VOA标准英语2009-Muslim Pilgrims Hold Ritual Stoning of Satan
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims performed the ritual "stoning of the devil" at Muzdalifa, outside the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Friday, in one of the high points of the annual Hajj.
Edward Yeranian | Cairo 27 November 2009
Muslim pilgrim throw pebbles 1 at a stone pillar representing the devil, during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 27 Nov 2009
Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims are performing the ritual "stoning of the devil," Friday, outside of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, in one of the high points of the annual Hajj. Security has been tight and both King Abdallah and other leaders have emphasized the need to protect the kingdom against "infiltrators" from Yemen.
Crowds of pilgrims cast stones at a series of concrete pillars or "jumrat" outside of Mecca, Friday, in a ritual meant to symbolize 2 the renunciation of Satan.
Saudi security forces kept a watchful 3 eye on pilgrims, deploying 4 tanks, armored personnel carriers, police vehicles and helicopters to maintain the peace. Some 2,000 security cameras were used to monitor strategic locations.
Sheikh Osman Khayat delivered the sermon before pilgrims at Mecca's Grand Mosque 5, calling for unity 6 among muslims and decrying 7 divisions provoked by what he called malevolent 8 forces. The sheikh went on to denounce invaders 9 and infiltrators from Yemen and those who support them.
He says that we must avoid divisions among Muslims and fight those who are trying to sow divisions, ignoring their calls to provoke strife 10. He says these people are now showing their true identities and acting 11 with outright 12 aggression 13, infiltrating 14 Saudi Arabia's southern border with weapons and equipment.
Saudi King Abdallah also addressed his top officers and government officials to thank them for making this year's pilgrimage run smoothly 15 and safely and for protecting the country from dangerous outside enemies.
He says that everyone should know that Saudi Arabia does not seek to conquer anyone, but at the same time it will not allow anyone to profane 16 a single inch of its soil. He warns that Saudi Arabia has no other choice but to defend itself, and the alternatives are simple: victory with honor or death in God and the nation's service.
Top Saudi officials and the Saudi media continue to accuse Iran of supporting Houthi rebels, along the border with Yemen, where clashes with Saudi security forces have recently increased. Interior Minister Prince Nayef complained recently that the rebels and their allies were "infiltrating into the kingdom ... and could try to provoke violence."
Saudi TV indicated that some skirmishes were continuing along the Yemeni border, near Jazan, and that artillery 17 fire and shelling was intermittent 18. General Hussein Mohammed Alwee, the Saudi commander in Jazan, said his men were working to repulse 19 the invaders.
He says that the confrontations 20 continue each day and night and they have not stopped. With God's help, he insists, his men will drive out the invaders and win a decisive victory to purge 21 our sacred soil of these hordes 22 of mercenaries.
Iranian pilgrims held a protest outside of Mecca, Thursday, in which the leader read a statement by Iran's Supreme 23 leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In a clear insult to Saudi King Abdullah, the reader called Khamenei the "leader of all Muslims."
- The pebbles of the drive crunched under his feet. 汽车道上的小石子在他脚底下喀嚓作响。
- Line the pots with pebbles to ensure good drainage. 在罐子里铺一层鹅卵石，以确保排水良好。
- Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。
- Dolphins symbolize the breath of life.海豚象征着生命的气息。
- The children played under the watchful eye of their father.孩子们在父亲的小心照看下玩耍。
- It is important that health organizations remain watchful.卫生组织保持警惕是极为重要的。
- Provides support for developing and deploying distributed, component-based applications. 为开发和部署基于组件的分布式应用程序提供支持。
- Advertisement, publishing, repair, and install-on-demand are all available when deploying your application. 在部署应用程序时提供公布、发布、修复和即需即装功能。
- The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
- Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。
- 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。
- Soon Chinese Internet users, including government agencies, were decrying the' poisonous panda. 不久，中国网民以及政府机构纷纷谴责“影响极坏的熊猫烧香”。 来自互联网
- Democratic leaders are decrying President Bush's plan to indefinitely halt troop withdrawals from Iraq after July. 民主党领导公开谴责布什总统七月后无限停止从伊拉克撤兵的举动。 来自互联网
- Why are they so malevolent to me?他们为什么对我如此恶毒？
- We must thwart his malevolent schemes.我们决不能让他的恶毒阴谋得逞。
- They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。
- The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders. 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者。
- We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
- Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
- If you have a complaint you should tell me outright.如果你有不满意的事，你应该直率地对我说。
- You should persuade her to marry you outright.你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。
- So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
- Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。
- Be vigilant against the danger of enemy agents infiltrating the government and boring from within. 要警惕敌特渗入政府内部进行暗中破坏。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The metastatic melanoma is seen here to be infiltrating into the myocardium. 图示转移性黑色素瘤浸润到心肌。 来自互联网
- The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
- Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
- He doesn't dare to profane the name of God.他不敢亵渎上帝之名。
- His profane language annoyed us.他亵渎的言语激怒了我们。
- This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
- The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。
- Did you hear the intermittent sound outside?你听见外面时断时续的声音了吗？
- In the daytime intermittent rains freshened all the earth.白天里，时断时续地下着雨，使整个大地都生气勃勃了。
- The armed forces were prepared to repulse any attacks.武装部队已作好击退任何进攻的准备。
- After the second repulse,the enemy surrendered.在第二次击退之后，敌人投降了。
- At times, this potential has escalated into actual confrontations. 有时，这一矛盾升级为实际的对抗。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
- These confrontations and uncertainties were bing played out for the first time on a global scale. 所有这一切对抗和不稳定，第一次在全球范围内得到充分的表演。 来自辞典例句
- The new president carried out a purge of disloyal army officers.新总统对不忠诚的军官进行了清洗。
- The mayoral candidate has promised to purge the police department.市长候选人答应清洗警察部门。