The Satanic Verses
/ðə səˌtænɪk ˈvɜːsɪz/
/ðə səˌtænɪk ˈvɜːrsɪz/, /ðə seɪˌtænɪk ˈvɜːrsɪz/
- a novel (1988) by Salman Rushdie about the religion of Islam. Some Muslims found it very offensive. The Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran declared that Rushdie should be killed, and public protests against the book took place in Britain and many other countries. As a result Rushdie was forced to live for ten years under police protection at a secret address.
撒旦诗句：萨尔曼·拉什迪（Salman Rushdie）的一本小说（1988），讲述伊斯兰教。一些穆斯林认为这很令人反感。伊朗的阿亚图拉·霍梅尼（Ayatollah Khomeini）宣布应杀害拉什迪（Rushdie），并在英国和许多其他国家发起了抗议该书的抗议活动。结果，拉什迪被迫在一个秘密地址受警察保护生活了十年。