南非共和國所有人都想和曼德拉說再見。”Many people waited in the line for 11 hours for the chance to see Nelson Mandela's body.
許多人排隊11個小時，只爲能有機會最後見到曼德拉遺容。Some were angry more time had not been allowed for this ceremonial; others said even if they could not reach his coffin for a personal farewell it was enough simply to be there.
有人爲無法如願而感到憤怒，也有人表示，雖然沒有見到曼德拉遺容，但自己去了那裏，這就夠了。Mr Mandela's body could be seen through a glass screen, dressed in one of his trademark patterned shirts.
曼德拉身穿標誌性的金黑相間的馬迪巴襯衫，平靜地躺在覆蓋着南非國旗的棺材中。公衆可透過玻璃罩瞻仰。At each end of the casket stood two navy officers clad in white uniforms, with their swords pointing down.
棺材兩端各站着兩名穿白色制服的海軍軍官，手持寶劍，劍尖朝下。Lt-Gen Xolani Mabangu, from the defence force, said chief mourners among the Madiba clan and Mandela family, as well as senior government officials, would accompany the body as it travels from Pretoria to the Eastern Cape, the South African Press Association reports.
據南非通訊社報道，南非一名國防軍中將表示，曼德拉的遺體將在家人和官員的陪同下運送至東開普省。A military guard of honour will welcome the arrival in Mthatha, and the coffin will be placed on a gun carriage and transported to a hearse.
軍事儀仗隊將在烏姆塔塔迎接曼德拉的遺體，靈柩會放在炮架上運抵靈車。Local people will form a 'human chain' between Mthatha and Qunu as the procession passes. Once in Qunu, the Thembu community will conduct a traditional ceremony.
儀仗隊行進時，烏姆塔塔和努之間當地民衆將排成“人鏈”送別曼德拉。到達古努後，騰布王朝部族將舉行傳統儀式。According to South Africa's Times newspaper, it is not clear whether the Thembu monarch King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo will be attending the funeral.
南非一家報紙稱，尚不清楚騰布王朝國王達林岱波是否會出席葬禮。According to custom, he should play a central role in the rituals, it reports.
依據習俗，他應該在儀式中扮演核心角色。But the king appears to be unhappy about some aspects of protocol and government ministers and Mandela family members have been meeting him to urgently convince him to be there, it says.
國王似乎對禮儀的某些方面不滿，南非政府官員和曼德拉家族成員已緊急與其見面磋商，說服他到場。A national day of reconciliation will take place on 16 December when a statue of Mr Mandela will be unveiled at the Union Buildings.
葬禮結束後，南非政府將於12月16日南非和解日在聯合大廈前揭幕曼德拉的雕像。
