＊新聞標題
Hijab for a day: Non-Muslim women who try the headscarf
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21283301
＊標題解說
hijab: 穆斯林婦女戴的頭巾（名詞）
a head covering worn in public by some Muslim women
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/hijab
Muslim: 信伊斯蘭教的人（名詞或形容詞）Muslims（複數型）
a person whose religion is Islam
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/muslim
Non-Muslim : 非穆斯林的（形容詞）
headscarf: 頭巾（名詞）headscarves（複數型）
a square piece of cloth tied around the head by women or girls, usually with a knot under the chin
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/headscarf
＊內文解析
■ 世界頭巾日呼籲非穆斯林婦女嘗試一下戴傳統頭巾的生活。這能帶來更多的宗教寬容和理解嗎？
World Hijab Day calls on non-Muslim women to try out life under the traditional head scarf. Can it lead to more religious tolerance and understanding?
World Hijab Day: 世界頭巾日，二月一日，2013
該活動的網站：http://worldhijabday.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmp0QuZELns
發起人的宣傳片，略帶阿拉伯口音的英文配音
religious tolerance and understanding: 宗教寬容和理解
■ 起源於紐約女士Nazma Khan，該運動幾乎完全由社交網站動員而成。
Originated by New York woman Nazma Khan, the movement has been organised almost solely over social networking sites.
由兩句組合而成：
（1）The movement was originated by New York woman.
（2）The movement has been organised almost solely over social networking sites.
兩句合起來，the movement 只需要用一次，第一句省略 the movement was
■ 它吸引了來自世界各地 50多個國家穆斯林和非穆斯林人士的支持。
It has attracted interest from Muslims and non-Muslims in more than 50 countries across the world.
■ 11歲自孟加拉搬到紐約的活動發起者 Khan說：「在紐約布朗克斯區長大，由於我的蓋頭巾，我經歷了很多的歧視。」
"Growing up in the Bronx, in NYC, I experienced a great deal of discrimination due to my hijab," says organiser Khan, who moved to New York from Bangladesh aged 11.
discrimination: 歧視（名詞）
the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of people
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/discrimination
■ 在她的學校，她是唯一的「hijabi（戴頭巾的人）」。
She was the only "hijabi" (a word for someone who wears the headscarf) in her school.
■ 「在中學時我是『蝙蝠俠』或『忍者』」，她說。
"In middle school I was 'Batman' or 'ninja,'" she says.
■ 我上大學的時候剛在911事件之後，他們都管我叫奧薩馬‧賓拉登或恐怖分子。真的很糟糕。
"When I moved on to college it was just after 9/11, so they would call me Osama Bin Laden or terrorist. It was awful.
would：過去經常發生（助動詞）－used to talk about something that always or often happened in the past ▪
When my friend still lived here, we would eat lunch together every day. ▪ She would always take the nine o'clock bus. = She'd always take the nine o'clock bus.
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/would
■ 「我想到結束歧視的唯一辦法是，如果我們請我們的同胞姐妹們自己去體驗蓋頭巾的生活。」
"I figured the only way to end discrimination is if we ask our fellow sisters to experience hijab themselves."
figure: 想出辦法（動詞）
to understand or find (something, such as a reason) by thinking
▪ Their reasons for doing this are hard to figure. [=figure out] ▪ I've finally figured [=figured out] a way to manage my time better. ▪ We've got to figure [=find] a way out of this mess.
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/figure
fellow sisters: 同胞姐妹們
fellow: 同伴的（形容詞）used to describe people who belong to the same group or class or who share a situation, experience, etc. ▪ He attended the concert with a fellow student.
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/fellow
■ Khan不知道這個點子會得到世界各地的支持。
Khan had no idea the concept would result in support from all over the world.
A result in B: A 導致 B 的發生
result in (something): 導致某事發生（動詞片語）
to cause (something) to happen
▪ The disease resulted in his death. : to produce (something) as a result ▪ The trial resulted in an acquittal.
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/result
■ 她說，她接到來自十幾個國家，包括英國，澳大利亞，印度，巴基斯坦，法國和德國的 回應。
She says she has been contacted by people in dozens of countries, including the UK, Australia, India, Pakistan, France and Germany.
X be contacted by Y: X被 Y 聯絡，Y 聯絡 X（動詞片語）
■ 該活動文宣已被翻譯成22種語言 。
The group's literature has been translated into 22 languages.
literature: 在此不是文學。應該是，相關的印刷資訊、文宣（名詞）
printed materials (such as booklets, leaflets, and brochures) that provide information about something
▪ Can you send me some literature about your product? ▪ promotional/sales literature
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/literature
世界頭巾日活動中，Sister to Sister：姐妹寫給姐妹的信，
在這裡可以讀到 http://worldhijabday.com/page2/page1.html
＊字彙整理
世界頭巾日喚起世人同理心，體會穆斯林婦女戴頭巾的生活，我們藉此學學
談論穆斯林頭巾（ Hijab）的用語：
穆斯林婦女：Muslim women
非穆斯林的：Non-Muslim（形容詞）Non-Muslim women
世界頭巾日：World Hijab Day
穆斯林婦女戴的頭巾：hijab （名詞）
頭巾：headscarf（名詞）headscarves（複數型）
歧視：discrimination（名詞）
想出辦法：figure（動詞）
文宣：literature（名詞）
宗教寬容和理解：religious tolerance and understanding
A 導致 B 的發生：A result in B（動詞片語）Her idea resulted in support from all over the world.
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