Great Mosque of Djenne

Great Mosque of Genet. Written by Robert Norris. Focus question. What is the Great Mosque of Genet?

《杰内大清真寺》，作者：罗伯特·诺里斯。 核心问题：杰内大清真寺是什么？

a building in Africa. Jenae is one of Mali's oldest cities. It is also home to an important religious building, the great mosque of Jenae. Mosques are places where Muslims pray. Muslims followed the religion of Islam. Islam is one of the largest religions in the world. It has more than one billion followers.

是非洲的一座建筑。 杰内是马里最古老的城市之一。 这里还坐落着一座重要的宗教建筑， 杰内大清真寺。 清真寺是穆斯林做礼拜的地方。 穆斯林信奉伊斯兰教。 伊斯兰教是世界上最大的宗教之一。 它的信徒超过了10亿人。

A place to trade. Genet lies between two rivers. Because the town was close to water, desert travelers in the 13th century often passed through it. People brought salt, cloth, copper, and silver from the north. They traded these things for southern gold, nuts, and leather. Travelers also spread Islam. Genet became a center for Islamic study.

一处贸易之地。 杰内坐落在两条河流之间。 因为这座城镇临近水源，13世纪的沙漠旅人常常会途经这里。 人们从北方带来盐、布料、铜和银。 他们用这些物品交换南方的黄金、坚果和皮革。 旅人们也传播了伊斯兰教。 杰内成了伊斯兰教学研究的中心。

Three Mosques The Great Mosque of Genoa has a long history. The mosque we see today is not the first one. It has been built three times. King Coy Conbarrow built the first great mosque in the 1200s. He built it on land near his palace.

三次修建的清真寺 杰内大清真寺有着悠久的历史。 我们如今看到的这座清真寺不是最早的那一座。 它前后一共修建过三次。 13世纪时，科伊·孔巴罗国王下令修建了第一座大清真寺。 他把清真寺建在了自己宫殿附近的土地上。

In 1834, a different leader tore down the mosque. He replaced it with a new mosque. French armies took over the city in 1893 and tore down this mosque. The people of Genet built today's mosque in 1907. They fix it every year. Because of this, the mosque may look quite different from year to year.

1834年，另一位统治者下令拆除了这座清真寺。 他在原址上建了一座新的清真寺。 1893年，法国军队占领了这座城市，拆除了这座清真寺。 1907年，杰内的居民们修建了现在我们看到的这座清真寺。 他们每年都会对它进行修缮。 正因如此，这座清真寺每年的样貌可能都会有不小的差别。

A Plain Building Many mosques are decorated with beautiful tiles and carvings. The Great Mosque of Genet is different because it is plain. Bundles of palm wood twigs stick out from the mosque's tall brown walls.

朴素的建筑 很多清真寺都用漂亮的瓷砖和雕刻做装饰。 杰内大清真寺却不一样，它的风格十分朴素。 一捆捆棕榈枝从清真寺高耸的棕色墙壁上伸出来。