英国新闻听力 孟加拉作家遭砍杀后遗孀首发声

Two weeks ago, the American Bangladeshi writer Avijit Roy was attacked and murdered as he walked back froma book fair in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. Mr. Roy lived in America and was just visiting Bangladesh. But he was well-known there as an atheist¹ who advocated secularism³. His family says he received threats after publishing articles promoting secular² views, science and social issues on his blog. His widow also suffered multiple injuries in the attack. She is now recovering in a safe location. She’s given her first interview to my colleague Tim Franks.

I was going in and out of consciousness and…Sorry, my heart beat is just…I’m so sorry. My biggest fear is to go through that memory. It’s…I still…My heart still races so fast when I do…The first time I realize that I don’t have a thumb. And I have quite a few stabs on my head. And I was soaked in blood. Avijit was still alive lying on a stretcher beside me. And doctors were going back and forth⁴. And I was tellingthem “Please take care of him because my condition is better. Take care of him first.” So that’s the first time I think I realize what happened. And Avijit was just making a sound. He was not conscious or anything.

We can’t judge why he was killed and who killed him, but clearly he did arouse a deal of opposition⁵ inside Bangladesh. Why do you think his views and I guess your views as well, have been so controversial?

We actually held the same views or co-bloggers, co-writers. I kinda slowed down in recent years. But I think your assumption is right. It has gotten worries over the years. I have been an atheist since I was thirteen. I have studied a lot about this. And this was pretty common. You know, my friends knew it. My familyknew it. It was still okay. She is an exception, but it was never a crime. And there were other intellectuals who would actually sit down and talk to you about this.

两周前，美籍孟加拉国作家阿维吉特·罗伊在孟加拉国首都达卡参观书展返回的路上遇袭致死。罗伊在美国生活，这次只是来孟加拉国拜访。但很多孟加拉人都知道他是无神论者，倡导世俗主义。据他的家人称，他在博客上发表宣扬世俗观点、倡导科学、议论社会问题的文章后，受到了外界的威胁。他的遗孀也在袭击中受到多发性损伤，目前正在安全的地方养病。事件发生后，她首次接受了我的同事蒂姆·弗兰克斯的采访。

我时而清醒、时而昏迷……对不起，我的心跳……实在抱歉。最令我恐惧的就是回忆那次事件。它……我还是……我的心脏还是跳得很快当我……我第一次意识到我的大拇指没有了。我头上也挨了好几刀，浑身是血。阿维吉特当时还活着，躺在我旁边的担架上。医生们都在忙前忙后，我就一直跟他们说:“请你们先抢救他，因为我的状况比他好。先照顾他。”我觉得那是我第一次清醒地意识到发生了什么。当时，阿维吉特只能发出一些声音，大脑完全不清醒。

对于他遇害的原因以及凶手的身份，我们还无法断定，但很显然，他确实在孟加拉国内部引发了众多抗议。你为什么觉得他的观点——我猜也是你的观点——如此具有争议性呢？

我们其实持相同的观点，有共同的博客及作家朋友，近几年我有些放慢了步调。但我认为你的设想是对的，这么多年来我们都在担心。我从13岁开始就是无神论者，对此也做了大量的研究。这很正常，我朋友都知道，家人也知道。还好，她虽然和别人不一样，但没有在犯罪。另外，还会有知识分子会愿意坐下来和你聊这件事。

1 atheist   

n.无神论者

参考例句：

• She was an atheist but now she says she's seen the light.她本来是个无神论者，可是现在她说自己的信仰改变了。
• He is admittedly an atheist.他被公认是位无神论者。

2 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。

3 secularism   

n.现世主义；世俗主义；宗教与教育分离论；政教分离论

参考例句：

• Unless are devoted to God, secularism shall not leave us. 除非我们奉献于神，否则凡俗之心便不会离开我们。 来自互联网
• They are no longer a huge threat to secularism. 他们已不再是民主的巨大威胁。 来自互联网

4 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

5 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。