5 Chapter 4 Cassius Becomes Muhammad

Chapter 4 Cassius Becomes Muhammad Not long after his big win over Sonny Liston, Cassius surprised everyone again. He announced that he had joined the Nation of Islam. He said that from then on, his name would be Muhammad Ali. Many people who become Muslims change their names to reflect their new beliefs. The man born as Cassius Clay took a name that means "one worthy of praise." He said that Clay was his "slave name," given to his family by a white man years ago. Boxing fans had been shocked by Ali's win over Liston, but more people were shocked by this even bigger news. Most fans were very upset. They had supported the young champ, and now they felt that Ali was rejecting them. By joining a group that was seen as anti-American and anti

第4章卡修斯成为穆罕默德在大胜桑尼·利斯顿后不久，卡修斯再次让所有人大吃一惊。 他宣布加入了伊斯兰民族组织。 他说，从那时起，他的名字将是穆罕默德·阿里。 许多成为穆斯林的人改变名字以反映他们的新信仰。 这个名叫卡修斯·克莱的人取了一个名字，意思是“值得赞美的人”。 他说，克莱是他的“奴隶名字”，是多年前一个白人给他的家人起的。 拳击迷们对阿里战胜利斯顿感到震惊，但更多人对这个更大的消息感到震惊。 大多数球迷都很沮丧。 他们曾经支持过这位年轻的拳王，现在却感到阿里在排斥他们。 通过加入一个被视为反美和反

Christian, Ali angered many white fans. In fact, for years after his announcement, newspapers and reporters refused to use Ali's new name. They continued to call him Cassius Clay.

克里斯蒂安，阿里激怒了许多白人粉丝。 事实上，在他宣布退役后的数年里，报纸和记者都拒绝使用阿里的新名字。 他们继续叫他卡修斯·克莱。

America was very divided over the issue of equal rights for black Americans. Black Americans and many white Americans wanted everyone to have equal rights. However, the Nation of Islam did not call for equal rights. It called for a complete separation of blacks and whites. Ali began to speak out about the NOI's ideas, and this angered many people. "Jesus was white, Santa Claus was white, Tarzan the king of the jungle was white, everything seems to be white," he said. "Angel food cake is white and devil's food cake is dark.

美国在黑人平等权利问题上存在严重分歧。 美国黑人和许多白人都希望人人享有平等的权利。 然而，伊斯兰民族运动并没有要求平等权利。 它呼吁完全隔离黑人和白人。 阿里开始公开谈论NOI的想法，这激怒了很多人。 他说:“耶稣是白色的，圣诞老人是白色的，丛林之王泰山是白色的，一切似乎都是白色的。” “天使蛋糕是白色的，魔鬼蛋糕是黑色的。

But now that we have a man in America like [NOI leader] Elijah Muhammad, we are the greatest." Ali's brother, Rudy, joined the NOI, too. He changed his name to Rahman Ali. Their parents were upset about the news. Cassius Sr. and Odessa had raised their sons in the Baptist Church. Ali's father felt that Nation of Islam members were controlling his sons' lives. Odessa Clay was sad that her sons had changed their faith.

但是现在我们在美国有了伊莱贾·穆罕默德这样的人，我们是最伟大的。” 艾莉的哥哥鲁迪也加入了NOI。 他改名为拉赫曼·阿里。 他们的父母听到这个消息很不安。 老卡修斯和敖德萨在浸信会教堂里抚养他们的儿子。 阿里的父亲觉得伊斯兰民族组织的成员控制了他儿子们的生活。 敖德萨·克莱很难过，她的儿子们改变了信仰。

Though millions of people, including his family, disagreed with him, Muhammad Ali stuck to his beliefs.

尽管包括他的家人在内的数百万人不同意他的观点，穆罕默德·阿里仍然坚持自己的信仰。