每日英语之--马来西亚（Malaysia）

In 1963, Malaysia was formed by the confederation of malaya with Singapore, sabah and sarawak.In August 1965, Singapore pulled out of Malaysia.

Geographically, Malaysia lies between important cultural centers, with Hindu India in the west, islamic Middle East and Christian Europe in the Middle East, and China and Japan in the northeast. Ships from India, the Middle East and Europe to China must pass through Malaysia, and the most direct sea route malacca.

In Malay, the word "Malay" means "gold".The name "Malaysia" means "country of gold".Islam is the state religion of Malaysia and more than half of the country's population practices it.The official language of Malaysia is Malay, while English is the second language.

Malays taboo to touch the head, the head is considered to be a violation and insult. Non-muslims should take off their shoes before entering the church. Women should not wear clothing that exposes their arms and feet.

Malaysia also has rich fruit resources, such as fruit queen and fruit king: mangosteen and durian, durian is origin from Malaysia, then introduced to Thailand.

1963年，马来亚联合邦联同新加坡、沙巴及砂拉越组成了马来西亚。1965年8月，新加坡退出马来西亚。

地理上马来西亚位于重要的文化中心之间，在其西部是印度教的印度、伊斯兰教的中东和基督教的欧洲，在其东北则是中国和日本。从印度、中东和欧洲去往中国的船只必须经过马来西亚地区，而最直接的海路就是经过马六甲海峡。

在马来语里，“马来”一词带有“黄金”之意。“马来西亚”这一名称，意即“黄金之国”。马来西亚以伊斯兰教为国教，全国总人口的一半以上都信奉伊斯兰教。马来西亚的官方语言是马来语，英语为第二语言。

马来人忌讳摸头，认为摸头是对人的一种侵犯和侮辱。非伊斯兰教徒入堂前需脱鞋。女性的穿着不可暴露手臂和双脚。

马来西亚还拥有丰富的水果资源，如水果皇后与水果皇帝：山竹与榴莲，榴莲原产地为马来西亚，后才传入泰国。