The head of India’s Catholic bishops, speaking out after a nun was raped in the east of the country, has said the country should be as concerned about the welfare of its people as it is about its cows.
印度天主教的眾主教之首在該國東部一名修女遭性侵後大聲疾呼，印度應該像關心牛的福祉一般，關心人民的福祉。
The comments appeared directed against hardline Hindu nationalists who have stirred up animosity against India’s Christian and Muslim minorities, while successfully lobbying for tougher laws against killing cows.
這番評論顯然直接朝著強硬派印度教民族主義者而來，他們經常挑動對人數較少的印度基督教徒與穆斯林的仇視，同時也成功遊說當局制定更嚴苛的禁止殺牛的法律。
Cows are considered sacred by many Indians, but beef is eaten by some poor and lower-caste Hindus as well as by Christians and Muslims.
牛被許多印度人視為神聖生物，但部分窮人、較低種姓的印度教徒，以及基督徒與穆斯林，則會吃牛肉。
"The country has a responsibility towards all of us - every human being - and not just cows," Cardinal Baselios Cleemis told journalists. The comments, reported in newspapers on Wednesday, were confirmed by his office. （Reuters）
「這個國家對我們大家都有責任︱︱所有的人類，而不是只有牛，」樞機主教巴塞利奧斯．克利米斯告訴記者。該評論週三見於印度報章，並獲得克利米斯辦公室證實。（路透）
新聞辭典
speak out：慣用語，大聲說，大聲說讓人聽到。例句：She won’t hear you in the back row if you don’t speak out.（你要是不大聲一點，她在後排是聽不見你說什麼的。）
as…as：慣用語，跟……一樣；比較兩者並視其為相等。例句：The weather this winter in Hokkaido was as bad as last year.（北海道今年冬天的天氣跟去年一樣糟。）
stir up：慣用語，使激動，惹起。
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