中东—布什总统与阿卜杜拉国王讨论发扬伊斯兰和平问题

President Bush, King Abdullah to Discuss King's Promotion¹

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 radical² 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 spoke³ 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 vocal⁴, violent, and ignorant extremists who have tried to hijack⁵ Islam over the last hundred years. They do not speak for Islam any more than a Christian⁶ 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 compassion⁷, respect and tolerance⁸ and rejects Muslim isolation⁹ 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 bin¹⁰ Laden¹¹.

 

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 hijacked¹². Today traditional, moderate, orthodox Muslims are reclaiming¹³ 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 withdrawal¹⁴ 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 withdrawals¹⁵ from the West Bank. He also stressed the importance of the Palestinian Authority imposing¹⁶ law and order in Gaza, where chaos¹⁷ rocked the territory in the immediate¹⁸ 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 Cardinal¹⁹ Theodore McCarrick praised the Jordanian monarch²⁰ for his message of moderation and tolerance.

 

Theodore McCarrick: Your majesty²¹ 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 bilateral²² and regional issues.

 

Meredith Buel, 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

1 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• 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。

2 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• 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。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• 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。

4 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• 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。

5 hijack   

v.劫持，劫机，拦路抢劫

参考例句：

• 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。

6 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• 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。

7 compassion   

n.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• 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。

8 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• 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。

9 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• 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。

10 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• 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。

11 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• 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。

12 hijacked   

劫持( hijack的过去式和过去分词 )； 绑架； 拦路抢劫； 操纵（会议等，以推销自己的意图）

参考例句：

• 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。

13 reclaiming   

v.开拓( reclaim的现在分词 )；要求收回；从废料中回收（有用的材料）；挽救

参考例句：

• 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

14 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• 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。

15 withdrawals   

n.收回，取回，撤回( withdrawal的名词复数 )；撤退，撤走；收回[取回，撤回，撤退，撤走]的实例；推出（组织），提走（存款），戒除毒瘾，对说过的话收回，孤僻

参考例句：

• 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

16 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• 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。

17 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• 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。

18 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• 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。

19 cardinal   

n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的

参考例句：

• 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。

20 monarch   

n.帝王，君主，最高统治者

参考例句：

• 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。

21 majesty   

n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权

参考例句：

• 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！

22 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。