56 罗马教皇访问乌克兰

 

 

Pope to Visit Mostly Orthodox Ukraine

Sabina Castelfranco

Rome

21 Jun 2001 20:13 UTC

 

The most traveled Roman 1)Catholic church leader in history 2)embarks on another 3)controversial trip this weekend. 4)Pope John Paul's latest pastoral visit will take him for the first time to the Ukraine, a country where the population is mostly 5)Orthodox.

Pope John Paul was the first 6)pontiff to visit an Orthodox country when he traveled to Romania in 1999. During his 7)pontificate, he has often expressed the desire to build unity¹ between the Western and Eastern Christian² Churches, which split in the Great Schism³ of 1054.

The 81-year-old pope is treading difficult ground again. In January, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church asked him to delay the visit.

The Ukrainian Church, which is historically and culturally very close to Moscow, expressed fears that the papal visit could displease⁴ the nation's diverse Christian groups. But Ukraine's President Leonid Kuchma has said the pope's visit, in his words, "will advance peace between different confessions⁵ in Ukraine."

Several protests have already been held in the capital, Kiev, against the Pope's visit. More demonstrations⁶ could be possible during the pope's visit from June 23 to 27.

Pope John Paul will first travel to Kiev where he will spend three days. He will then visit the western city of Lviv, where many Catholics live. He will celebrate masses in both cities and more than two million people are expected to attend.

During his visit, the pope may address the 8)touchy issue of churches 9)confiscated from Ukrainian Catholics by Soviet⁷ dictator Josef Stalin who turned the buildings over to the Eastern Orthodox Church. After Ukraine gained its independence in 1991, clashes 10)erupted between the two churches over ownership.

Religious differences between Catholics and Orthodox appear to many to be 11)insurmountable. But in May, Pope John Paul asked for forgiveness for 1,000 years of sins committed by Catholics and Orthodox Christians⁸. There are hopes this trip will be another step to patch up old 12)animosities.

 

 

(1)      catholic[5kAWElIk]n.天主教徒adj.天主教的

(2)      embark[Im5bB:k]v.上船, 上飞机, 着手,登上

(3)      controversial[kRntrE5v:F(E)l]adj.争论的, 争议的

(4)      pope[pEJp]n.罗马教皇,主教

(5)      orthodox[5C:WEdRks]adj.东正教的

(6)      pontiff[5pRntIf]n.罗马教皇, 主教, 大祭司

(7)      pontificate[pRn5tIfIkEt]n.教皇的职位, 主教的地位

(8)      touchy[5tQtFI]adj.难以处理的, 易起火的

(9)      confiscate[5kRnfIskeIt]vt.没收, 充公,征用adj.被没收的

(10)      erupt[I5rQpt]vt.喷出vi.爆发

(11)      insurmountable[InsE5maJntEb(E)l]adj.不能克服的, 不能超越的

(12)      animosity[AnI5mRsItI]n.仇恨, 憎恶

 

 

 

1 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。

2 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。

3 schism   

n.分派，派系，分裂

参考例句：

• The church seems to be on the brink of schism.教会似乎处于分裂的边缘。
• While some predict schism,others predict a good old fashioned compromise.在有些人预测分裂的同时，另一些人预测了有益的老式妥协。

4 displease   

vt.使不高兴，惹怒；n.不悦，不满，生气

参考例句：

• Not wishing to displease her,he avoided answering the question.为了不惹她生气，他对这个问题避而不答。
• She couldn't afford to displease her boss.她得罪不起她的上司。

5 confessions   

n.承认( confession的名词复数 )；自首；声明；（向神父的）忏悔

参考例句：

• It is strictly forbidden to obtain confessions and to give them credence. 严禁逼供信。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions. 既不诱供也不逼供。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

7 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

8 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。