新奇事件簿 自制时钟形似炸弹遭拘捕

The Texas high school student who was arrested because of a clock he made for school has been invited to the White House by U.S. President Barack Obama. Ahmed Mohamed, 14, was led away in handcuffs after his school alerted police that he had brought a homemade bomb to school. He was detained for several hours before authorities realised that what Ahmed had made was just a clock. Within hours of his being released, Ahmed's story went viral. The hashtag IStandWithAhmed has been retweeted hundreds of thousands of times. President Obama tweeted: "Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great."

在德克萨斯州的一所高中，一名学生因自制闹钟遭拘捕，美国总统奥巴马邀请他来白宫做客。校方以为他将自制炸弹带进了学校，并报了警，这名14岁的艾哈迈德·穆罕默德被警方戴上了手铐。有关人员在得知这只是一个闹钟时将其释放，在这之前他已被扣押了数小时。在获得释放的几个小时内，艾哈迈德的故事传得火热。#IStandWithAhmed也被转发了数十万次。总统奥巴马在推特上称：“艾哈迈德，非常精致的闹钟。想把它带到白宫吗？我们应该激励更多像你这样喜欢科学的孩子。这将让美国更加强大。”

Ahmed's arrest has once again put the spotlight¹ in the USA on the issue of Islamophobia and of how Muslims are perceived and treated. Ahmed said that because of his religion, other kids at school called him 'bomb maker²' and 'terrorist'. He said the police interrogation made him feel as though he had done something wrong. He said: "I felt like I was a criminal. I felt like I was a terrorist." To add insult to injury, his school suspended him for three days. Ahmed has caught the attention of Silicon³ Valley heavyweights. Twitter offered him an internship⁴ and Google invited him to a science fair and to their campus. Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg said: "The future belongs to people like Ahmed."

艾哈迈德的逮捕又一次将焦点重新放在了伊斯兰恐慌，以及如何看待以及对待穆斯林问题上。艾哈迈德称，由于他的信仰问题，学校的其他学生称我为“炸弹制作者”，或是“恐怖分子”。他称警方对他的拘捕让他感觉到他做了什么错事。他称：“我感觉我像是个罪犯。我感觉自己是名恐怖分子”。雪上加霜，学校让他停课三天。艾哈迈德也受到了一些“硅谷大佬”的关注。推特为他提供了实习机会，谷歌邀请他参加科学博览会，并有机会参观他们的校园。脸书创始人马克·扎克伯格称：“未来属于那些像艾哈迈德这样的年轻人。”

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

3 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

4 internship   

n.实习医师，实习医师期

参考例句：

• an internship at a television station 在电视台的实习期
• a summer internship with a small stipend 薪水微薄的暑期实习