VOA标准英语2012--Christians Flee Their Homes in Pakistani Capital
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(八月)
Christians 2 Flee Their Homes in Pakistani Capital
Shaqila Bibi, a Christian 1, is packing up. She’s afraid Muslims in her neighborhood will attack her if she stays.
“We are frightened," said Bibi. "They can harm us any time, set us on fire, and the landlord has asked us to leave so that we are not harmed.”
David Masih says families fled the area after an angry mob gathered outside the house of 14-year-old Rimsha Masih - accused by a neighbor of burning pages inscribed 3 with verses from the Quran. Under Pakistan's blasphemy 4 law, such action is a crime punishable by death or life in prison.
While Pakistan's president has pledged an investigation 5 into the young girl's case, many Christians are not taking chances.
Masih - who is not related to Rimsha Mashi - says landlords have given them until September 1 to leave.
Christians accused of blasphemy have been attacked and burned to death before.
“We are very worried," said Masih. "We want the government to protect us. Where are poor people like us supposed to go? If the deadline passes, they will harm us.”
Human rights activist 6 Farzana Bari says not enough is being done against a growing religious intolerance fueled by poverty and outside influences, and an overly broad blasphemy law.
“I think the government has no will to stand against those religious groups and also, generally, the law enforcement institutions and structures are very weak," said Bari.
Mohammad Ali says the landlords and village elders have come to their own conclusions.
“Whether they are frightened or not, this is God’s last book. We all should respect that. And everybody has decided 7 that they should leave," said Ali.
For these minority Christians, now rebuilding their lives on a government-granted plot in central Islamabad, it was a decision they had feared.
- 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。
- 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。
- His name was inscribed on the trophy. 他的名字刻在奖杯上。
- The names of the dead were inscribed on the wall. 死者的名字被刻在墙上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- His writings were branded as obscene and a blasphemy against God.他的著作被定为淫秽作品，是对上帝的亵渎。
- You have just heard his blasphemy!你刚刚听到他那番亵渎上帝的话了！
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
- He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。