英语小达人 113 Pilgrimage

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　　 朝圣

　　White. As¹ far as he could² see. A sea of white. This was³ Mohammad's dream⁴. He had⁵ spent a whole⁶ year working and saving⁷ up enough money for his trip.

　　白色，举目望去都是白色，一大片白色。这是穆罕穆德做的梦。为了踏上旅程，他花了一整年的时间工作，并存到足够的钱。

　　After a lot of hard work, he flew⁸ to Mecca to partake in the world's biggest pilgrimage. Now, he walked with over a million⁹ people, all dressed in white. Men, woman and children. It was going¹⁰ to be a challenging¹¹ three days with very little food and water.

　　经过不停地努力工作，他终于飞到麦加准备参加世界上最大的朝圣之旅。如今，他和一百多万人一起走着路，大家都穿着白色衣服，其中有男有女，也有小孩在里面。仅靠极少量的食物和水要撑过三天，将会是一项艰难的挑战。

　　On the first day, Mohammad was excited¹². He talked to people he met along¹³ the journey¹⁴. The sun was very hot. By the second day, he was tired and the sun seemed¹⁵ much hotter.

　　第一天，穆罕穆德还蛮兴奋的，旅途中也会和他遇到的人交谈。那天太阳很大。第二天，穆罕穆德开始觉得累，而且太阳似乎更热了。

　　There were people everywhere, in front of him, behind him. Sometimes he tripped and fell¹⁶ onto¹⁷ people. But, it would¹⁸ all be worth¹⁹ it. "After the pilgrimage, I will ba a new man. I will feel closer to Allah."

　　他前后到处都是人，有时还会失足跌倒撞到别人。不过他心想这一切都是值得的，因为朝圣后，我就是新的人，更会有和真神阿拉靠得更近的感觉。

　　The third day came²⁰, and he finished²¹ tired and sore²². He had done what he came to do. He was very proud²³ of himself²⁴.

　　到了第三天，他终于带着全身的疲惫和酸痛完成朝圣之旅。他完成了他这一趟旅行的目的，替自己感到非常骄傲。

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