VOA慢速英语：奥巴马宣布任内首访清真寺 赞扬穆斯林对美贡献

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

周三，美国总统奥巴马在任内首次造访一座美国清真寺。

"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

在马里兰州东部的巴尔的摩伊斯兰教协会，奥巴马总统在会见美国穆斯林期间表示：“我们构成了美国这个大家庭。”

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."

他说：“美国人经常会把穆斯林宗教伊斯兰教与恐怖主义联系在一起并且指责整个穆斯林社区的“暴力行为”。

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."

美国总统奥巴马谈到穆斯林对美国社会做出的贡献。他说：“美国穆斯林保证我们的安全，他们是我们的警察，他们是我们的消防队员。他们在保卫着美国国土安全。”

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

他还表示在美国，针对穆斯林的那些不可原谅的政治言论没有立足之地。

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

奥巴马总统访问过其他国家的清真寺，但从未走进过美国清真寺。

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

他的这次访问是在竞选期间，当时共和党总统候选人唐纳德·特朗普呼吁“暂时但全面”禁止穆斯林进入美国。

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!

许多共和党人士——包括美国参议员约翰·麦凯恩和总统候选人杰布·布什都谴责特朗普的计划。但本卡森，另一名共和党总统候选人表示，穆斯林不应该被允许担任总统。

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

奥巴马总统并没有对共和党候选人针对穆斯林的评价直接作出回应。但他批评反穆斯林的言论。

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.

在上个月最后一次国情咨文演讲中，奥巴马要求美国人民拒绝那些因为种族或宗教信仰而针对人们的政治言论。

"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."

当政治家们对穆斯林进行侮辱，不管是国外的还是我们的民族同胞，当一座清真寺遭到破坏，或者当一个孩子被辱骂，这些都会使我们感到惶恐不安。

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.

一段时间以来，美国穆斯林团体一直邀请奥巴马总统参观美国清真寺。在去年十二月，穆斯林遭受威胁与攻击之后，再一次发出邀请。

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.

巴尔的摩伊斯兰协会已经收到这样的威胁。警方已经对一些建筑加强安全保障，其中包括一处宗教研究的场所、健康诊所和一所学校。该协会始建于47年前并已拥有成千上万名成员。

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.

奥巴马总统表示，对联邦政府而言，与美国穆斯林协会领袖进行合作帮助对抗极端分子的攻击（如伊斯兰国家恐怖组织煽动美国穆斯林），这一点至关重要。

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