世界各地穆斯林庆祝斋月到来 Muslims around the world celebrate Ramadan

Pakistani Muslims pray before breaking their fast at a mosque on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Pakistan's Peshawar on May 17, 2018.

Muslims around the world celebrate(庆祝) Ramadan(斋月), the holiest(神圣的) month in the Islamic calendar, in which they abstain(戒除) from eating(吃), drinking(喝) and conducting sexual relations(房事) from sunrise(日升) to sunset(日落).

Pakistani Muslims wait to break their fast on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on May 17, 2018.

Traditional sweets are seen inside a market on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, in the West Bank City of Bethlehem, on May 17, 2018. (Xinhua/Luay Sababa)

Palestinian worshippers perform "Taraweeh" prayer on the first evening of the holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City, on May 17, 2018.

词汇 Words:

[qìng zhù] 庆祝 celebrate
[jiè chú] 戒除 abstain
[chī] 吃 eat
[hē] 喝 drink
[rì shēng] 日升 sunrise
[rì luò] 日落 sunset 

重点词汇 Key word:

戒

• <动词 v.> take precautions (against)
  E.g. Wǒ xiǎng ràngnǐ yǒusuǒ jièbèi。
  我想让你有所戒备。
  I wanted to put you on your guard.

• <动词 v.> give up; abstain from
  E.g. Nǐ yīnggāi bǎyān jièdiào。
  你应该把烟戒掉。
  You should quit smoking.

• <名词 n.> (finger)ring
  E.g. Hūnlǐ shàng,xīnláng xīnniáng jiāohuàn le jièzhǐ。
  婚礼上,新郎新娘交换了戒指。
  The bride and bridegroom exchanged their wedding rings at their wedding ceremony.