VOA标准英语2008年-Indonesian Islamic Militants Prepare for War ag

By Nancy-Amelia Collins
Jakarta
02 June 2008

Islamic militants² in Indonesia say they are preparing for a war against a minority Muslim sect³. VOA'S Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta reports.
　

Members of Islamic Defenders4 Front shout "God is great" during a protest at the National Monument in Jakarta, Indonesia, 01 June 2008 2008

With his supporters shouting "God is great " Habib Rizhiq, leader of the militant¹ Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, called on his followers⁵ Monday to wage war against a minority sect, Ahmadiyah.

"I call on all our followers to prepare for war against Ahmadiyah," he said.

The Ahmadiyah group is considered to be a "deviant" Islamic sect by many Indonesians, because they believe Muhammad was not the final prophet, which contradicts a central belief of Islam.

Habib's call comes a day after dozens of FPI members attacked several hundred moderate Muslims and interfaith leaders marching for religious tolerance⁶ in the capital, Jakarta.

Police say at least a dozen people were injured in the attacks.

Television footage showed FPI members throwing rocks, chasing and beating people with batons⁷ before police intervened to stop the violence.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono spoke⁸ out against Sunday's violence, saying it had sullied the country's reputation, and called on the police to arrest those responsible for the mayhem.

Yudhoyono has been criticized for failing to speak out against the growing religious intolerance.

Indonesia is a secular⁹, democratic nation with the world's largest population of Muslims.

The vast majority practice a moderate form of the faith. However, in recent months, violent outbreaks centering on religious issues have become more common, especially against Ahmadiyah.

FPI leader Habib said he will not allow police to arrest any member of his group.

"We will not surrender any of our followers to the authorities before the banning of Ahmadiyah," he said. "We will fight back against anyone who tries to arrest us to the last drop of our blood."

The country's highest authority on Islam, the Indonesian Council of Ulemas, declared Ahmadiyah deviant in April and recommended the sect be outlawed¹¹.

The government has not taken any steps to outlaw¹⁰ the sect.

Moderate Islamic groups have rallied in support of Ahmadiyah and call on the government to protect its members and defend religious tolerance in the country.

1 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

2 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 sect   

n.派别，宗教，学派，派系

参考例句：

• When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。
• Each religious sect in the town had its own church.该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。

4 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

6 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

7 batons   

n.（警察武器）警棍( baton的名词复数 )；（乐队指挥用的）指挥棒；接力棒

参考例句：

• There were many riot policemen with batons. 有许多带警棍的防暴警察。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Chinese police fight? Number one is a person with batons to fight! 满街飘的中国国旗，是一个老华侨在事发时那出来分给大家的，很感动，真的，从来一向多一事不如少一事的中国人今天团结到一起站出来反抗。 来自互联网

8 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。

9 secular   

n.牧师，凡人；adj.世俗的，现世的，不朽的

参考例句：

• We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
• Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。

10 outlaw   

n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法

参考例句：

• The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
• The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。

11 outlawed   

宣布…为不合法（outlaw的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Most states have outlawed the use of marijuana. 大多数州都宣布使用大麻为非法行为。
• I hope the sale of tobacco will be outlawed someday. 我希望有朝一日烟草制品会禁止销售。