VOA慢速英語：奧巴馬宣布任內(nèi)首訪清真寺 贊揚穆斯林對美貢獻

President Barack Obama visited a Muslim religious center in the United States for the first time as president on Wednesday.

周三，美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬在任內(nèi)首次造訪一座美國清真寺。

"We're one American family," Obama said during his meeting with Muslim-Americans at the Islamic Society of Baltimore, in the eastern state of Maryland.

President Obama Visits Mosque in Baltimore, Maryland

在馬里蘭州東部的巴爾的摩伊斯蘭教協(xié)會，奧巴馬總統(tǒng)在會見美國穆斯林期間表示：“我們構成了美國這個大家庭。”

He said too often Americans link the Muslim religion Islam with terrorism and blame the entire Muslim community for the "violent acts of a few."

他說：“美國人經(jīng)常會把穆斯林宗教伊斯蘭教與恐怖主義聯(lián)系在一起并且指責整個穆斯林社區(qū)的“暴力行為”。

Obama spoke about the contributions Muslims have made to American society. He said "Muslim-Americans keep us safe. They are our police. They are our firefighters. They're in (the Department of) Homeland Security."

美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬談到穆斯林對美國社會做出的貢獻。他說：“美國穆斯林保證我們的安全，他們是我們的警察，他們是我們的消防隊員。他們在保衛(wèi)著美國國土安全。”

And he said "inexcusable political rhetoric against Muslims has no place" in this country.

他還表示在美國，針對穆斯林的那些不可原諒的政治言論沒有立足之地。

Obama has visited mosques in other countries, but never in the United States.

奧巴馬總統(tǒng)訪問過其他國家的清真寺，但從未走進過美國清真寺。

His visit took place during an election campaign in which Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called for a temporary ban on new Muslim immigrants.

他的這次訪問是在競選期間，當時共和黨總統(tǒng)候選人唐納德·特朗普呼吁“暫時但全面”禁止穆斯林進入美國。

Many Republicans -- including U.S. Sen. John McCain and presidential candidate Jeb Bush -- condemned Trump's plan. But Ben Carson, another Republican presidential candidate, said a Muslim should not be permitted to serve as president. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

許多共和黨人士——包括美國參議員約翰·麥凱恩和總統(tǒng)候選人杰布·布什都譴責特朗普的計劃。但本卡森，另一名共和黨總統(tǒng)候選人表示，穆斯林不應該被允許擔任總統(tǒng)。

Obama has not directly answered the comments about Muslims from the Republican candidates. But he has criticized anti-Muslim statements.

奧巴馬總統(tǒng)并沒有對共和黨候選人針對穆斯林的評價直接作出回應。但他批評反穆斯林的言論。

In his final State of the Union address last month, Obama asked Americans to reject any politics that target people because of race or religion.

在上個月最后一次國情咨文演講中，奧巴馬要求美國人民拒絕那些因為種族或宗教信仰而針對人們的政治言論。

"When politicians insult Muslims, whether abroad or our fellow citizens, when a mosque isvandalized, or a kid is called names, that doesn't make us safer."

當政治家們對穆斯林進行侮辱，不管是國外的還是我們的民族同胞，當一座清真寺遭到破壞，或者當一個孩子被辱罵，這些都會使我們感到惶恐不安。

Muslim-American groups have been asking Obama to visit a mosque in the United States for some time. They asked again after threats and attacks on Muslims last December.

一段時間以來，美國穆斯林團體一直邀請奧巴馬總統(tǒng)參觀美國清真寺。在去年十二月，穆斯林遭受威脅與攻擊之后，再一次發(fā)出邀請。

The Islamic Society of Baltimore has received such threats. Police have increased security at the building, which includes a place for religious study, a health clinic and a school. It was started 47 years ago and has thousands of members.

巴爾的摩伊斯蘭協(xié)會已經(jīng)收到這樣的威脅。警方已經(jīng)對一些建筑加強安全保障，其中包括一處宗教研究的場所、健康診所和一所學校。該協(xié)會始建于47年前并已擁有成千上萬名成員。

President Obama has said it is important for the federal government to work with Muslim-American leaders to help fight attempts by extremists like the Islamic State terrorist group toradicalize Muslims in the U.S.

奧巴馬總統(tǒng)表示，對聯(lián)邦政府而言，與美國穆斯林協(xié)會領袖進行合作幫助對抗極端分子的攻擊（如伊斯蘭國家恐怖組織煽動美國穆斯林），這一點至關重要。

I'm Dorothy Gundy.

我是Dorothy Gundy。

Aru Pande and Mary Alice Salinas reported this story. Christopher Jones-Cruise adapted it for VOA Learning English. Hai Do was the editor.

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Words in This Story

rhetoric- n. language that is intended to influence people

vandalize- v. destroy or damage

radical- adj. having extreme political or social views