雅思阅读素材之小心谨慎搞改革.docxVIP

智课网IELTS备考资料 雅思阅读素材之小心谨慎搞改革 摘要： 沙特是世界头号石油生产和出口国。2005年√ 8月1日，前国王法赫德病逝，王储阿卜杜拉·本·阿卜杜勒-阿齐兹同日继承王位。新国王身材魁梧，双目有神，声音洪亮。他下巴上的浓黑胡子总是很“有型”，这使他在众多阿拉伯大胡子领导人中格外醒目。在沙特人民心目中，他是“和蔼可亲的国王”、 “睿智的君主”，并享有“仁慈国王”之美誉。  Reform-minded Saudis cheered when Abdullah became King four years ago. The kind Custodian~ of the Holy Places, as Saudi monarchs title themselves, had a reputation for honesty, tolerance and humility that promised change for the better. Yet few of his tentative reforms have stuck. Initiatives~ to modernise state schools and courts have stalled in the face of rigid religious conservatives.  四年前，当阿卜杜拉接任沙特阿??伯王位时，富有改革意识的沙特人一片欢腾。这位慈祥的“圣地守护者”(沙特君主这样自称)有着诚实、宽容和谦卑的美誉，并承诺国家会变得更好。然而，他的尝试性改革很少能够持久。试图建立现代化的公立学校和法院的新举措，因顽固宗教保守派的反对而停滞不前。  But in a move of rare boldness for the stately kingdom, on February 14th the 86-year-old King decreed~ sweeping changes in government. His reshuffle~ affected top posts in education, the courts, the armed forces, the central bank, the health and information ministries, the religious police and the state-appointed religious hierarchy. as well as the royally-appointed, 150-man original parliament, the Shura Council  .但是，2月1 4日，这位86岁的国王以这个庄严国家颇为罕见的胆量颁布法令彻底改革政府机构。他的内阁改组触及到教育、法院、军队、中央银行、健康和信息部的高层职位，宗教警察和国家任命的宗教等级， 以及皇室任命的1 50人组成的原议会——修罗理事会。  It was not the scale of the turnover that raised eyebrows; most senior ministers retained their posts. More striking was the injection of reformist blood into the dead school and court systems. With his background in intelligence, and as a son-in-law of the King, the new minister of education, Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Muhammad, may be better equipped to flush out~ teachers who are failing to comply with~ curricula that have been revised to emphasize tolerance in Islam.  其实，并不是人员变动的规模令人大吃一惊;大部分最高级部长都留任原职。更引人注目的是，国王把改革派的血液注入死气沉沉的学校和法院系统。新任的教育部长费萨尔亲王阿卜杜拉..本·穆罕默德，有着情报部门的工作背景，而且是国王的女婿，更有可能驱逐不遵守新课程规定的老师，修订后的课程强调伊斯兰教的包容。  The departure of Sheikh Saleh Luhaydan as