CNN Top news - Iraqi journalist throws shoes at Bush in Baghdad

"Hurling shoes at someone, or sitting so that the bottom of a shoe faces another person, is considered an insult among Muslims."

對於回教徒來說，往人身上丟鞋子，或是坐著將鞋底朝著人，都是一種侮辱。


hurl [] v.t. 猛力投擲
He hurled all the books out of the window.

insult [] n. 侮辱
Your sympathy for me is an insult to my pride.

布希去巴格達友善訪問，被一個記者丟鞋......
原來回教徒不能忍受別人的鞋底啊(筆記)

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