美国有线新闻 CNN 正在发生巨大变革的沙特

 

This is an absolute monarchy¹. Its crown prince, Mohammed bin² Salman, was appointed by his father, King Salman, two years ago. And since then, the nation has gone through what one CNN reporter describes a top to bottom overhaul³.

这是一个君主制的国家。两年前，父亲萨尔曼国王任命儿子穆罕默德本萨尔曼为王储。之后，沙特经历的过程就如一位CNN记者描述的那样“最彻底的变革”。

We reported in late September how the government had decided⁴ to allow women to drive. Saudi Arabia was the last nation on earth where that was illegal, but it`s also what experts call one of the most religiously conservative Islamic countries, and there were some Saudis who disagreed with the decision.

9月份我们曾报道沙特政府决定允许女性开车。沙特阿拉伯是世界上唯一一个女性开车不合法的国家，专家也称其实最保守的伊斯兰宗教国家，但是对于上述举措，一些沙特公民并不同意。

Crown Prince bin Salman has promised to destroy what he called extremist ideologies⁵ and work to return Saudi Arabia to a, quote, more moderate Islam. He`s trying to reshape Saudi Arabia`s economy, reducing its dependence⁶ on oil sales.

沙特王储本萨尔曼承诺要摧毁所谓的极端主义意识形态，并努力让沙特阿拉伯回归为温和的伊斯兰教。他试图重塑沙特的经济，减少对石油销售的依赖。

The nation is leading in international group to fight terrorism. It`s executed dozens of people on terrorism charges. It`s playing a major role in the civil war of neighboring Yemen, with Saudi Arabia leading international airstrikes, targeting rebels who were supported by Iran and trying to take control of Yemen.

沙特一直领导国际组织打击恐怖主义。以恐怖主义罪名处死数十人。同时也在也门的内战中发挥了重要的地位，在战役中，沙特领导了国际空袭，在伊朗的支持下打击试图控制也门的反政府武装。

And over the weekend, more than 17 Saudi princes and top government officials were arrested on corruption⁷ charges. This includes people who`ve been described as some of the wealthiest figures in the Arab world.

上周末，超过17名沙特王子和高级政府官员因腐败指控被捕。其中包括那些阿拉伯世界中最富有的人。

Regarding all of this, experts and observers have been using words like shocking, historic and even revolutionary. And globally, Saudi Arabia`s changes have been met with criticism, as well as praise, and caution, as well as trust.

专家和批评人士一直在用震惊、历史性、甚至革命性的词语描述这一切。全球范围来看，沙特阿拉伯的变革褒贬不一，有批判、赞扬、警示以及信任。

1 monarchy   

n.君主，最高统治者；君主政体，君主国

参考例句：

• The monarchy in England plays an important role in British culture.英格兰的君主政体在英国文化中起重要作用。
• The power of the monarchy in Britain today is more symbolical than real.今日英国君主的权力多为象徵性的，无甚实际意义。

2 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。

3 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• 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。

5 ideologies   

n.思想（体系）( ideology的名词复数 )；思想意识；意识形态；观念形态

参考例句：

• There is no fundamental diversity between the two ideologies. 这两种思想意识之间并没有根本的分歧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Radical ideologies require to contrast to their own goodness the wickedness of some other system. 凡是过激的意识形态，都需要有另外一个丑恶的制度作对比，才能衬托出自己的善良。 来自辞典例句

6 dependence   

n.依靠，依赖；信任，信赖；隶属

参考例句：

• Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
• He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。

7 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。