今天挑战一下大学英语六级试卷里面的内容。

20-1.

The number of Muslims worldwide is estimated to be in excess of one billion, making Islam the largest faith community after Christianity.

据统计，全球穆斯林人口超过10亿，使伊斯兰教成为仅次于基督教的最大宗教团体。

20-2.

The mosque is the place of public worship in Islam. If a mosque is too far away, a Muslim may pray in his own home or elsewhere on a special prayer rug or mat.

清真寺是伊斯兰教中公众礼拜的地方，如果清真寺太远，穆斯林可以在自己的家里或其它地方用特殊的祈祷毯或垫子祈祷。

20-3.

As a young man, he helped to persecute Christians, but one day he had a vision in which he believed Jesus spoke to him from heaven.

当他年轻的时候，他帮助迫害基督徒，但是有一天他看到一个幻像让他相信那是耶稣在天堂跟他讲话。

20-4.

Fertility rates are low in Singapore, and the government has tried to promote more births among the highly educated in order to reduce labor shortage and ensure a workforce to support the older population.

新加坡的生育率很低，政府在努力提升高学历人群的生育率，为了减少劳工短缺和确保有劳动力去支援老龄人口。

20-5.

The government has made serious attempts to foster harmony between ethnic groups and to create a sense of national identity by designating four official languages.

政府通过指定四种官方语言，为促进各民族之间的和谐和创造民族认同感作出了认真的努力。