奥巴马要求美国穆斯林谴责极端主义

AS IT IS 2015-12-09 Obama Asks Muslim-Americans to Condemn¹ Extremism 奥巴马要求美国穆斯林谴责极端主义

President Barack Obama has asked Muslim-American leaders to condemn extreme Islam.

Spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday that the president “would like to see leaders in the Muslim community stand up and speak out more forcefully in terms of condemning³ these hateful, radicalizing messages that we see from extremist organizations.”

Earnest said Muslims “will be more effective if they are working in close partnership⁵ with the federal government, and with law enforcement, and with our counterterrorism professional,s and with our neighbors to fight” extremists.

In a speech at the White House on Sunday, Obama said the Islamic State terrorist group “does not speak for Islam.” He said there are “millions of patriotic⁶ Muslim-Americans who reject their hateful ideology⁷.”

The president said “if we’re to succeed in defeating terrorism, we must enlist⁸ Muslim communities as some of our strongest allies, rather than push them away through suspicion and hate.”

He called on Muslims to confront “without excuse” what he called the “real problem” of extremist ideology spreading within some of their communities.

Mustafa El-Amin, the leader of a Muslim religious center in Newark, New Jersey⁹, said he agreed with the president. El-Amin said that the Islamic State and other terrorist groups “do not speak for or represent Islam in any way.” He noted¹⁰ that many of the victims of terrorism around the world are Muslim.

The president spoke² in answer to violence last week in Southern California. Husband and wife Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik killed 14 people in a shooting attack. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation¹¹ called them “radicalized.”

One of Tashfeen’s few friends told the Washington Post newspaper that “she became so religious, so serious and so focused on Islamic teachings, and she lost her interest in her studies.”

Some of the president’s political opponents said that the speech was disappointing and offered no new plans to fight the Islamic State group.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump¹² called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” He said “until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous¹³ attacks by people that believe only in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life.”

A similar response is seen in France, where a French political party critical of Muslims won local elections. Candidates of the National Front party got the majority of votes in six of the country’s 13 regions. The final result will be decided¹⁴ in a second vote on Sunday.

After the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris last month, party leader Marine¹⁵ Le Pen said France should stop accepting Muslim immigrants. 

Conservative political parties have gotten support from voters throughout Europe in recent months. These parties often criticize immigrants and call for their countries to stop accepting refugees.

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radicalize – v. to cause (someone or something) to become more radical⁴ (defined as “having extreme political or social views that are not shared by most people”) -- especially in politics

ideology – n. the set of ideas and beliefs of a group or political party

enlist – v. to get the support and help of (someone or something)

confront – v. to oppose or challenge (someone) especially in a direct and forceful way

horrendous – adj. very bad or unpleasant

jihad – n. a war fought by Muslims to defend or spread their beliefs

response – n. something that is done as a reaction to something else

region – n. a part of a country or the world that is different or separate from other parts in some way

1 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

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 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

5 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

6 patriotic   

adj.爱国的，有爱国心的

参考例句：

• His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
• The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。

7 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

8 enlist   

vt.谋取(支持等)，赢得；征募；vi.入伍

参考例句：

• They come here to enlist men for the army.他们来这儿是为了召兵。
• The conference will make further efforts to enlist the support of the international community for their just struggle. 会议必将进一步动员国际社会，支持他们的正义斗争。

9 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

10 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

11 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

12 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

13 horrendous   

adj.可怕的，令人惊惧的

参考例句：

• He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life.他形容这是自己一生中最可怕的经历。
• The mining industry in China has a horrendous safety record.中国的煤矿工业具有令人不安的安全记录。

14 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。

15 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。