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Ramadan in America
美國的齋月
America is a nation of 292 million people.
美國有2.92億人口。
There are estimates that 6 million of them are Muslim.
據(jù)估計，其中有600萬人是伊斯蘭教徒。
The government does not ask people their religion,so it has no official numbers.
由于政府沒有要求民眾提供其宗教信仰的信息，所以該方面也沒有官方數(shù)據(jù)。
But Islam is often described as a fast growing religion in the United States.
然而伊斯蘭教常被認(rèn)為是美國國內(nèi)一個增長迅速的宗教。
Media around the country have stories about activities at local Islamic centers during Ramadan.
在齋月期，全國各地的媒體都對當(dāng)?shù)匾了固m中心的活動有所報道。
In Maryland, the Al-Rahmah Mosque in the Baltimore area uses its basketball court as a dining room.
在馬里蘭，巴爾的摩區(qū)的仁愛清真寺把其籃球場作為餐廳。
The Baltimore Sun newspaper says 200 to 300 people gather for their evening meal.
《巴爾的摩太陽報》稱有200至300人聚在一起共用晚餐。
Muslims are supposed to avoid food and drink from sunrise to sundown during Ramadan.
齋月期間，伊斯蘭教徒不會在白天里飲食。
In the central United States,the director of the Islamic Center of Lawrence, Kansas,says as many as 200 people go to daily prayers during a normal month.
《勞倫斯日報》探訪了位于美國中部堪薩斯州勞倫斯鎮(zhèn)的伊斯蘭中心，該中心的負(fù)責(zé)人稱，平時每天都有200多人過來禱告，
But he tells the Journal-World newspaper that the number can grow to 500 during Ramadan.
但在齋月期間每天過來禱告的人數(shù)可增至500人。
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.
齋月是伊斯蘭教歷中的第9個月。
To Muslims, it was the month in the year 610 when the Prophet Mohamed received the knowledge from God that would become the holy book, the Koran.
對于伊斯蘭教徒來說，公元610年伊斯蘭教歷9月，先知默罕默德從上帝那里獲得真知，這些知識后來就匯集成圣書《古蘭經(jīng)》。
Many Muslims give presents to children during Ramadan.
很多伊斯蘭教徒在齋月期間會給孩子們送禮物。
This year, a company in the state of Michigan is selling a number of toys designed for Muslim children.
今年，密歇根州的一家公司專為穆斯林小孩設(shè)計了多種玩具。
One of the most popular is a doll called Razanne.
其中，名為拉贊的娃娃是最受歡迎的玩具之一。
Razanne looks different from Barbies and other dolls for girls.
拉贊娃娃看起來與芭比娃娃或其他女孩子的玩具都不同，
All seven dolls in the series wear the traditional Muslim head covering.
整個系列的7個玩偶都戴著傳統(tǒng)的頭巾，
Their arms and legs are also covered.
四肢也都包裹嚴(yán)實。
One is a schoolgirl. Another is a teacher.
其中一個玩偶是一位女學(xué)生，另一個是一名老師。
Ammar Saadeh established NoorArt,the company that created the Razanne doll.Mister Saadeh says the doll provides a good example for Muslim girls.
制造出拉贊玩具的是努爾工藝公司，該公司的創(chuàng)始人阿瑪爾?薩阿德先生說，拉贊玩具給穆斯林女孩們提供了一個良好模范。
There is also a Praying Razanne.
另外還有一款作祈禱狀的拉贊娃娃，
It comes with a prayer rug and what the company describes as a small Koran-like book.
此款娃娃配有一張祈禱墊和一本小書，該公司稱之為《古蘭經(jīng)》。
