VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)（S）

Pronunciation

Christian / CHRIS-CHIN

help /

think /

Vocabulary

believers / 信徒

e.g. Christianity has many strong believers.

pray / 祈祷 / to talk with God or to ask God for something

e.g. My mother was sick so I prayed to God that she would get better.

Christian / 基督教 / a person who believes or follows the Christian religion

Christianity / this is the name of the Christian religion

e.g. Everyone who goes to church on Sunday in America believe in Christianity. They are Christians.

e.g. Christianity is a very big religion and it has many different “kinds” of Christianity we call these kinds: “sects” or “denominations”

Sects / Denominations / Different types of religious groups within one big religious group

e.g. The Notre Dame Cathedral was a church built by Catholics. All Catholics are Christian. But not all Christians are Catholic.

e.g. Koreans, Japanese and Chinese are all “East Asians”. All Chinese people are “East Asian”, but not all “East Asians” are Chinese.

Catholic / 天主教 / the name of a person who believes in “Catholicism” 

e.g. The Notre Dame Cathedral is a Catholic Church.

Catholicism / the name of the Catholic religion

e.g. I believe in Catholicism. Nicholas went to a private Catholic school when he was younger.

tuition / 学费 / the fee you pay to a private school

e.g. Nicholas’s tuition every year for Catholic school was around $5,000.

Good Friday / Always on a Friday in April – this is the day that Jesus died. 

e.g. Jesus was killed by Romans (罗马) around 33 AD.

Easter / 复活节 / Always on a Sunday in April – this is the day Christians believe Jesus “rose from the dead”.

e.g. In Sri Lank, churches were bombed on Easter Sunday.

belief / 信仰 / this is a belief in anything

e.g. I have a belief that the Earth was made over millions and millions of years. This is a scientific belief. Not a religion belief.

e.g. All religious thoughts are beliefs, but not all beliefs are religious.

religion / 宗教 / this is a strong belief in God

e.g. Most people in the world “profess” a religion – they will say “yes, I believe in this religion.”

to profess /宣称

e.g. I don’t speak my beliefs, I profess my beliefs.

e.g. I profess the belief that art is an important part of human culture.

devout / 虔诚的

e.g. My mother is a devout Christian; she prays everyday!

Usually if you add “-ISM” this means “a set of ideas”. “-IST” refers to a person.

Buddhism (religion) / Buddhist (person) / 佛教

e.g. All Buddhists believes in Buddhism.

e.g. Are many Chinese people Buddhist?

surface-level / on the surface / on the outside I look like something but on the inside it’s not true

e.g. Most religious people aren’t “true believers” they just appear to be believes on the surface.

Grammar

I not don’t usually go to the office

I had been was / went  there in 2012

I took pictures

I think it’s good – they say we must kind and have others become a good man – and have the poor – and they eat vegetables, not meat. I think the Buddha is so busy – so I can’t disturb him. I think it’s good because they have the religions they maybe more kind to the others and they can’t angry and calm down can. And when they in trouble they will think the Buddha will help him. So I think this is good.

I think it’s good – they say we must be kind towards others and help others become better people – and help the poor – also they only eat vegetables, they do not eat meat. I think the Buddha is too busy – so I  shouldn’t disturb / bother him. I think religion is good because if you believe in religion then maybe you will be more kind to the others. [Also / additionally / here’s another thing]:  when you believe in religion you usually don’t get angry and can calm yourself down. And when they are in trouble they will think the Buddha will help them. So I think this is good.

If <<this happens>> then <<this will happen>>.

I think both better because the family’s choice so you choice the public or the private is OK. If you enjoy yourself and study, playing with the classmate or you like your teacher so public or the private is also good school.

I think either is fine / both are equally good because it’s the family’s choice so you whether you choose the public school or the private school — it doesn’t make a difference. What is more important is that you enjoy yourself and enjoy your studies, [as well as] playing with the classmates or maybe you like your teacher —  so either public or the private school is a good choice.