2016年ESL之旅行交通购物 04 Visiting Churches, Mosques, and Temples

ESL Podcast 1187 – Visiting Churches, Mosques², and Temples 

Cassius: You’ll need to cover up if you want to go in there. This is a house of worship. 

Brittany: All right, if you say so. I don’t really want to go into this mosque¹ or temple or whatever it is. 

Cassius: Keep your voice down. Can’t you see that there are people at the altar in prayer? 

Brittany: I’ll just stay outside. Maybe I’ll walk over to that building over there with the dome³ and steeple. 

Cassius: That’s not a steeple. It’s a minaret⁴, and that’s a mosque. You’re definitely not going in there dressed like that. 

Brittany: Why not? I’m curious about other religions. I just want to see what it’s like inside and take lots of pictures. 

Cassius: These are holy places. You can’t just barge⁵ into a house of worship to satisfy your curiosity. 

Brittany: I don’t think there’s anything wrong with me wanting to observe local people worshipping their gods. I’m very interested in the local culture. 

Cassius: Would you like a tourist coming into your church and taking pictures of you while you’re in prayer? 

Brittany: I don’t belong to a church, but if I did, I’d welcome anyone who wanted to have a look. 

Cassius: Other members of your congregation might not feel that way, but do what you like. I’ll be right here ready to dust you off when they give you the boot! 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

2 mosques   

清真寺； 伊斯兰教寺院，清真寺； 清真寺，伊斯兰教寺院( mosque的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why make us believe that this tunnel runs underneath the mosques? 为什么要让我们相信这条隧洞是在清真寺下？
• The city's three biggest mosques, long fallen into disrepair, have been renovated. 城里最大的三座清真寺，过去年久失修，现在已经修复。

3 dome   

n.圆屋顶，拱顶

参考例句：

• The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
• They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

4 minaret   

n.（回教寺院的）尖塔

参考例句：

• The minaret is 65 meters high,the second highest in the world.光塔高65米，高度位居世界第二。
• It stands on a high marble plinth with a minaret at each corner.整个建筑建立在一个高大的大理石底座上，每个角上都有一个尖塔。

5 barge   

n.平底载货船，驳船

参考例句：

• The barge was loaded up with coal.那艘驳船装上了煤。
• Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge.通过铁路运货的成本比驳船运货成本高出近3倍。