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中英文本
As president, Saddam had modelled himself partially on Joseph Stalin. Both were peasant outsiders who, with exceptional ruthlessness, had made their way to the top. Saddam imitated Stalin's style of propaganda, promoting images of himself smiling and enriching the Iraqi people: a benevolent uncle. He even grew a similar moustache. Like Stalin, he also raised vast numbers of statues to himself.
作为总统,萨达姆在一定程度上效仿了约瑟夫·斯大林
Many Islamic traditions ban the representation of human figures, particularly religious figures. In terms of Iraqi history, though, Islam is a relatively recent arrival. Mesopotamia, as the region was once known, has ancient and glorious traditions of art, including statuary, stretching back thousands of years. Representations of figures are deeply embedded in Mesopotamian culture: there could be no ban on them. Under Saddam's rule, it was possible – even necessary – to make images of him. All schools, public buildings and businesses had to display his portrait.
许多伊斯兰教传统禁止画人物,特别是宗教人物
Saddam's iconography was a distinctive blend of military swagger and historical references. Some of his equestrian statues depicted him with sword drawn, pointed in the direction of Jerusalem: his rearing horse was flanked by rockets. He was occasionally sculpted wearing the Dome of the Rock on his head, the Islamic shrine refashioned as a helmet. His images used costume and props to link him to Hammurabi, the Babylonian lawgiver; Nebuchadnezzar, enslaver of the Jewish people; various caliphs; Saladin, the defeater of Christian crusaders (who, like Saddam, had been born in Tikrit); and even Muhammad himself. The essence of all these historical figures was supposedly distilled down into Saddam, uniting the Iraqi people and Mesopotamian history, reaching out across the whole Middle East.
萨达姆的肖像很独特,既彰显了军威,又具备历史参考价值
词语解释
1.stretch back 回溯到
London's roots as a centre of commerce stretch back many centuries.
伦敦作为商贸中心的基础可以追溯到许多世纪以前
2.be embedded in 嵌入
This agreement will be embedded in a state treaty to be signed soon.
这项协议将被纳入到一份即将被签署的国家条约中
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