懂你英语Level4-Unit2-Part2-[4] Vocabulary: Religions

1. Followers of the islam religion are called .

   islam /'ɪz'lɑm/ 伊斯兰教

   Muslim  /ˈmʌzləm/ 穆斯林

2. These Muslims are praying inside a mosque. 

    pray  /pre/  祈祷；恳求；央求   vi. 祈祷；请；恳求 

    mosque   /mɑsk/  清真寺

3. Muslims are called to prayer 5 times a day,beginning just before sunrise.

4. Christianity is based on theteaching of Jesus Christ, who lived more than 2000 years ago.

    Christianity  /,kristi'ænəti/  n. 基督教；基督教精神，基督教教义

5.Christians believe that Jesus is the son of god.

    Christians   /'krɪstʃən / 基督徒

6. Christians often gather in churches or cathedrals to worship.

    cathedral   /kə'θidrəl/  大教堂

    worship  /'wɝʃɪp/ n. 崇拜；礼拜；尊敬  vt. 崇拜；尊敬；爱慕 vi. 拜神；做礼拜

7. Followers of Judaism are called Jews.

    Judaism  /dʒudɪˌɪzəm/ 犹太教

    Jews  /dʒu:/  犹太教徒

8.These Jews are meeting inside the synagogue ,which is a place of worship and study.

    synagogue /'sɪnəgɒg/ n. 犹太教会堂；犹太人集会

9. Judaism was founded over 35 hundred years ago, in the middle east.

10.Judaism is based on the teaching of Moses,who they believe is the most important prophet.

    Moses /'məuziz/  摩西（《圣经》故事中犹太人古代领袖）；立法者；领导者

    prophet  /'prɑfɪt / n. 先知；预言者；提倡者

11.Buddhism began in India and is based on the teachings of the Buddha.

     Buddhism  /'bʊdɪzəm/ 佛教

     Buddha  /'budə/ 佛教徒

12.The religion is about 25 hundred years old.

13. Some Buddhists practice a form of meditation in which they empty their minds of any thought.

     meditation  /,mɛdɪ'teʃən/ 冥想

14. Hinduism is the world’s third most popular religion and is the main religion of India.

     Hinduism  /'hinduizəm/ 印度教

15. Hinduism has no founder and is a mixture of many beliefs.

16. Some Hindus believe in the cycle of birth,life, death and rebirth.

     Hindus /,hin'du:/  印度教徒

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