《中英對照讀新聞》Father offers daughter to shoe-thrower 父親想把女兒嫁給扔鞋者

◎胡立宗

An Egyptian man said on Wednesday he was offering his 20-year-old daughter in marriage to Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush in Baghdad on Sunday.

一名埃及男子週三表示，他已經提議把20歲的女兒嫁給伊拉克記者穆塔瑟．柴迪—他週日在巴格達把自己的鞋子扔向美國總統布希。

The daughter, Amal Saad Gumaa, said she agreed with the idea. "This is something that would honor me. I would like to live in Iraq, especially if I were attached to this hero," she told Reuters by telephone.

女兒阿瑪．薩德．古馬說她同意這個想法。「此舉將能榮耀我。我想在伊拉克生活，特別如果是我能和這名英雄結成連理，」她透過電話告訴路透。

Her father, Saad Gumaa, said he had called Dergham, Zaidi’s brother, to tell him of the offer. "I find nothing more valuable than my daughter to offer to him, and I am prepared to provide her with everything needed for marriage," he added.

他的爸爸薩德．古馬說，他已經打電話給柴迪的兄弟德瀚，告訴他這項提議。「我認為能給他最為貴重的事物，莫過於我的女兒，而且我也會為她準備好婚姻必需的每樣東西，」他說。

Zaidi’s gesture has struck a chord across the Arab world, where President Bush is widely despised for invading Iraq in 2003 and for his support for Israel.

柴迪的舉動引起阿拉伯世界的回響，布希在此區域很不得人心，因為他在2003年入侵伊拉克又支持以色列。

Amal is a student in the media faculty at Minya University in central Egypt.

阿瑪現就讀於埃及中部明亞大學的媒體科系。

Zaidi’s response to the proposal was not immediately clear.

柴迪對提親的反應暫不得而知。

新聞辭典

attach to：片語，屬於、歸屬。The blame should not be attached to me.（大家不該怪罪於我。）

provide sb. with sth.：提供某人某物。provide me with all necessities.（提供我所有必需品。）

faculty：名詞，大學科系、全體教職員或人員。faculty of a university.（﹙一所﹚大學的全體教職員。）

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