埃及举行“遗失财产”召回会议

时间：2010-04-07 02:51:00

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Global culture officials are to meet to discuss how to recover ancient treasures which they say have been stolen and displayed overseas.

全球文化官员将齐聚埃及首都开罗商讨如何追回被偷盗、在海外被展览的古文化财产。

The US recently returned a 3,000-year-old wooden sarcophagus to Egypt
The US recently returned a 3,000-year-old wooden sarcophagus to Egypt

Sixteen countries will be represented at the two-day conference in Cairo.

It has been organised by Egypt's Supreme1 Council of Antiquities2 (SCA), which wants many pharaonic（古埃及法老王的） items returned by Western museums.

The SCA said the forum3 would discuss "the protection and restitution4（归还，赔偿） of cultural heritage（文化遗产） ."

Representatives will include cultural officials from Greece, Italy and China, all of which have lost ancient artefacts（人工制品，加工品） over the centuries which that they now want back.

Stolen artefacts

At the conference, representatives will announce their wish-lists and consider strategies to persuade museums overseas to respond to their demands.

They are also expected to call on the United Nations cultural body, Unesco, to amend5（修订，修改） a convention（大会，协定） banning export and ownership of antiquities（古物，古迹） stolen after 1970 - so that they can pursue items that were snatched（抢夺） earlier, says the BBC's Yolande Knell6 in Cairo.

In recent years, the Egyptian authorities have stepped up their efforts to recover stolen artefacts, with the head of the SCA, Zahi Hawass, attracting international attention for his efforts.

Last year, he broke off ties with the Louvre museum until France returned fragments chipped from a wall painting in an ancient Egyptian tomb.

He has repeatedly asked for the Rosetta Stone（罗塞达石） - which has been kept in the British Museum for more than 200 years - and a 3,400-year-old bust7（半身像，胸部） of Queen Nefertiti on display in Berlin, to be given back to Egypt.


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1 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
2 antiquities c0cf3d8a964542256e19beef0e9faa29     
n.古老( antiquity的名词复数 )；古迹；古人们；古代的风俗习惯
参考例句：
  • There is rest and healing in the contemplation of antiquities. 欣赏古物有休息和疗养之功。 来自辞典例句
  • Bertha developed a fine enthusiasm for the antiquities of London. 伯沙对伦敦的古迹产生了很大的热情。 来自辞典例句
3 forum cilx0     
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
4 restitution cDHyz     
n.赔偿；恢复原状
参考例句：
  • It's only fair that those who do the damage should make restitution.损坏东西的人应负责赔偿，这是再公平不过的了。
  • The victims are demanding full restitution.受害人要求全额赔偿。
5 amend exezY     
vt.修改，修订，改进；n.[pl.]赔罪，赔偿
参考例句：
  • The teacher advised him to amend his way of living.老师劝他改变生活方式。
  • You must amend your pronunciation.你必须改正你的发音。
6 knell Bxry1     
n.丧钟声；v.敲丧钟
参考例句：
  • That is the death knell of the British Empire.这是不列颠帝国的丧钟。
  • At first he thought it was a death knell.起初，他以为是死亡的丧钟敲响了。
7 bust WszzB     
vt.打破；vi.爆裂；n.半身像；胸部
参考例句：
  • I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。
  • She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。

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