休閑英語對(duì)話：關(guān)于談"性"，沙特記者遭鞭笞的情景會(huì)話

Lily: Ann,read this news.

安，看這則新聞。

Ann: About what?

關(guān)于什么的?

Lily: The news is about a woman journalist in Saudi Arabia who talked about extramarital intercourse in the TV show with her colleague, would be flogged.

新聞是關(guān)于一個(gè)沙特阿拉伯的女記者，她和同事在電視節(jié)目上大談婚外性，將受到鞭打。

Ann: Why? Where is the human rights?

為什么?人權(quán)在哪里?

Lily: Arabia is a Muslim country. They have many different laws from ours，such as fornication, in Saudi Arabia ,it is illegal

阿拉伯是一個(gè)穆斯林國家，他們有著許多不同與我們的律法,比如說婚外性行為，在沙特是違法的。

Ann: But it is a modern society. People have right to express their thought.

但是這是現(xiàn)代社會(huì)啊，人們有權(quán)去說他們的想法啊。

Lily: Yes, but people in the different area have different culture and custom. And the religion is the most important part. We could not ignorant the religion in that area. Do you have me?

是的，但是不同地區(qū)的人有不同的文化和習(xí)俗，宗教是最重要的一個(gè)部分，在這些地區(qū)我們不能忽視宗教。你明白了嗎?

Ann: Yes, I can understand a little, but what is the end? Was the journalist flogged in the end?.

是的，我明白了一點(diǎn)，結(jié)果呢?那記者被鞭打了嗎?

Lily: No, I heard the King of the Saudi Arabia amnestied her.

沒有，我聽說沙特國王特赦了她。

Ann: She must be appreciated the King.

她一定很感激國王。