VOA标准英语2012--Lebanese Children Learn Abbreviated National History
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)
Lebanese Children Learn Abbreviated 1 National History
Syrian forces withdrew from Lebanon in 2005 after a 29-year occupation.
A series of popular uprisings preceded the withdrawal 2, culminating in one demonstration 3 which brought an estimated one million Lebanese into the streets. The event, dubbed 4 the “Cedar Revolution,” was seen as a main factor in the Syrian departure.
But Lebanese schoolchildren may never read about it because a ministerial committee recently decided 5 to eliminate the phrase “Cedar Revolution” from a national middle school history curriculum being developed.
Since 1989, the committee dedicated 6 to agreeing on a national history textbook has repeatedly failed to do so.
Maha Kassem is the principal of the Green Space School, an elementary school in Beirut. “The people who are in charge of overseeing the unified 7 history book, they are the ones who are involved in these conflicts," he said.
Most history textbooks stop in 1943, the year of Lebanese independence, leaving recent history interpretation 8 up to parents, which can further cement a child’s sectarian view.
Lebanese University history professor Mounzir Jabber 9 says the issue dates back to the Ottoman Empire. "As long as the feeling of identity in Lebanon remains 10 sectarian, it’s [impossible] to talk about history on a patriotic 11 basis," he said.
At the Green Space School, which lies on the edge of Christian 12, Druze and Shi'ite neighborhoods, Kassem says sectarian affiliation 13 makes history lessons sensitive.“…Sometimes we have to skip certain lessons or summarize them, to avoid some discussions that might cause troubles between the students," he said.
Especially when it comes to the 15-year civil war, in which all sects 14 suffered losses and atrocities 15 took place. The country is still recovering physically 16 and emotionally.
Until then, Jabber says, perhaps it is fine to agree to disagree. “Let each group have its own version of history. But let's make sure that they are highlighting on the elements that keep them together, not the ones that tear them apart," he said.
For now, Lebanese schools often choose textbooks according to their religious affiliation.
- 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。
- His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
- He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。
- Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
- Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
- His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
- The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
- The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。
- His statement admits of one interpretation only.他的话只有一种解释。
- Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.分析与说明是个很主观的事情。
- Listen to the jabber of those monkeys.听那些猴子在吱吱喳喳地叫。
- He began to protes,to jabber of his right of entry.他开始抗议，唠叨不休地说他有进来的权力。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
- The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。
- 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。
- There is no affiliation between our organization and theirs,even though our names are similar.尽管两个组织的名称相似，但我们之间并没有关系。
- The kidnappers had no affiliation with any militant group.这些绑架者与任何军事组织都没有紧密联系。
- Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted and suppressed. 这些教派的成员遭到了残酷的迫害和镇压。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He had subdued the religious sects, cleaned up Saigon. 他压服了宗教派别，刷新了西贡的面貌。 来自辞典例句
- They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 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。