VOA慢速英语2015 缅甸和越南对新红衣主教有不同的反应

 

AS IT IS 2015-01-08 Different Reactions in Myanmar, Vietnam on New Cardinals² 缅甸和越南对新红衣主教有不同的反应

The leader of the Roman Catholics around the world, Pope Francis, named Archbishop Charles Maung Bo as one of 20 new cardinals on January fourth.  The position of cardinal¹ is the second highest office in the Roman Catholic Church.

Other religious leaders from Myanmar, including Buddhist³ and Muslim ones, have praised the choice of Archbishop Bo. He is the current archbishop of Yangon.

Pyinya Thiha, a Buddhist monk⁴, says he hopes the new cardinal will actively⁵ work for the entire country.

["We do hope he will be able to work more widely including the remote border areas. In this time of great need to work for better social and civic⁶ issues for the development of our country, I'm so happy that he has been named a cardinal." ]

Myanmar is predominately a Buddhist nation. It has about 700,000 Catholics in a population of more than 50 million.

At the same time, nearby Vietnam is getting its third Roman Catholic cardinal since the end of the Vietnam War nearly 40 years ago.

Pope Francis also named Archbishop Pierre Nguyen Van Nhon as a cardinal on Sunday. His choice has received only warm praise in Vietnam.

Father Vincent Pham Trung Thanh in Ho Chi Minh City says he considers the decision as nothing more than a thank you note to the archbishop. He said he does not expect too much from the cardinal.

Le Thanh Tung is a Catholic activist⁷.  He says he wants a cardinal who is willing to fight for truth, justice and freedom of religion in Vietnam.

All 20 new cardinals will be installed next month during a ceremony at the Vatican.

Words in this Story

predominant -adj. more important, powerful, successful or noticeable than people or things

praise – n. spoken or written words about the good qualities of someone or something

install – v. to put someone in an official or important job  

1 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。

2 cardinals   

红衣主教( cardinal的名词复数 )； 红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）； 基数

参考例句：

• cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教
• A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。

3 Buddhist   

adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒

参考例句：

• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
• In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

4 monk   

n.和尚，僧侣，修道士

参考例句：

• The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
• Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。

5 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

6 civic   

adj.城市的，都市的，市民的，公民的

参考例句：

• I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
• The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。

7 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。