French Support President in National Labor Strikes (2/3)

At the Laumiere metro station in northern Paris, a loudspeaker informed commuters trains were functioning sporadically - rather than not at all, as it had a few days before.

The strike has enraged French commuters, who have waited for hours to get metros and trains to work, or remained snarled in traffic jams. Others walk or bike to work. But businessman Philippe du Rhode decided to brave mass transit.

Du Rhode said he was trying to stay calm. He believes France is undergoing a period of major change - and he is for that.

But another commuter, Said Abdallah, was less enthusiastic.

Abdallah said France may need reforms, but he does not like the president's methods. He believes Mr. Sarkozy should negotiate more.

Since taking office in May, Mr. Sarkozy has wasted no time making good on campaign promises to cut government spending and make France more competitive.

He has moved at a breathtaking pace - pushing through university and immigration reforms, coaxing the European Union to adopt a simplified treaty to replace its aborted constitution, sending his former wife to Libya to plead the cause of imprisoned Bulgarian nurses and speeding to Chad in connection with a questionable French charity.

参考译文：

在巴黎北部的罗梅地铁站，广播告知通勤乘客火车正在部分恢复正常，而前几天，火车完全不能运行。

罢工已经激怒了通勤乘客，他们必须等几个小时才能坐上火车或地铁去工作，或仍被困于交通堵塞中。其他一些走路或者骑自行车去上班。但是，商人Philippe du Rhode决定选择公共交通。

Du Rhode说他努力保持冷静。他相信法国正在经历一个重要的变革时期，而且他是支持（变革的）。

但是另一位旅客Said Abdallash则没有这么热心。

Abdallah说法国需要改革，但是他不喜欢总统的做法。他认为萨科齐先生应该进行更多的谈判。

自从5月开始上任，萨科齐先生就马不停蹄的完成其竞选时的承诺，削减政府开支并使法国更有竞争力。

他以令人惊奇的步伐大力推进大学和移民改革，推动欧盟接纳精简版“欧宪”以取代被否决的宪法，派前妻去利比亚为监禁的保加利亚护士辩护，火速前往乍得处理一个被拘押的法国慈善团体。