VOA标准英语2009年-Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Sentenced to Three Years in
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(三月)
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush during a farewell visit to Baghdad has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to three years in prison.
Muntader al-Zaidi (File)
The trial of Iraqi journalist Muntader al-Zaidi, who shot to fame after flinging his shoes at former President George Bush during a press conference last December in Baghdad, ended with a relatively 1 light three-year sentence.
Fans of al-Zaidi reportedly swarmed 2 the vicinity of the court-house, shouting slogans in his favor and decrying 3 the Iraqi government. Several close family members called the prosecutors 4 "sons of dogs."
The Iraqi authorities, apparently 5 aware of the publicity 6 the case has drawn 7 in the Arab and international media, gave as little media coverage 8 of the trial as possible.
When asked if he was innocent, the 30-year old journalist for Al Baghdadia satellite channel told Judge Abd al Amir Hassan al-Rubaie that he believed he was, because he reacted "just as any Iraqi would have."
The head of al-Zaidi's defense 9 team, attorney Dhia al-Sa'adi, told al Baghdadiya TV the sentence was harsh and insisted that he would appeal the decision.
The punishment, he says, in accordance with the statute 10 he was charged under was three years. The defense team considers that punishment harsh, and feels that it does not really correspond with what Muntader al-Zaidi did. Therefore, he stresses, we will appeal the decision to the appellate court within the appropriate time-frame.
Members of al-Zaidi's 25-member defense team had asked for the charges to be dismissed, arguing President Bush was never in danger.
Al-Zaidi missed Mr. Bush when he threw both shoes on December 15, during a press conference with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Hadi al-Marai, who head Iraq's Press Freedom and Observation center says the outcome could have been worse.
The press and other sources, he notes, speculated that the sentence could have been seven years or more, so three years is not all that bad. But, he says, we cannot accept that an Iraqi reporter be treated like this, especially since we are a fledgling democracy.
Al-Zaidi was jailed after the December shoe-throwing incident. A previous sentencing hearing was postponed 11. The Arab press has called him as a "hero" and several admirers have even offered to betroth 12 their daughters to him, as a reward for his "courage."
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- The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
- When the bell rang, the children swarmed out of the school. 铃声一响，孩子们蜂拥而出离开了学校。
- When the rain started the crowd swarmed back into the hotel. 雨一开始下，人群就蜂拥回了旅社。
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- Democratic leaders are decrying President Bush's plan to indefinitely halt troop withdrawals from Iraq after July. 民主党领导公开谴责布什总统七月后无限停止从伊拉克撤兵的举动。 来自互联网
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- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
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- The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
- The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。