VOA双语新闻：教皇会见法总统 造访巴黎圣母院
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA双语新闻 2008年9月
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in France Friday on a four-day visit that will take him from the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris to the shrine 1 in Lourdes. This is Benedict's first trip to France as pontiff.
罗马天主教皇本笃十六世星期五开始抵达法国，进行为期4天的访问，他将造访爱丽舍宫和圣母院。这是本笃十六世第一次以教皇的身份访问法国。
To the notes of the Marseillaise, Pope Benedict was welcomed at Orly airport in Paris by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and First Lady Carla Bruni.
在法国国歌《马赛曲》的乐声中，教皇本笃十六世在巴黎奥利机场受到法国总统萨尔科齐和第一夫人卡拉.布鲁妮的欢迎。
At the presidential Elysee Palace, Mr. Sarkozy told the pope that, for the millions of French Catholics, Benedict's visit was a truly exceptional event. He added that: "In the secular 2 republic that is France, all welcome you with respect."
在爱丽舍宫，萨尔科齐告诉教皇，他的到来对于法国数以百万计的天主教徒来说是一件盛事。他说：“在政教分离的法国，人们都竭诚欢迎您。”
The pope explained the major reason for this visit.
教皇解释他此次访问的主要目的。
The pope said he wanted to join pilgrims from around the world, who are converging 3 on the Marian shrine of Lourdes to mark celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the apparitions 4 of the Virgin 5 Mary to a 14-year-old peasant girl.
教皇说，他这次来访是要和来自世界各地的朝圣者一同聚集到圣母院，纪念圣母玛丽亚向一名14岁的牧羊女显圣150周年。
The pope also spoke 6 of his concerns in what he called these uncertain times of tension and conflict.
教皇同时也对目前这种紧张和冲突的令人心神不定的时代表示担忧。
Benedict said it is important to promote a unity 7 that is able to guarantee the respect for national differences and different cultural traditions. He said one should not forget that national identity can only be achieved in openness toward other peoples and through solidarity 8 with them.
教皇说，提倡一种团结，以便确保尊重民族差异和不同的文化传统，这一点非常重要。他说，人们不应该忘记，民族性只能通过对他人开放、通过与他人团结才能实现。
The pope's stay in the French capital coincides with the second anniversary of his speech about Islam that offended many Muslims. Pope Benedict, at the start of a four-day visit to France, has upheld the principle of separation of church and state - but also noted 9 what he says is the importance of religion in society.
教皇访问法国首都的时间正好是他发表关于伊斯兰教的演说两周年。那次演说当时激怒了许多穆斯林。
- The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
- They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。
- We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
- Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。
- Plants had gradually evolved along diverging and converging pathways. 植物是沿着趋异和趋同两种途径逐渐演化的。 来自辞典例句
- This very slowly converging series was known to Leibniz in 1674. 这个收敛很慢的级数是莱布尼茨在1674年得到的。 来自辞典例句
- And this year occurs the 90th anniversary of these apparitions. 今年是她显现的九十周年纪念。 来自互联网
- True love is like ghostly apparitions: everybody talks about them but few have ever seen one. 真爱就如同幽灵显现：所有人都谈论它们，但很少有人见到过一个。 来自互联网
- Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
- There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
- 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。
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
- They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
- The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。