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In parts of Turkey and Syria, Muslim month of Ramadan follows deadly quakes

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Those living in the devastated² earthquake zone of southern Turkey mark a subdued³ month of Ramadan.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan opened with subdued celebrations this year in much of Turkey and Syria. That's where earthquakes six weeks ago destroyed entire towns, killing⁴ thousands and displacing millions. What are the rituals like amid the ruins? NPR's Fatma Tanis is in southern Turkey.

YUNUS DUK: (Speaking Turkish).

FATMA TANIS, BYLINE⁵: Yunus Duk stands outside the 500-year-old mosque⁶ where he's the imam. It's too damaged by the earthquakes to allow people in. Part of the minaret⁷ has collapsed⁸. So congregants gather around with questions about where Ramadan prayers will be held.

DUK: (Through interpreter) People are really anxious. They don't know what to do. We've never had a Ramadan like this before.

TANIS: Many here still can't go to their homes because of damage. Thousands are living in tents or with relatives. Most of the local mosques⁹ have been destroyed or damaged, too. And there are none of the usual decorations.

DUK: (Through interpreter) We would normally decorate the mosque, put beautiful lights outside. We would clean the inside and even perfume it. So we are really missing the ambiance this year.

TANIS: Restaurant and shop owners say they're functioning at 40% of their normal capacity because their staff and residents are scattered¹⁰. And in this city, restaurants are a big deal.

DUK: (Through interpreter) When you think Ramadan, you think iftar and breaking the fast, which means food, and food means Gaziantep.

TANIS: The city is a core part of Turkey's gastronomic¹¹ heritage. Usually, it attracts tourists coming for special Ramadan menus, but they're not being served this year. Thirty-four-year-old Duk says he's been telling his anxious congregation to focus on what they can do, and that's to help those in need. He expects charity to be the main focus this year.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

TANIS: Music plays from a tent where hundreds of people line up for an iftar, the traditional way of ending the day's fasting with the community. Fatma Yasar sits with her family, waiting for the call to prayer so they can start eating. She tells me about how when the earthquake happened, she was in Nurdagi, a town that was nearly all destroyed. They were stuck under the rubble¹² for several hours before they dug their way out.

FATMA YASAR: (Through interpreter) I still can't move on from what happened. It was terrible. So we decided¹³ to come here as a family on the first day of Ramadan, hoping that it will bring us some good energy, some joy.

TANIS: They haven't been able to do any of the usual pre-Ramadan preparations this year either.

YASAR: (Through interpreter) We couldn't feel any of the normal excitement about Ramadan approaching. We didn't do any shopping or anything. We're still grieving the relatives we lost.

TANIS: But she's been moved by how kind and helpful people have been to her family. She recalls the moment she stepped out of the rubble, shivering in the freezing cold with just her pajamas¹⁴ on, and a stranger gave her the coat he was wearing.

(SOUNDBITE OF CALL TO PRAYER)

TANIS: The call to prayer rings from loudspeakers, and people break their fasts, starting with water and dates. Seventy-six-year-old Hamdi Poyraz lost his home in the earthquake. Then his tent was flooded by the heavy rainfall.

HAMDI POYRAZ: (Speaking Turkish).

TANIS: "It's just been pain upon pain," he says. And this Ramadan, he's thinking about those who've had it worse, the thousands who lost family and loved ones. He says that's what this month is about, being grateful for what you have and thinking of and helping¹⁵ those who need it.

Fatma Tanis, NPR News, Gaziantep, Turkey.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

3 subdued   

adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
• I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

7 minaret   

n.（回教寺院的）尖塔

参考例句：

• The minaret is 65 meters high,the second highest in the world.光塔高65米，高度位居世界第二。
• It stands on a high marble plinth with a minaret at each corner.整个建筑建立在一个高大的大理石底座上，每个角上都有一个尖塔。

8 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

9 mosques   

清真寺； 伊斯兰教寺院，清真寺； 清真寺，伊斯兰教寺院( mosque的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why make us believe that this tunnel runs underneath the mosques? 为什么要让我们相信这条隧洞是在清真寺下？
• The city's three biggest mosques, long fallen into disrepair, have been renovated. 城里最大的三座清真寺，过去年久失修，现在已经修复。

10 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

11 gastronomic   

adj.美食（烹饪）法的，烹任学的

参考例句：

• The gastronomic restaurant is a feature of the hotel. 美食餐厅是这家饭店的一个特色。 来自互联网
• The restaurant offers a special gastronomic menu. 这家餐馆备有一份特别的美食菜单。 来自互联网

12 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

13 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

14 pajamas   

n.睡衣裤

参考例句：

• At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时，我脱去衣服，换上睡衣。
• He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。

15 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。