《中英對照讀新聞》Saudi king orders newspaper columnist to stop piling on the praise－沙國國王命令報紙專欄作家停止頌揚

◎周虹汶

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has ordered an over-enthusiastic columnist to be suspended from his job after he equated him with God, Saudi media reported on Sunday.

沙烏地阿拉伯媒體週日報導，國王沙爾曼．賓．阿卜杜勒阿齊茲命令一名過度熱心的專欄作家停職，在他把國王和真主劃上等號以後。

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King Salman has frequently been lauded by columnists in local media, in traditional deference to authority, since the 81-year-old assumed office in 2015.

沙國媒體傳統上順從權威，沙爾曼國王2015年以81歲高齡上任以來，就時常受到媒體專欄作家的讚美。

But Ramadan al-Anzi’s column in al-Jazirah newspaper describing King Salman as "Haleem", or forbearing, and "Shadeed al-Eqab", strict in punishment - both terms associated in Islam with God - appeared to have gone too far.

但拉馬丹．艾安齊在《半島報》的專欄，把國王沙爾曼形容成「寬忍」，還有「不濫施罰」——兩詞在伊斯蘭教中都和真主有關——似乎過了頭。

The newspaper published an apology late on Saturday.

該報週六晚間刊登了一則道歉啟事。

"The phrases and tribute which the author bestowed on the personality of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, are not acceptable, despite what God had bestowed upon him, may God protect him, of the honor of serving the two holy mosques, Islam, the homeland and the people," al-Jazirah wrote.（Reuters）

《半島報》寫道：「這名作者對兩聖寺監護者的用語及頌揚，是無法接受的，儘管真主早已賦予（國王）權利，願真主保護他服侍兩聖寺、伊斯蘭、家園與人民的榮譽。」（路透）

《新聞辭典》

equate：動詞，指使相等、等同。例句：Some people equate education with exam success.（有些人把教育跟考試拿到好成績劃上等號。）

deference：名詞，指順從、尊重。例句：See what a deference he pays to the supervisor.（看他對主管多畢恭畢敬啊！）

bestow：動詞，指授予、放置、貯藏、供留宿。例句：He did not bestow one thought on his dead wife.（他對他死去的妻子想都不想。）