环球慢速英语 联合国千年发展目标(7)

One of these pressure groups is called, "Micah Challenge".

其中一个压力集团名为“弥迦挑战”。

The group's name comes from a Jewish prophet in the Christian¹ Bible.

这个集团的名字来自基督教圣经里提到的一位犹太人先知。

Micah declared how God hates it when people are unfair. He said:

弥迦述说了当人们遭遇不公平时上帝有多憎恶。他说：

"God has told us what is right.

“上帝教导我们什么是正确的。

We must act justly and love mercy and follow God with the right heart and mind."

我们必须公正行事，博爱慈悲，用正确的心智追随上帝。”

"Micah Challenge" believes that this message is as true now as it was in bible times.

“弥迦挑战”认为，这一信息现在依然真实，就像圣经时代一样真实。

And the group believes that encouraging governments is necessary to achieve the Millennium² Development Goals.

该集团相信，为了实现联合国千年发展目标，鼓励各国政府是有必要的。

These goals will bring more justice to the world.

这些目标将给世界带来更多正义。

That is why "Micah Challenge" joined together with many other pressure groups.

这就是“弥迦挑战”和其他众多压力集团联合起来的原因。

They asked thousands of people to come to London for a public protest.

他们呼吁数千名民众前往伦敦进行公开抗议。

They wanted this demonstration³ to remind governments not to forget their promises.

他们希望这种示威能提醒各国政府不要忘记他们的承诺。

1 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。

2 millennium   

n.一千年，千禧年；太平盛世

参考例句：

• The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
• We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。

3 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。