马来西亚副总理呼吁该国青少年读《论语》

    According to the New Strait Times of August 8, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin,  Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia hosted the opening ceremony of the nation’s Good Values to Prevent Crimes programme, in which Muhyiddin appealed the young people to read Analects of Confucius, China’s classical masterpiece.
    The report said that Muhyiddin had always thought highly of  confucian thoughts and moral values. When evaluating Analects of Confucius , he said, “ In ancient China, Confucius praised highly moral education and thought it as a core idea. And Confucius’s book written down the values pertaining¹ to  politics, history, ethics², education and arts, which I believe will serve to reduce crime rate。”
    In recent years, the Malaysian economy has developed rapidly, but also led to many social problems. Muhyiddin said, “ the economic development must balance with cultural quality. Thus, the government should vigorously promote the lofty values to reduce the number of young people involved in drugs, illegal racing³, baby-abandoning, gambling⁴ and excessive drinking, whose bad influences will affect the whole society. ”
    据新海峡时报8月8日报道， 马来西亚副首相丹斯里慕尤丁近日为全国“崇高价值观预防罪案嘉年华”主持开幕仪式。在开幕致辞中，慕尤丁呼吁青少年多读中国经典著作《论语》。
    报道称，慕尤丁一直以来都非常认同孔子的儒家思想及道德价值观。在评价《论语》时，慕尤丁这样说：“在中国古文明时代，孔子推崇道德教育为思想核心，其作品《论语》详尽记载了政治、历史、道德、教育、艺术等方面的价值观。我深信，这些思想将有助降低犯罪率。”
    近年来，马来西亚经济发展迅猛，但也衍生出很多社会问题。慕尤丁说，“经济的发展必须与人文素质平衡。因此，政府应该大力推行崇高价值观，以减少青少年涉及毒品、非法飚车、弃婴、赌博、酗酒等犯罪行为，以免这些不良风气影响整个社会。”
 

1 pertaining   

与…有关系的，附属…的，为…固有的(to)

参考例句：

• Living conditions are vastly different from those pertaining in their country of origin. 生活条件与他们祖国大不相同。
• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school. 视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。

2 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

3 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

4 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。