VOA常速英语:Linda Thomas-Greenfield Lauds Corruption Fight in Nigeria(翻译)

The U. S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, met with five steering members of the Religious Leaders Anti-Corruption Committee on August 25 to discuss their ongoing efforts to counter corruption in Nigeria through teaching, preaching, and government advocacy.
琳达·托马斯·格林菲尔德是美国负责非洲事务的助理国务卿，她于8月25日会见了“宗教领袖反腐败委员会”的五名督导成员，和他们一起讨论了尼日利亚正在进行的涵盖教学、布道、以及政府宣传等方面的反腐败行动。

Reverend Ladi Thompson of the Living Waters Unlimited Church and Imam Shefiu Abdulkareem Majemu of the Strength in Diversity Development Center represented the steering committee for the interfaith group, which took shape after a January 2016 anti-corruption dialogue between religious leaders in Lagos and U.S. Special Representative for Religion and Global Affairs Shaun Casey.
来自“活水无限教会（Living Waters Unlimited Church）”的牧师拉迪·汤普森、以及来自“多样性能力发展中心（Strength in Diversity Development Center）”的伊玛目马克姆在这一多宗教小组指导委员会中列有席位。该多宗教小组形成于2016年一月份的一场反腐败对话之后，当时拉各斯的宗教领袖和美国宗教和全球事务特别代表肖恩·凯西举行了对话。

Committee members include Reverend George Diala of the Covenant Foundation Christian Center, Alhajj Tajudeen Atanda Babatunde Osho of the Lagos Central Mosque,and Mr. Soyemi Ololade Ismail of the Strength in Diversity Development Center.
指导小组成员包括来自“立约基础基督教中心（Covenant Foundation Christian Center）”的牧师乔治·贾拉、来自拉各斯“中心清真寺（Lagos Central Mosque）”的阿尔哈伊·巴巴通德、以及来自“多样性能力发展中心（Strength in Diversity Development Center）”的伊丝梅尔。

Joined by U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission David J. Young and Consul General Francis John Bray, the committee representatives shared with Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield their views on the effects of corruption on the development of Nigeria, and the weakening of government institutions and accountability.
在美国大使馆副团长戴维·杨、以及总领事佛朗西斯·约翰·布雷的加入下，指导委员会代表们和助理国务卿托马斯·格林菲尔德交流了他们的意见，就腐败对尼日利亚的发展、以及对政府机构和问责的弱化的影响发表了看法。

They discussed their plans to promote anti-corruption norms and efforts through training and mentoring programs, development of educational materials that promote integrity from a religious standpoint, as well as traditional and social media campaigns.
他们讨论了促进反腐败标准和行动的计划，具体策略是要开展培训和督导计划、发展教育资源从而从宗教角度促进正直诚实、以及进行传统和社交媒体活动。

Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield thanked the religious leaders for their work on an issue that was crucial for Nigeria, and urged them to continue to work together as a team, with the U.S. Mission in Nigeria.
助理国务卿托马斯·格林菲尔德对宗教领袖们表示了感谢，感谢他们在这件对尼日利亚来说非常重要的事情上做出的贡献，并且力劝他们作为一个团队和美国大使馆团队一起继续工作。

“I encourage you to become more focused, more creative,and more collaborative as you continue to work to enhance your anti-corruption impact,” said Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield.“As moral leaders in Nigerian society, you have taken a very important step to get at the root of the problem of corruption.”
“我鼓励你们变得更加专注、更富有创造性、更加协作，从而继续你们的工作来加强反腐败影响，”助理国务卿托马斯·格林菲尔德如是说道。“作为尼日利亚社会的道德领袖，在解决尼日利亚腐败问题根源的行动中，你们已经走出了非常重要的一步。”

She noted that religious leaders would benefit from greater cooperation with other civil society actors, in order to create more peaceful, stable, and secure communities.
她指出，宗教领袖们将从和其他公民社会活动家们的更大合作中受益，其目的是为了创造更加和平、更加稳定、更加安全的社会。