VOA标准英语2012--Controversial Pro-Israel Ads Go Up in Washington Subway
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十月)
Controversial Pro-Israel Ads Go Up in Washington Subway
Metro 1 officials had raised concerns that this ad could incite 2 violence especially after the attack on the U.S. consulate 3 in Libya.
The ad reads: “In any war between the civilized 4 man and the savage 5, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat jihad.”
To many Muslims, jihad means an internal spiritual struggle. But some have used the religious concept as an excuse for violence.
Nihad Awad is executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations. The group advocates for American Muslims.
“So far the overwhelming majority of those who viewed the ads condemned 6 them. Condemned the bigotry 7, the hatred 8 behind it, and the organizers of it,” Awad said.
The ads are sponsored by The American Freedom Defense 9 Initiative, a pro-Israel group that says it is fighting against the Islamization of America. Two U.S. civil rights organizations list it as a hate group.
The group won a similar court fight in New York, where the ads went up in subway stations in September. Pamela Geller is executive director of AFDI. She dismisses assertions that recent events should delay the ads.
“It’s never a good time. If it’s not an ad, it’s a film. If it’s not a film it’s a teddy bear. If it’s not a teddy bear, it is a Danish cartoon, or a Swedish cartoon. Or a French cartoon. When is a good time to speak openly and candidly 10 about jihad?,” Geller said.
Washington Metro officials say the FBI is investigating a threat of violence if the ads ran. There have been minor 11 reports of vandalism to the ads that were put up in New York, but overall criticism has been restrained.
Benetta Standly, Washington director of the American Civil Liberties Union, says the fear of violence does not mean the the First Amendment 12, which protects free speech, can be overridden 13. She argues the way to counter hateful speech is to speak out against it peacefully.
“In this country, the answer to offensive or hateful speech is simply more speech to counter that. So what we see happening now in the Washington, D.C., Metro transit 14 system is people are starting to put up different advertisements that counter the hateful speech,” Standly said.
American Muslim organizations plan to put their own ads in Metro stations within days.
“I think this is what everyone needs to see. They want to see messages that emphasize love, compassion 15, coexistence, and reconciliation 16. Not hateful messages that are designed to rip the fabric 17 of the United States and to divide people along ethnic 18 and religious lines,” Awad said.
- Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
- The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。
- I wanted to point out he was a very good speaker, and could incite a crowd.我想说明他曾是一个非常出色的演讲家，非常会调动群众的情绪。
- Just a few words will incite him into action.他只需几句话一将，就会干。
- The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
- The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
- Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society. 文明社会憎恶种族主义。
- rising crime in our so-called civilized societies 在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为
- The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
- He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。
- She tried to dissociate herself from the bigotry in her past.她力图使自己摆脱她以前的偏见。
- At least we can proceed in this matter without bigotry.目前这件事咱们至少可以毫无偏见地进行下去。
- He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
- The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- He has stopped taking heroin now,but admits candidly that he will always be a drug addict.他眼下已经不再吸食海洛因了,不过他坦言自己永远都是个瘾君子。
- Candidly,David,I think you're being unreasonable.大卫，说实话我认为你不讲道理。
- The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
- I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
- The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
- The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。
- The chairman's veto was overridden by the committee. 主席的否决被委员会推翻了。
- Property '{0}' is not declarable, and cannot be overridden. 属性“{0}”是不可声明的，不能被重写。
- His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
- The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。
- 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。
- He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
- Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。
- The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
- I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。