VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Homework

Prepare a 10 min lecture on a history topic of your choice

Vocabulary

interpret (v):to change what someone is saying into another language
翻译,口译
E.g.: We had to ask our guide to interpret for us.
我们不得不请导游为我们翻译。

mosque (n):a building for Islamic religious activities and worship
清真寺

superstition-迷信

religious symbol-宗教符号

The Pope-教皇
Pope John Paul II
教皇约翰•保罗二世

Christianity-基督教

Catholic (adj/n):n 天主教信徒       /adj.天主教的

发源地-birth-land/place, country of origin /cradle
E.g.: Jerusalem is the cradle of Christianity
E.g.: The Yellow River was the cradle of Chinese civilization.
黄河是我国文化的摇篮。

the (Greek/Russian/Eastern) Orthodox Church
​a part of the Christian Church, with many members in Greece, Russia, and eastern Europe(希腊/俄罗斯/东)正教

Islam-伊斯兰
muslim-穆斯林

Islam伊斯兰

Judaism-犹太教

Christianity-基督教