中东—布什总统与阿卜杜拉国王讨论发扬伊斯兰和平问题
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：VOA2005（下）--国政军事聚焦
President Bush, King Abdullah to Discuss King's Promotion 1
of Moderate Islam
布什总统与阿卜杜拉国王讨论发扬伊斯兰和平问题
Jordan's King Abdullah has become a major force in confronting radical 2 Islam in an effort to prevent what he calls a clash of civilizations between Western and Muslim nations.
At the beginning of his current visit to the United States, King Abdullah spoke 3 at the Catholic University of America where he said terrorists do not speak for the Islamic faith.
King Abdullah: This to take back our religion from the vocal 4, violent, and ignorant extremists who have tried to hijack 5 Islam over the last hundred years. They do not speak for Islam any more than a Christian 6 terrorist speaks for Christianity and the real voices of our faiths will be and must be heard.
King Abdullah spoke of the Amman Message, a Jordanian initiative that outlines Islam's social values of compassion 7, respect and tolerance 8 and rejects Muslim isolation 9 from the global movement of human society.
In July, he hosted an international conference of Islamic scholars that agreed in a statement that religious edicts cannot be handed down by people such as al-Qaida terrorist leader Osama bin 10 Laden 11.
King Abdullah is urging people of all faiths to work together for what he calls an open world and against radical elements who want conflicts to occur.
King Abdullah: Another critical effort is faith-based action. History shows that at one time or another, all religions have faced extremists who abuse the power. But moral leadership cannot be hijacked 12. Today traditional, moderate, orthodox Muslims are reclaiming 13 our Islam, Islam as it has been taught and practiced for over a thousand years - a religion of tolerance, wisdom and charity.
King Abdullah and President Bush are expected to discuss recent developments in the Middle East, including the Israeli withdrawal 14 from the Gaza Strip and a small portion of the West Bank.
During his current trip, the king met in New York with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Officials close to the talks who asked not to be identified said the king emphasized there should be further withdrawals 15 from the West Bank. He also stressed the importance of the Palestinian Authority imposing 16 law and order in Gaza, where chaos 17 rocked the territory in the immediate 18 aftermath of the pullback following 38 years of occupation.
The day before coming to the United States, King Abdullah met with Pope Benedict at his summer residence outside Rome.
Following the king's speech at Catholic University, the archbishop of Washington Cardinal 19 Theodore McCarrick praised the Jordanian monarch 20 for his message of moderation and tolerance.
Theodore McCarrick: Your majesty 21 this was a very important and powerful talk. You said things that we have looked forward to hearing from major Muslim leaders in our world today. You have shown an enormous leadership. It is courage that is needed to have that leadership and we are so proud of you that you have it.
A White House statement announcing King Abdullah's visit says President Bush is looking forward to discussing the king's initiative promoting moderate Islam, the progress of reform in Jordan, as well as other bilateral 22 and regional issues.
VOA News, Washington.
注释：
confront [kEn5frQnt] vt. 面对，面临
clash [klAF] n. 冲突
ignorant [5i^nErEnt] adj. 无知的
hijack [5haidVAk] vt. 抢劫，劫持
Amman [A5mB:n] n. 安曼，约旦首都
compassion [kEm5pAFEn] n. 同情，怜悯
isolation [7aisEu5leiFEn] n. 隔绝，孤立
edict [5i:dikt] n. 布告，法令
orthodox [5C:WEdCks] adj. 正统的，传统的
charity [5tFAriti] n. 慈善，施舍
portion [5pC:FEn] n. 一部分，一分
aftermath [5B:ftEmAW] n. 结果，后果
pullback [5pulbAk] n. 撤退
archbishop [B:tF5biFEp] n. 大主教
cardinal [5kB:dinEl] n. 红衣主教
monarch [5mCnEk] n. 君主
moderation [7mCdE5reiFEn] n. 适度，缓和
majesty [5mAdVisti] n. 最高权威，王权
bilateral [bai5lAtErEl] adj. 双边的
- The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
- The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。
- The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
- She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
- Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。
- Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。
- The hijack take place just after the plane take off.劫持是飞机刚起飞后发生的。
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
- Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。
- Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
- Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。
- The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
- He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
- He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
- The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
- The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。
- People here are reclaiming land from the sea. 这儿的人们正在填海拓地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- How could such a man need reclaiming? 这么一个了不起的人怎么还需要别人拯救呢？ 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
- They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
- He has made several withdrawals from his bank account. 他从银行账户上提了几次款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It is not the bank's policy to deduct interest on withdrawals. 提款需扣除利息这并非是本银行的政策。 来自辞典例句
- The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
- He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。
- After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
- The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
- The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。
- The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
- I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。
- The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
- Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！