VOA常速英语2017--美国庆祝宗教自由日

（单词翻译）

Today, as we observe Religious Freedom Day, we note the recent successes and accomplishments¹ of the U.S. State Department in promoting religious liberty, said Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom David Saperstein:

今天，当我们庆祝宗教自由日(Religious Freedom Day)之时，我们也注意到近来国务院在提升宗教自由方面所取得的成功和成就，美国国际宗教自由无任所大使大卫萨佩斯坦(DavidSaperstein)说。

“Clearly as you look back on my two years at the State Department our ability to assist Secretary of State Kerry in his findings that ISIL's activities in Iraq constitute a genocide against Christian², Yezidis, Shia communities and crimes against humanity against the Kakai and the Mandeans and other minority groups was a very important achievement here and had the impact of grabbling the attention of the international community.”

“显然，如果大家回首我在国务院工作这2年的历程就会发现，我们协助国务卿克里发现了IS在伊拉克的活动存在对基督教徒、耶西迪人、什叶派的种族灭绝行为，以及IS针对Kakai人、曼达派和其他少数群体的反人道罪。我们的发现不仅对这里是重要的成就，同时也对吸引国际社会注意力产生了影响。”

This world-wide attention made it possible to hold two pledging conferences that helped raise over $2.2 million from countries around the world to help make it possible for these religious minorities return home safely.

而全球的关注又促成了2个拨款会议的开办，这2次会议帮助从全球多国募集到了220多万美元的资金，让这些宗教少数群体得以安全返乡。

The United States as a country will continue its commitment to the principle of religious freedom at home and abroad, said Ambassador Saperstein:

美国作为一个国家，将继续奉行其对国外内宗教自由原则的承诺，萨佩斯坦说。

“I'm very optimistic that the robust³ efforts on behalf of religious freedom that has marked the last several administrations, Republican and Democrat⁴, will remain a hallmark of our foreign policy moving into the future. . . .It really shows the consensus⁵ view that religion plays such an influential⁶ role in foreign policy issues that we confront and must be addressed more effectively, must engage religious communities around the world on behalf of the values that we promulgate⁷.”

“我相信，过去几届美国政府以宗教自由之名所做的卓绝努力，无论是共和党还是民主党，依然会是我国未来外交政策的标志……这无疑证明了大家的共同观点，即宗教在我们所面临的外交政策事宜上发挥了如此重要的影响，并需要以我们所宣传的价值观之名，发动全球各地的宗教社群以更加有效的方式加以解决。”

Religious liberty is one of America's great contributions to the world, said Ambassador Saperstein. “And as an American I'm extraordinarily⁸ proud to see how many countries join us in that vision of the fundamental rights of people to live equally as citizens without regard to their religion.”

宗教自由是美国对世界所作的巨大贡献之一，萨佩斯坦说。“而同时，作为一名美国人，我极为骄傲地看到很多国家加入了我们的愿景——信仰任何宗教的公民都有平等生活的根本权利。”

The United States is making a difference in the world on this issue and will continue to do so.

在这个议题上，美国正有所作为，并将继续坚持。