PBS高端访谈:英国伦敦首位穆斯林市长萨迪克·卡恩发表讲话

 　　SADIQ KHAN, MAYOR OF LONDON: I am so proud that London has today chosen hope over fear, and unity¹ over division.

　　DAVID TERESHCHUK, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND CORRESPONDENT: When Sadiq Khan was elected mayor of London seven months ago, he became the first ever Muslim to lead a capital city in the Western world. During the campaign, his conservative opponent had made Khan's religion a big issue. Gillian Tett is the America's editor of the London-based "Financial Times."

　　GILLIAN TETT, FINANCIAL TIMES: There were dark insinuations that Sadiq Khan had somehow become associated with extremism, ultimate extreme Islamic ideas, and Sadiq Khan indicated very strongly that actually, he was very much part of the moderate wing of Islamic population who are trying to fight back against extremists.

　　DAVID TERESHCHUK: American political consultant² Rod O'Connor watched the khan campaign closely.

　　ROD O'CONNOR, AMERICAN POLITICAL CONSULTANT: He's standing³ up and saying, "Look, I'm able to represent all people, I'm able to talk to all people. The core beliefs I have are not necessarily based on a religious doctrine⁴."

　　People have tried to exploit questions around religious identity, and safety and security tied to religious identity, and this is a very — a very compelling example of a place where you can see that just doesn't work. People looked deeper; I think Sadiq gave them an opportunity to look deeper, and they made a choice.

　　DAVID TERESHCHUK: Khan says his priorities as mayor are developing affordable⁵ housing, investing in transportation infrastructure⁶, preparing youth for the jobs of tomorrow, and ensuring London remains⁷ a place that welcomes migrants.

　　UNIDENTIFIED MALE: London is open.

　　SADIQ KHAN: At a time when our cities are becoming more diverse, the job of politicians is to make sure we make it easier to integrate, that we bust⁸ myths, we build bridges, if you like, rather than walls.

　　英国伦敦首位穆斯林市长萨迪克·卡恩发表讲话

　　DAVID TERESHCHUK: For his part, Khan has reached out to Christian⁹ and Jewish and other religions to promote better inter-faith relations.

　　SADIQ KHAN: I have never held myself out as a Muslim leader. But it's a fact I'm a leader of Islamic faith, so that brings with that a responsibility, especially in current times. So, during the month of Ramadan for example, when I was fasting, it was brilliant that, you know, churches and synagogues around London invited me there. The archbishop of Canterbury invited me to Lambeth Palace, and the chief rabbi.

　　We invited a hundred children from every borough¹⁰ in London, and the archbishop and chief rabbi and I opened our fast together and took a brilliant selfie as well.

　　DAVID TERESHCHUK: That selfie went viral across Britain and globally. It's symbolic¹¹ of Khan's common touch, which friends say stems from his upbringing in working-class south London.

　　KHAN: My life experiences have made me the person who I am.

　　DAVID TERESHCHUK: Khan's life began in London, the fifth of eight children raised by a bus driver and a seamstress who emigrated from Pakistan in the 1960s. The family lived in a public housing project notorious for its violence.

　　SADIQ KHAN: It was a tough housing project, and, you know, you've got a choice to either defend yourself, or to get beaten up and, you know, be the victim of bullying¹². So, at an early age, all of my brothers, I've got six brothers, and a sister, we joined the local boxing club, because it made you streetwise. You know how to look after yourself, how to make sure you're safe, really important. But there are other skills in boxing as well, how to be magnanimous, how to be a team player, how to keep fit.

　　DAVID TERESHCHUK:What do you think now that you're in the position you're in? Does street fighting still help?

　　SADIQ KHAN: Well, some say politics is street fighting, how to defend yourself, how to make sure you expose your opponent's weaknesses, how to always be moving, don't stand still — these are life-skills.

　　DAVID TERESHCHUK: Skills that Khan now deploys¹³ to connect communities that might not otherwise not associate, in a city where, by his count, 300 languages are spoken.

　　SADIQ KHAN: Listen, it's not perfect, but actually, we're a great city. You've got in London: Christians¹⁴, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists¹⁵, those not members in an organized faith, rich, poor, old, young; all going on, interconnecting lives, breaking bread together, studying together, working together.

　　We can't have a laissez-faire attitude towards integration¹⁶. We've got to think of our schools, about our colleges, about places of work — are we ensuring that everyone has a chance to fulfill¹⁷ their potential, to meet their neighbors and to get on?

　　DAVID TERESHCHUK: Khan has also encouraged religious and other minorities to report to law enforcement any and all hate crimes, which spiked¹⁸ upward after the U.K. voted last summer to leave the European Union.

　　SADIQ KHAN: The good news is that the police, and myself, and others, have a zero tolerance¹⁹ towards hate crime. We — the public has confidence to report it, which is very, very important. I'm a firm believer in stamping out at an early stage name-calling, verbal abuse, before it escalates²⁰. And I'm very pleased that, you know, we will carry on and be that great, great city that doesn't just tolerate difference, but respects it, embraces it, and celebrates it.

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 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 doctrine   

n.教义；主义；学说

参考例句：

• He was impelled to proclaim his doctrine.他不得不宣扬他的教义。
• The council met to consider changes to doctrine.宗教议会开会考虑更改教义。

5 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

6 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 bust   

vt.打破；vi.爆裂；n.半身像；胸部

参考例句：

• I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。
• She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。

9 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。

10 borough   

n.享有自治权的市镇；(英)自治市镇

参考例句：

• He was slated for borough president.他被提名做自治区主席。
• That's what happened to Harry Barritt of London's Bromley borough.住在伦敦的布罗姆利自治市的哈里.巴里特就经历了此事。

11 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

12 bullying   

v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈

参考例句：

• Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
• All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 deploys   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的第三人称单数 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• It then deploys "decoy" programs designed to attract the virus. 然后，它释放“诱饵”去吸引病毒。
• But when that doesn't work, he deploys his secret defense mechanism. 但没有效果，它要施展绝密自卫武器了。

14 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。

15 Buddhists   

n.佛教徒( Buddhist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Jesuits in a phase of ascendancy, persecuted and insulted the Buddhists with great acrimony. 处于地位上升阶段的耶稣会修士迫害佛教徒，用尖刻的语言辱骂他们。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• The return of Saivite rule to central Java had brought no antagonism between Buddhists and Hindus. 湿婆教在中爪哇恢复统治后，并没有导致佛教徒与印度教徒之间的对立。 来自辞典例句

16 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

17 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

18 spiked   

adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的

参考例句：

• The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。 来自辞典例句

19 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。

20 escalates   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的第三人称单数 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• As the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates. 面临的挑战越大，越需要团队协同合作。 来自互联网
• I cannot understand why a minor disagreement escalates into a fist-fight. 我真不明白为什么一点意见不合就变成了拳头相见。 来自互联网