【英语趣味课堂】教堂装饰-Church Decor

I go to church and I'm going to tell you what it looks like inside my church. Firstly¹, when you go in, there's normally² someone at the door who greets you and they give you a hymn³ book. Hymns⁴ are songs and we have a book full of songs, then in the main part of the church, we sit on pews. Pews are like long wooded seats and the pews in my church are quite big. You can fit about ten, or fifteen people, on one pew. The minister, he's the man who leads the service, is at the front of the church. He stands behind the pulpit, which is a wooden box, and he puts the bible⁵ on that box.

 

There are lots of stained⁶ glass windows in my church. They are windows with colored glass in them, and they often have pictures in them, normally pictures of stories in the bible. We also have an organ in church, and somebody plays the organ every week. The organ pipes are at the front and it's very loud. However, we also have a piano, and a small group of people who do singing on other days. I really like my church. I like the atmosphere there and I really think it's a friendly place.

 

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hymn book

 

There's normally someone at the door who greets you and they give you a hymn book. 

 

A 'hymn book' has religious⁷ songs in it that are used during church services. Notice the following:

 

What page is this song in the hymn book?

We can just share a hymn book.

pews

 

In the main part of the church, we sit on pews. 

 

'Pews' are the long, wooden benches that are found in churches. Notice the following:

 

Are there enough pews in the church for all the people in your wedding?

We saved a place for you in our pew.

stained glass windows

 

There are lots of stained glass windows in my church. 

 

A 'stained glass window' is made out of many pieces of colored glass to create a picture that is very colorful when the light shines through. Notice the following:

 

There is a class that teaches you to make stained glass windows that I want to take.

I love that new stained glass window you put in the bathroom.

atmosphere

 

I really like my church; I like the atmosphere there. 

 

The 'atmosphere' of a place is how all the sights, sounds, smells, and people combine to create a special feeling. Notice the following:

 

The library is not always the best atmosphere to study.

This bar always has a fun atmosphere.

friendly place

 

I really think my church is a friendly place. 

 

A 'friendly place feels warm and inviting⁸. The people and the atmosphere make you feel comfortable there. Notice the following:

 

You can tell as soon as you arrive in the town that it's a very friendly place.

My grandparents' house has always been a very friendly place for me.

1 firstly   

adv.第一；首先

参考例句：

• Firstly,you must be loyal to your homeland.首先，你必须忠于你的祖国。
• Firstly,let us deal with the most important issue.首先让我们来处理最紧要的问题。

2 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

3 hymn   

n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌

参考例句：

• They sang a hymn of praise to God.他们唱着圣歌，赞美上帝。
• The choir has sung only two verses of the last hymn.合唱团只唱了最后一首赞美诗的两个段落。

4 hymns   

n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌( hymn的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At first, they played the hymns and marches familiar to them. 起初他们只吹奏自己熟悉的赞美诗和进行曲。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
• I like singing hymns. 我喜欢唱圣歌。 来自辞典例句

5 bible   

n.《圣经》；得到权威支持的典籍

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• This dictionary should be your Bible when studying English.学习英语时，这本字典应是你的主要参考书。

6 stained   

adj.污染的，玷污的

参考例句：

• My dress was stained. 我的连衣裙弄上了污渍。
• The doors are then stained and varnished. 这些门还要染色涂清漆。

7 religious   

adj.宗教性的，虔诚的，宗教上的；n.修道士，出家人

参考例句：

• She is very religious person who goes to church every Sunday.她十分虔诚，每个星期天都上教堂。
• It is hard for me to reject religious beliefs.要我抛弃自己的宗教信仰是困难的。

8 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。