休闲英语对话：关于谈"性"，沙特记者遭鞭笞的情景会话

Lily: Ann,read this news.

安，看这则新闻。

Ann: About what?

关于什么的?

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.

新闻是关于一个沙特阿拉伯的女记者，她和同事在电视节目上大谈婚外性，将受到鞭打。

Ann: Why? Where is the human rights?

为什么?人权在哪里?

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

阿拉伯是一个穆斯林国家，他们有着许多不同与我们的律法,比如说婚外性行为，在沙特是违法的。

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

但是这是现代社会啊，人们有权去说他们的想法啊。

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，但是不同地区的人有不同的文化和习俗，宗教是最重要的一个部分，在这些地区我们不能忽视宗教。你明白了吗?

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

是的，我明白了一点，结果呢?那记者被鞭打了吗?

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

没有，我听说沙特国王特赦了她。

Ann: She must be appreciated the King.

她一定很感激国王。