BBC國家檔案８ - 翻譯

1.Colonel Gaddafi's revolution has been based largely on distinguishing his

country from the world around it.

格達費上校的國內革命和周遭的全球國家大大不同。

2.A staunch Arab nationalist, Col Gaddafi's attempts to forge unity with other

Arab states met with little success.

堅定的阿拉伯國家主義信奉者-格達費試圖和其他阿拉伯國家統合卻收效甚微。

3.The external radio service was renamed the Voice of Africa in October 1998,

to reflect Libya's change in political orientation towards Africa and away

from the Middle East and Arab world.

98年10月國外廣播頻道被重新命名為非洲之聲，由此看出利比亞的政治定位由中東和阿拉

伯世界轉向非洲的改變。

4.In the Middle Ages Mauritania was the cradle of the Almoravid movement, which

spread Islam throughout the region and for a while controlled the Islamic

part of Spain.

中古期的茅利塔尼亞是xx運動的搖籃之地，由此散播回教信仰且一度支配了西班牙部份的

回教信仰。

5.Groomed for "kingship", as his late father King Hassan II referred to his

upbringing, Mohammed VI became monarch in 1999.

默罕穆德六世被已故父王哈山二世提到要栽培他準備接位，99年就繼位為王。

6.Bomb attacks in Casablanca in 2003 prompted the enactment of new

anti-terrorism laws and a reinvigorated campaign against extremists.

2003年卡薩布蘭加的炸彈攻擊促使頒布反恐新法和重新打擊極端分子。

7.Newspaper readership is limited by low literacy levels, and competition for

advertising is intense.

報紙閱讀受限於低識字率而廣告的競爭是激烈的。

8.Satellite dishes are widely used, giving access to a range of foreign TV

stations.

衛星電視廣泛的使用使得一些國外電視台得以就近利用。

9.The country has so far been spared the militant Islamist violence that has

plagued some of its neighbours.

該國至今還是免不了軍事回教分子的暴力威脅，也為部份鄰國帶來災難。

10.It declared its independence after following suit with Bahrain and refusing

to join the United Arab Emirates.

跟進巴林後它宣佈獨立並拒絕加入阿拉伯聯合大公國。

11.Oil money funds an all-embracing welfare state, with many services being

free or heavily subsidised.

石油帶來的財富為所有福利國家提供資金，眾服務業免稅或有很多補助。

12.One of the most devout and insular countries in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia

has emerged from being an underdeveloped desert kingdom to become one of the

wealthiest nations in the region thanks to vast oil resources.

沙烏地阿拉伯本是中東最虔誠和孤立的國家之一，拜豐富的石油資源所賜，它從未開發的

沙漠王國搖身一變為中東最富有的國家之一。

13.The Saudi authorities were further torn between their natural instincts to

step up internal security and pressure to allow a greater degree of

democracy.

沙烏地當局因為要本著原來作為強化國安或允許進一步的民主之壓力而加深分歧。

14.Abdullah is said to have forged alliances with other members of the ruling

family to offset the influence of his seven half brothers.

據說阿不杜拉聯合其他皇室成員以結盟來抗衡他七個同父異母兄弟的影響力。

15.He is seen as being untainted by corruption - giving credibility to his

drive to stamp it out - and to favour reforms which are balanced with a respect

for Saudi traditions.

他被認為是政治的白紙一張，得到信任以著手反貪腐並在遵守沙烏地傳統下贊成改革。

16.Newspapers tend to follow the lead of the state-run news agency on whether

or not to publish stories on sensitive subjects.

報紙易於遵守國營新聞機構的規範來視情況發佈敏感議題的內容。

17.Many internet users are said to be women, possibly a result of restrictions

on their movements.

很多網路使用者是女性，可能是他們活動受限所使然。

18.With the return of millions of displaced southerners, there is a pressing

need for reconstruction.

隨著數百萬計的南方遊民歸來，重建的需要迫在眉睫。

19.Its oil reserves are ripe for further exploitation.

它的石油礦藏有待進一步開採。

20.Omar al-Bashir joined the army as a young man and rose through the ranks.

歐瑪．阿巴夏爾年輕就從軍了並逐步升官。

21.Following the death of Hafez al-Assad, Syria underwent a degree of

relaxation.

在哈菲茲．阿沙德死後，敘利亞一度得到休養生息。

22.The granting of real political freedoms and a shake-up of the

state-dominated economy have not materialised.

真正允准政治自由和國家主導經濟的整頓還未實現。

23.Their current relationship founders on the continued occupation by Israel of

the Golan Heights - Syrian land taken in the 1967 war.

他們現在關係不睦導因於以色列持續佔領1967年奪來的敘利亞土地-古蘭高地。

24.Shy and private, he was brought up outside the political spotlight,seemingly

destined for a quiet life.

靦腆、不談私事的他在政治鎂光燈外長大，表面上是註定要過著安靜的生活。

25.Egyptian and pan-Arab satellite TV stations command large audiences.

埃及和泛阿拉伯的衛星電視台有廣大的觀眾群。

26.Press codes shape coverage and stipulate large fines and prison sentences

for violators.

新聞法規範報導並規定對違法者處以龐大罰金和徒刑。

27.Chic hotels and skyscrapers are emblematic of cities such as Abu Dhabi and

cosmopolitan Dubai.

別緻飯店和摩天大樓是阿布達比和世界性的杜哈這些城市的象徵。

28.It still maintains much of its tribal character and old ways.

它仍保有很多部落特色和傳統習俗。

29.People wear traditional dress and the custom of chewing the narcotic plant

khat in the afternoons is still widely observed.

人們穿著傳統服飾，而午後咀嚼麻醉草葉的習俗還是到處可見。

30.He is backed by the main pillars of power in Yemen, the tribe and the army.

他有葉門包括部落和軍隊等主要力量的支柱當靠山。

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