
Exactly 100 years ago the Guardian wrote about the opening of London’s first mosque, an impressive white building surrounded by immaculate(整洁无瑕的) flower gardens in the heart of(在……的中心) south London suburbia(郊区及其居民).
整整一百年前,《卫报》曾报道伦敦第一座清真寺的落成。那是一座令人瞩目的白色建筑,坐落于伦敦南部郊区腹地,四周环绕着整洁无瑕的花园。
A report described the mosque, in its incongruous(不协调的) surroundings, as “a thing of beauty(美丽的事物)”. The journalists who attended the opening ceremony witnessed the mosque’s large black doors being opened with a silver key.(出席落成典礼的记者们目睹了清真寺巨大的黑色大门被一把银钥匙开启。) About 600 eminent(显赫的,杰出的) guests attended the grand opening.
一篇报道将这座清真寺在其不协调的环境中的样子描述为“一件美的事物”。出席落成典礼的记者们目睹了清真寺巨大的黑色大门被一把银钥匙开启。约600位显要嘉宾出席了盛大的开幕式。
Ahead of centenary(百年纪念) celebrations at the Fazl Mosque in Wandsworth, also known as London Mosque, there is lots of activity taking place. Putney Labour MP Fleur Anderson pops in and speaks about how well loved the mosque, which is home to members of the UK’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community, is in the area.(普特尼的工党议员弗勒·安德森顺道来访,并谈到这座清真寺在当地多么受人喜爱——它是英国艾哈迈迪亚穆斯林社区成员的家。)
在旺兹沃思的法兹尔清真寺(又称伦敦清真寺)百年庆典前夕,各项活动正在紧锣密鼓地进行。普特尼的工党议员弗勒·安德森顺道来访,并谈到这座清真寺在当地多么受人喜爱——它是英国艾哈迈迪亚穆斯林社区成员的家。