[전문 + mp3] / [받아쓰기]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a ban on full-face veils worn by some Muslim women. Merkel announced her position Tuesday at a conference of her Christian Democrat Union (CDU) in the central German city of Essen. Her comments were part of a speech she gave before her reelection as party leader. “In communication between people, which is of course essential to our living together, we have to show our faces,” Merkel said. She said veils that fully cover the face should be banned “wherever legally possible.” Merkel’s CDU party has previously discussed banning them in schools, courts and other public buildings. A small minority of Muslim women in Germany wear full-face veils. In the past, Merkel has said she believes Muslims who completely cover their faces have little chance of fully mixing into German society. Legal experts said it is unclear whether a veil ban would violate Germany’s constitution.
* chancellor = (독일・오스트리아의) 수상/ call for ~ = (공식적으로) 요구하다; ~을 필요로 하다/ ban (on ~) = ~에 대한 금지/ veil = 베일, 면사포/ essential to[for] ~ = ~에 있어서 필수적인[필요한]/ have a chance of ~ = ~의 가능성이 있다/ mix into ~ = ~와[에] 섞이다/ violate = (법・합의 등을) 위반하다[어기다]/ constitution = 헌법
Three European nations - France, Belgium and the Netherlands – already have bans on the face-covering veils. Merkel recently announced she would seek a fourth term as chancellor in elections expected to be held in fall 2017. Her popularity has dropped since Germany decided to accept about one million refugees. German public opinion studies show Merkel’s CDU party is currently leading among voters. But even if the CDU wins, the Chancellor would likely have to form a coalition government with competing parties. “The 2017 election will be more difficult than any election before, at least since German reunification,” Merkel said. Merkel also faces strong opposition from the anti-immigration Alternative for Deutschland (AFD) party. The AFD has been critical of Muslim migrants entering Germany. The group recently said Islam is not compatible with Germany’s constitution.
* face-covering = 얼굴을 가리는/ popularity = 인기/ refugee = 난민, 망명자/ public opinion = 여론/ form a coalition government (with ~) = (~와) 연립내각[정부]을 만들다/ face opposition = 반대에 부딪치다/ anti-immigration = 반이민/ critical of ~ = ~에 비판적인/ migrant = (특히 일자리를 구하기 위한) 이주자/ compatible = (생각・방법 등이) 양립될 수 있는; (두 사람이 생각・흥미 등이 비슷하여) 화합할 수 있는[사이좋게 지낼]
