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斯里兰卡拒绝给歌星阿肯颁发签证

文章来源：未知文章作者：meng 发布时间：2010-03-25 01:58 字体： [ ]　

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sri lanka has refused to issue a visa to r&b star akon, who was due to perform there next month, saying he offended the country's ¹.

美国r&b歌星阿肯下月将在斯里兰卡进行演出，但是斯里兰卡拒绝给他颁发签证，称其冒犯了国内的佛教徒。

akon was due to perform in the country in april

the ban comes after protests over one of the star's music videos featuring scantily-clad（穿得很少的） women dancing in front of a statue of ²（佛像） .

a spokesperson for akon said later that, due to the protests, the star had "³ to ⁴" his show.

they said they hoped to have the issue "resolved in the coming weeks".

in a statement, the government said the video for sexy chick by david guetta, featuring akon on ⁵, "triggered a lot of disappointment among buddhists".

it added some of akon's ⁶（歌词，抒情诗） were not "suitable for public ⁷（清晰发音，关节） ".

spiritual man

on monday, hundreds of people stormed the head offices of the maharaja broadcasting and television network, the media sponsor of the planned concert.

four workers were injured and windows and parked cars were smashed（粉碎） after protesters threw stones at the building.

"considering the controversial video images, offensive song lyrics and strong protests coming from various cultural, religious groups and organisations in the country, the government was compelled（强迫，迫使） to take this decision," the government said.

akon said he was "disheartened（沮丧的，灰心的） " to hear of the protests.

"i was not aware that the statue was even on the set of the video until now. i would never set out to offend or ⁸（亵渎，侮辱） anyone's religion or religious beliefs," he said in a statement.

"i myself am a spiritual man, so i can understand why they are offended, but violence is never the answer and i am disheartened to hear about what happened yesterday."

akon's international booking firm, american talent agency, said it hoped to reschedule the concert after ensuring the safety of the singer and his fans.

concert promoter lasantha samarasinghe said he would ask the government to reconsider its decision, adding that the concert would boost tourism and help the country's economy.

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1
n.佛教徒( buddhist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
the jesuits in a phase of ascendancy, persecuted and insulted the buddhists with great acrimony. 处于地位上升阶段的耶稣会修士迫害佛教徒，用尖刻的语言辱骂他们。来自英汉非文学 - 历史 the return of saivite rule to central java had brought no antagonism between buddhists and hindus. 湿婆教在中爪哇恢复统治后，并没有导致佛教徒与印度教徒之间的对立。来自辞典例句

2
n.佛；佛像；佛陀
参考例句：
several women knelt down before the statue of buddha and prayed.几个妇女跪在佛像前祈祷。 he has kept the figure of buddha for luck.为了图吉利他一直保存着这尊佛像。

3
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
this gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 there is a decided difference between british and chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4
v.延期，推迟
参考例句：
i shall postpone making a decision till i learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。 she decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。

5
（乐曲中的）歌唱部份，声乐部份( vocal的名词复数 )
参考例句：
also look out for soaring vocals on the right man. 另外，也可留意一下《意中人》中的那高亢的唱腔。 lazy bass line, lazier drums, lush violins, great piano and incomparable vocals. 懒惰的低音线，较懒惰的鼓，饮小提琴，棒的钢琴和无比的声音。

6
n.歌词
参考例句：
music and lyrics by rodgers and hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲 the book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

7
n.（清楚的）发音；清晰度，咬合
参考例句：
his articulation is poor.他发音不清楚。 she spoke with a lazy articulation.她说话慢吞吞的。

8
v.供俗用，亵渎，污辱
参考例句：
the enemy desecrate the church by using it as a stable.敌人亵渎这所教堂,把它当做马厩。 it's a crime to desecrate the country's flag.玷污国旗是犯罪。