美国国家公共电台 NPR Minnesota Teen Brings Home Top Prize In International Quran Competition
时间：2019-01-17 作者：英语课 分类：2018年NPR美国国家公共电台7月
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
AHMED BURHAN MOHAMED: (Speaking Arabic).
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST:
That's Ahmed Burhan Mohamed's award-winning recitation of the Quran, the holy book of Islam. He wowed judges with a nearly perfect oration 1 of the scripture 2 and took home the Dubai International Holy Quran Award in the United Arab Emirates. He's the first American to win the prestigious 3 competition. He's also of Somali descent.
MOHAMED: Oh, I was very proud. It was like a dream come true. I didn't even - five years before that, I didn't even think of myself going to that competition. I was very surprised.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Many Muslim children learn how to read the Quran at some point in their life, but Ahmed is a hafiz, someone who has not only learned to read the Quran but memorized it - a huge feat 4 for any 17-year-old.
MOHAMED: At first you don't actually want to learn it because you're a little kid who wants to play around most of the times. As you learn more and more, and as you become more mature, you become used to it, and you - it becomes a big part of your life.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: So what does it take to memorize an over-1400-year-old scripture?
MOHAMED: Every single time I got, like, free time, I would be reading the Quran - maybe on the bus, maybe at school, sometimes when I have, like, free periods. So it was very intense. You have to sacrifice a lot of time and put a lot of time into it. You can't be acting 5 like most kids. You have to put more time into the book than you put into, like, other fun stuff.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Less time for video games and basketball. Ahmed says his whole purpose is to carry out the message of the book.
MOHAMED: So basically, I did all this - my motivation was memorizing my god's holy book and our god's holy book so I can implement 6 it.
(Reciting Quran).
GARCIA-NAVARRO: And his favorite chapter, or surah, of the Quran to recite? Surah Rahman. He loves the rhythm and repetition, but he also loves the meaning, which is about giving back.
- He delivered an oration on the decline of family values.他发表了有关家庭价值观的衰退的演说。
- He was asked to deliver an oration at the meeting.他被邀请在会议上发表演说。
- The scripture states that God did not want us to be alone.圣经指出上帝并不是想让我们独身一人生活。
- They invoked Hindu scripture to justify their position.他们援引印度教的经文为他们的立场辩护。
- The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
- You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。
- Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
- He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。