马来西亚领导人为穆斯林经济发展呐喊

Malaysian Leader Calls for Economic

Development in Muslim World

马来西亚领导人为穆斯林经济发展呐喊

 

Malaysian President Abdullah Badawi says the Muslim world should do more to improve the economic standing¹ of all Muslims. Mr. Abdullah says economic development and peace must come together.

 

Malaysia's leader Abdullah Badawi told business leaders gathered in Hong Kong Monday the Islamic world must do all it can to end poverty among all Muslims.

 

Mr. Badawi: The threat to the Muslims and to Islam is really not terrorism, not extremism, the threat is poverty and illiteracy² and we must do all we can in order to eliminate this.

 

Mr. Abdullah, who currently chairs the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Conference, says the time has come for the OIC to emphasize the economic development of its members. He says Muslim populations must not only strive for peace, but also for economic vitality³. Many of the OIC's members are developing countries in Africa and the Middle East.

 

Mr. Abdullah: OIC has been very much concerned with political issues all these years, and spending a lot of time talking about politics, especially relating to the situation in the Middle East, but what we are trying to do is we want to give an economic business face to Islam.

 

Malaysia has recently been taking steps to promote Islamic banking⁴ and finance. Next week, senior officials from the Islamic Development Bank, the funding agency of the OIC, will meet in Kuala Lumpur to discuss and formulate⁵ economic programs for the organization's poorer members.

 

Mr. Abdullah also called for moderation in the practice of the Islamic faith and for the Muslim world to show that Islam is a "progressive religion." The Malaysian president urged Muslims to enter into inter-faith dialogues to encourage greater understanding.

 

Heda Bayron, VOA news, Hong Kong.

 

注释：

illiteracy [i5litErEsi] n. 文盲

eliminate [i5limineit] vt. 排除，消除

strive for 奋斗，争取

vitality [vai5tAliti] n. 活力；生气

take steps 采取措施

Kuala Lumpur [5kwB:lE 5lumpuE] n. 吉隆坡（马来西亚首都）

formulate [5fC:mjuleit] vt. 规划

moderation [7mCdE5reiFEn] n. 适度

1 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。

2 illiteracy   

n.文盲

参考例句：

• It is encouraging to read that illiteracy is declining.从读报中了解文盲情况正在好转，这是令人鼓舞的。
• We must do away with illiteracy.我们必须扫除文盲。

3 vitality   

n.活力，生命力，效力

参考例句：

• He came back from his holiday bursting with vitality and good health.他度假归来之后，身强体壮，充满活力。
• He is an ambitious young man full of enthusiasm and vitality.他是个充满热情与活力的有远大抱负的青年。

4 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

5 formulate   

v.用公式表示；规划；设计；系统地阐述

参考例句：

• He took care to formulate his reply very clearly.他字斟句酌，清楚地做了回答。
• I was impressed by the way he could formulate his ideas.他陈述观点的方式让我印象深刻。