VOA慢速英语2016 阿拉伯的年轻人支持伊斯兰教与政府分离

AS IT IS 2016-06-26 Young Arabs Support Separation of Islam and Government 阿拉伯的年轻人支持伊斯兰教与政府分离

Some young Arabs want Islam, the religion of Muslims, to be separated from politics and governments in Middle Eastern countries.

中东国家的一年年轻的阿拉伯人想将伊斯兰教——这个穆斯林宗教，从政治和政府中分离出去。

Faisal Saeed Al-Mutar is a writer and humanist. He is a former refugee from Iraq. He created the Global Secular¹ Humanist Movement in 2009 to support human interests and the worth of individuals without relying on religion.

费萨尔· 萨伊德·阿尔木塔是一位作家及人道主义者。他曾是伊拉克的一名难民。他在2009年创建了“全球凡人人道主义运动”组织，以支持人权和个人价值的实现——在不依赖宗教的前提下。

He recently spoke² to VOA about the importance of supporting those who want religion to be separated from government.

近期他对VOA谈了对那些想要将宗教分离出政府的人们给予支持的重要性。

“There is a growing number of Arab millennials between 20 and 30 who advocating for human rights and secular liberal values,” Faisal said. “I think that the United States and the West should stand in solidarity⁴ with these people.”

“阿拉伯20-30岁的千禧一代中，拥护人权和凡人自由价值的人原来越多。”他说道。“我认为美国和西方社会应该坚定地和这些人站在一起”。

Faisal says politics in the Middle East is a problem. He notes that in many Arab countries homosexuals can be executed.

费萨尔说在中东政治是个难题。他解释说，在许多阿拉伯国家，同性恋者可能被处死。

He does not believe Islam will accept homosexuality. He says both the Islamic State and Al-Qaida terror groups use their religious beliefs to justify⁵ killing⁶ homosexuals by throwing them from tall buildings.

他不相信伊斯兰教会接受同性恋。他称伊斯兰政权和“基地组织”使用宗教信仰来证明将同性恋者从高楼上扔下去、杀死他们是正确的。

On his Facebook page, Faisal said if religions do not change to accept homosexual and women’s rights, “then religions need to die, not people.”

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humanist – adj. a person who believes in a system of values and beliefs that is based on the idea that people are basically good and that problems can be solved using reason instead of religion

secular – adj. not spiritual; of or relating to the physical world and not the spiritual world

secular humanism – n. humanism viewed as a system of values and beliefs that are opposed to the values and beliefs of traditional religions

millennial³ – adj. a person reaching young adulthood⁷ around the year 2000

advocate – v. to support or argue for (a cause, policy, etc.)

solidarity – n. a feeling of unity⁸ between people who have the same interests, goals, etc.

justify – v. to provide a good reason for the actions of (someone)

1 secular   

n.牧师，凡人；adj.世俗的，现世的，不朽的

参考例句：

• 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。

2 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。

3 millennial   

一千年的，千福年的

参考例句：

• Both Russia and America looked to the future to fulfill their millennial expectations. 俄国和美国都把实现他们黄金时代的希望寄托于未来。
• The millennial generation is celebrating the global commons every day, apparently unmindful of Hardin's warning. 千禧一代显然对哈丁的警告不以为然，每天都在颂扬全球“公地”。

4 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• 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。

5 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？

6 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

7 adulthood   

n.成年，成人期

参考例句：

• Some infantile actions survive into adulthood.某些婴儿期的行为一直保持到成年期。
• Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.如今很少有人能将友谊维持到成年。

8 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• 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。