1·Because it is illegal in these countries to consume food or water in public during daylight hours during Ramadan, construction workers are compelled to fast, to a certain extent.
这是由于，在这些国家，斋月期间的白天公开进食任何食品或水都是非法的行为，因此建筑工人们在某种程度上也在被迫禁食。
2·The policy has spawned several initiatives: for example, a convivial round of “Iftar” talks in Saudi Arabia during the holy month of Ramadan in 2008.
该政策已经催生了一些措施：例如，2008年的斋月圣月期间在沙特阿拉伯举行的一轮气氛欢快友好的“斋月”会谈。
3·DAKAR, NewsCore - Wearing white to symbolise purity, worshippers throughout this African capital gathered to pray on one of the final nights of Ramadan.
达喀尔，新闻报导—这个非洲国家的礼拜者们穿上代表纯洁的白色衣服聚集在首都，一起在斋月的最后一天祷告。
4·He and his men toil under the sun, even though it is Ramadan. They observe the rules of the holy month, neither eating nor drinking and pausing only to pray.
他和伙伴们在斋月里忍受着阳光的炙烤继续工作，即使这样他们也遵从着圣月的戒律，白天决不吃喝任何东西，除了祈祷外不会停下手头的工作。
5·Ramadan tradition dictates that Egypt's fruit-sellers nickname their dates to reflect unofficial popularity ratings, but this year the global recession has forced down the price of the 'Obama'.
受斋月传统影响，埃及水果商常根据枣椰的受欢迎程度来给它们命名。但今年，由于全球经济衰退，“奥巴马”枣椰的价格也随之下跌。