Unit 2 Beliefs
One Do you believe
God?
你
什么宗教信仰吗?
Introduction
A Most Westerners are Christians. Some go
churches as often as twice
week, some less often. Religious services include
singing
songs
listening
speakers, sometimes referred
as preachers.
大多数西方人都
基督教徒。
些
周去两次教堂,
些去得更少
些。宗教仪式包括唱歌、听讲,
时候
听传教士布道。
B God
the all powerful creator
sustainer
the Universe. God
real
accessible. The power
God enables ordinary people
lead extraordinary lives.
帝
宇宙间万能
创造者和支撑者。
帝
真
,
可以接近
。
帝
力量可以使普通人过
美好
生活。
2 Sample Sentences
. Buddhism, Christianity
Islam are
three major religions
the world.
佛教、基督教和伊斯兰教
世界
三大宗教。
2. People have donated
large sum
money
reconstruct
old temple.
人们已经捐赠
大笔钱重修这座古寺。
3. Where can
find
priest / minister who speaks English?
哪儿
说英语
神父/牧师?
4. What time
mass /
service?
几点做弥撒/礼拜?
5. Is there
Catholic church near here?
附近
天主教教堂吗?
6.
enjoy ministry. To lead
hymn,
facilitate
Sunday School Class discussion,
preach
a tiny chapel, or
listen
a troubled soul,
not at all boring.
我喜欢牧师
职务。领唱圣歌,帮助主日学校进行讨论,在
小教堂说教,或者倾听
颗受困
心,这些
点都
枯燥。
7.
strive
live each day with earnest gratitude.
我努力使生活
每
天都充满真诚
感激。
8. My church requires that
tithe every week
order
be
member
their congregation.
为
成为他们教会中
员,我
教堂要求我每周捐款。
9. My wife
currently working
China as
missionary.
我
妻子最近在中国做传教士工作。
0. They really seem
understand that you would think differently from
typical church member.
他们好像很能理解你会和
典型
教堂成员想得很
样。
3 Conversations
. College search.
Nancy: How
the college search going?
Ann: It's
huge headache.
have no idea what
want
do.
Nancy: But don't you want
study music? Shouldn't
be easy?
Ann: It should be, but there are too many options. My grades are good enough that
have
lot
choices, but after that…
Nancy:
know. You have
decide if you want
attend
school
a city or
the country,
big school or
small school,
public or private school…
Ann: Yup, you understand. And my parents are trying
pressure me into going
a Catholic
college. They both attended one
think that
combines2
good education with good discipline. And
tuition3
usually pretty low.
Nancy:
see. Well, don't forget
talk
the college counselor4 at
school. He usually gives good advice
can help point you
the right direction. He gave me some information,
next week I'm going
take
look at some
the colleges he recommended.
Ann: Thanks
the information. And good luck
your college search.
【译文】
——学校找得怎么样?
——
件很头痛
事。我
知道我想干什么。
——难道你
想学音乐吗?难道
容易
点吗?
——应该
容易,但选择太多
。我
好成绩足够使我
许多选择,但除此之外还
……
——我知道。你必须决定
去城市还
去乡村
大学,
去大学校还
去小学校,
去公立
还
私立……
——
,你懂。我父母正试图强迫我去
所天主教大学。他们两
都
过。他们认为天主教大学能把良好
教育与良好
纪律结合起来。而且学费通常很低。
——我明白。唔,别忘
跟学校里
大学指导老师谈谈。他通常能提出很好
建议,能帮助你指出正确
方向。他给
我
些信息,下周我打算去看
看他给我推荐
几所大学。
——多谢你给我提供这些信息。祝你找学校时好运。
2. A Chinese student
talking
an American teacher about religion.
Laura: I’m not
Christian.
just want
know why Americans believe that sort
thing.
John: Believe what?
Laura: You know… like, say God
the creator
the universe,
Bible,
Jesus Christ...
John: You don’t believe that? Everyone interprets
Bible
a different way. To some people,
Gospel5
a source
much comfort.
Laura: What do you believe, John? Are you Christian?
John: To tell you
truth,
don’t know if I’m
Christian or not. Christians don’t often share
same belief. But
believe that we all possess6, by
grace
God,
potential7
create fantastic changes
this earth.
Laura: Do you believe that one religion
better than another?
John: No, all religions are essentially8 based
the same ideals9, so no one
really better.
Laura: Do you go
church regularly?
John: When I’m home
the States,
go, but not
China.
【译文】
——我


基督徒。我只想知道为什么美国人相信那种事情。
——相信什么事?
——你知道……像
帝
宇宙
创造者,圣经,以及基督耶稣……
——你
相信这些?每
人对圣经
同
理解。对
些人来说,圣经福音
安逸、舒适
源泉。
——约翰,你相信什么?你
基督徒吗?
——说实话,我
知道我
否
基督徒。基督徒并
常常
共同
信仰。但我相信在
帝
慈悲下,我们都拥
潜力使这
世界发生
些
起
变化。
——你认为
种教派比另
种好吗?
——
,所
教派基本
都基于相同
理想,所以没

真正比另
好。
——你定期去教堂吗?
——当我在美国
家时,我去,但
在中国
去。
3. Something about Mormons.
Candy: Which church do you attend?
Joseph:
am Mormon, so
go
the Church
Jesus Christ
Latter Day Saints.
Candy: What’s
difference between this
other Churches?
Joseph: Mormons believe that, after
death
Christ
the death
the Apostles
0, their church Christ founded became corrupt

the authority
Christ
earth was lost
men. In
830,
prophet
2 named Joseph Smith was brought up by God
restore
church.
Candy: Then does that mean
other churches are corrupt?
Joseph: That means that they all have parts
the original gospel, but not all.
Candy: Do you believe that Mormons have all
it?
Joseph: Yes.
Candy: Why do you really go
church?
Joseph: We gather together
encourage each other; because we have common beliefs. We come together
call
church.
【译文】
——你去哪
所教堂?
——我
摩门教徒,所以我去摩门教堂。
——这
教堂和其他
什么区别?
——摩门教徒相信,在耶稣和使徒死后,耶稣成立
他们
教堂开始变得腐败,(叛教者)男人滥用世
基督权利。在
830年,
名叫约瑟夫•史密斯
先知被
帝养大使教堂复原。
——那么,那就意味着其他教堂很腐败吗?
——那意味着他们都
部分最初
福音,但并
所
。
——你认为摩门教就全
吗?
——
。
——你去教堂
真正原因
什么?
——我们聚在
起互相鼓励,因为我们
共同
信仰。我们聚在
起,并称之为教堂。
4 Words
Expressions
. Catholic [
493;
547;
505;
527;
509;
548;
545;
547;] 天主教
,天主教徒
2. combine [
547;
509;
549;
493;
538;
537;
545;
550;] 使结合; 使联合,兼
,兼备
3. tuition [
556;
546;
557;
498;
493;
545;
5
0;
509;
550;] 讲授,教学;学费
4. counselor [
493;
547;
537;
557;
550;
555;
509;
548;
509;] 顾问,参事,指导老师
5. Gospel [
493;
534;
507;
555;
552;
509;l] 《圣经•新约》福音书,福音
6. possess [
552;
509;
493;
562;
54
;
555;] 拥
,持
;具
;占
7. potential [
552;
509;
493;
556;
54
;
550;
556;
5
0;
509;
548;] 潜在
,可能
8. essentially [
5
3;
493;
555;
54
;
550;
5
0;
509;
548;
5
3;] 实质
;本来
9. ideal [
537;
545;
493;
540;
545;
509;
548;] 理想,完美
0. Apostle [
509;
493;
552;
507;
555;
548;] 耶稣
十二使徒(宗徒)之

. corrupt [
547;
509;
493;
554;
52
;
552;
556;] 腐败
;堕落
2. prophet [
493;
552;
554;
507;
542;
545;
556;] 先知,预言者