时间:2019-01-03 作者:英语课 分类:2018年VOA慢速英语(八)月


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Riskiest 1 Part of Haj Begins in Saudi Arabia


More than two million Muslims from 165 countries gathered to throw stones at a large wall near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The event shows the believers’ rejection 2 of the devil. It is part of the yearly pilgrimage to Islam’s holy sites known as hajj.


But the number of pilgrims in the hajj can make the event risky 3. In 2015, at least 800 people died when two large groups arrived at the road to the stoning site at the same time. The crush was the worst hajj-related disaster in at least 25 years.


Officials in Saudi Arabia have taken several steps to make sure the situation does not happen again. They have created a bridge to ease crowding, and they are using security forces and drones to keep order. Medical workers are also at the scene.


Pilgrimage and Saudi Arabia


Providing for the safety of pilgrims is important to the Saudi Arabian government. King Salman tweeted on Monday, “Our country’s greatest honor is to serve God’s guests.”


Pilgrimage is also critical to a Saudi plan to expand tourism and move the economy away from oil. Every year, religious visitors spend billions of dollars on hotels, transportation, fees and gifts.


One pilgrim from Jordan told a reporter that he was very pleased with this year’s event. Firas al-Khashani said, “The police assistance and the services were all extraordinary. Praise God, I am very happy and God willing our Lord will provide for us again.”


Almost 2.5 million pilgrims are attending the hajj this year. The five-day ritual is a religious duty that all Muslims are expected to perform at least once in their lives, if they are physically 4 able and can afford the trip.


I’m Kelly Jean Kelly.


Words in This Story


pilgrimage – n. a journey to a holy place


crush - n. a crowd of people who are pressed close together


drone - n. a type of small aircraft that flies without a pilot



冒险的,危险的( risky的最高级 )
  • With markets lately rising, the riskiest investments are finding takers. 他说,在周期高峰时,投资者会追逐风险最高的资产。
  • The riskiest subprime securitieshave almost no takers. 风险最高的次级证券几乎没有人持有。
n.拒绝,被拒,抛弃,被弃
  • He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
  • The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。
adj.有风险的,冒险的
  • It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险,但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
  • He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
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ACANTHASTIDA
acanthurus olivaceus
aceria pipturi
advisory committee of photometry and radiometry
aftercure
aguero
all purpose flask
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anal dilator
araeostyles
Arida-gawa
army co-op aircraft
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i-vo
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jailable
kingquad
leise
lithogenic-hydrologic deposit
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meawing
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methylglycopyranoside
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Michael Ellis De Bakey
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nanotrack
oryctolaguss
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planetary reverse reduction gear
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suturae lingualis
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Three Springs
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ultracapacitors
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urbanite
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wasted time
white about the gills
yakima
youngsters
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