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九月份 第 01 課

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  • (2008-09-01)------

  • Muslims Celebrate Start of Ramadan
  • 回教徒慶祝齋月開始
  •   Muslims around the world are marking the start of Islam's holy month of Ramadan.
  • 世界各地的回教徒紀念伊斯蘭神聖的拉馬丹齋月開始。

  •   The start of the holiday varies in Muslim communities and countries depending on the sighting of the crescent moon.
  • 依照能夠目擊新月的先後,回教徒社區和國家齋月開始的時間有所不同。

  •   The first day of fasting began today (Monday) in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, as well as the United States and the majority of the Middle East.
  • 在世界上人口最多的回教徒國家印度尼西亞,以及美國和大多數中東地區,齋戒從今天 (星期一) 開始。

  •   But Muslims in Libya marked the start of Ramadan Sunday, and Iran will begin to observe the fasting month Tuesday.
  • 但是,利比亞的回教徒從星期天開始進入齋月,而伊朗的齋月則從星期二開始。

  •   During Ramadan, Muslims awaken long before the pre-dawn call to prayer.
  • 在齋月期間,回教徒早在黎明之前便起床禱告。

  •   Eating and drinking is a priority in those early hours, because once the sun rises, a day of fasting begins.
  • 在淩晨時分,吃飯飲水是頭等大事,因為一旦太陽升起,一天的禁食就要開始。

  •   Muslims are expected to abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations until sunset, when the fast is broken with a meal called "iftaar."
  • 日落之前,回教徒必須戒食、戒飲、戒煙、戒色。日落後的一餐叫做「開齋晚餐」。

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  • (2008-09-01)------

  • Hurricane Gustav Hits Louisiana
  • 颶風古斯塔夫登陸路易斯安那
  •   Water is sloshing over the tops of some levees in New Orleans, but officials say they believe the barriers will hold despite the onslaught from Hurricane Gustav.
  • 海水漫過新奧爾良的一些護堤,但是當地官員認為,這些護堤能夠抵擋古斯塔夫颶風的猛烈衝擊。

  •   The storm spared New Orleans a direct hit, making landfall today (Monday) about 110 kilometers southwest of New Orleans.
  • 颶風沒有正面衝擊路易斯安那州的新奧爾良,星期一在新奧爾良市西南方向大約 110 公里處登陸。

  •   Gustav came ashore as a Category Two storm, with winds moving at 175 kilometers per hour. It is expected to lash the city for several hours.
  • 古斯塔夫登陸時的強度為二級風暴,風速大約每小時 175 公里,預計新奧爾良將連續數小時受到衝擊。

  •   Winds could then weaken as the storm moves over land and dumps up to a half meter of rain in some areas.
  • 隨著古斯塔夫在陸地上移動,風力會逐漸減弱,並為一些地區帶來多達半公尺的降雨量。

  •   Officials say they expect flooding in some low-lying areas, especially as storm surges form.
  • 有關官員說,一些低窪地區可能會被水淹沒,特別是出現風暴潮的時候。

  •   Many areas have lost power.
  • 許多低窪地區已經失去電力供應。

  •   Authorities say about 95 percent of the residents in the threatened area have evacuated their homes.
  • 有關官員說,受威脅地區內的 95 % 居民已經撤離。

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