环球慢速英语 巫术(9)

Back in Zimbabwe, the changes to the law concerning witchcraft have caused some debate.

现在回到津巴布韦，巫术相关法律的修改引起了一些争论。

But for some people, talk of anything "supernatural" is simply a waste of time. This includes the law on witchcraft.

但对有些人来说，谈论任何“超自然”的事只是浪费时间。这包括巫术法。

They believe that Africa has bigger problems that it needs to deal with.

他们认为非洲有更大的问题需要解决。

A man wrote to the BBC from Nigeria. He said:

尼日利亚一名男子致信BBC。他说：

"Zimbabwe is in the middle of severe economic and political problems.

“津巴布韦正面临严重的经济和政治问题。

Witchcraft cannot stop inflation. It cannot guarantee civil and political rights.

巫术不能阻止通货膨胀。也不能保障公民权利和政治权利。

Only good thinking, patience and hard work can do this."

只有良好的思维、耐心和辛勤工作才能解决问题。”

This is something that most people would agree with.

这是大多数人都会同意的观点。

Only time will tell if the changes in the Witchcraft Suppression Act were a good or a bad idea in Zimbabwe.

只有时间能证明津巴布韦修改巫术镇压法是好主意还是坏主意。

Meanwhile, good thinking, patience and hard work can only do good —in any country.

同时，良好的思维、耐心和辛勤工作只会做好事——在任何国家都是如此。