时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:2014年ESL之日常生活


英语课

 


Converting to Another Religion


Debbie: Okay, I’m off. I’ll be back around eight o’clock. 


Marcelo: Hey, where are you going in such a hurry? 


Debbie: I’m going to my religious education class. 


Marcelo: Religious education class? What’s that about? 


Debbie: Well, I’ve decided 1 to convert to McQuillanism. 


Marcelo: I’m not familiar with that denomination 2. It is Christian 3, isn’t it? 


Debbie: No, it isn’t, but there are some similarities in the spiritual teachings between McQuillanism and Christianity, but we have different ways of worshiping – different prayers, hymns 4, and rituals. 


Marcelo: It doesn’t sound legit. Are you sure McQuillanism isn’t really a cult 5


Debbie: Of course not. My spiritual leader has been tutoring me on the tenets of the faith so I understand it, but I can see why you’d question it, since you don’t know anything about it. 


Marcelo: Well, as long as you’re satisfied. 


Debbie: I am and I can’t wait to become a full- fledged McQuillanite. McQuillanism is a little unconventional, but we take our faith very seriously. 


Marcelo: Have it your way. What’s that you’re carrying? 


Debbie: It’s a cat costume. As I said, we do things a little differently. 


Marcelo: I’m sorry I asked. 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 denomination
n.命名,取名,(度量衡、货币等的)单位
  • The firm is still operating under another denomination.这家公司改用了名称仍在继续营业。
  • Litre is a metric denomination.升是公制单位。
3 Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
  • They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
  • His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
4 hymns
n.赞美诗,圣歌,颂歌( hymn的名词复数 )
  • 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 cult
n.异教,邪教;时尚,狂热的崇拜
  • Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书,但有一定的崇拜者。
  • The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。
学英语单词
absorptances
acetylsulfalene
adenomatous myoma
air ejecting
Balla Balla
basic operating system software
be preoccupied by some troubles
beckmesser
blastopsephite
Borve
browzing
buckhantz
builts
Camellia crapnelliana
camera steadying device
cancellated structure
Carshalton
cast aspersions upon
cermet
Chernetsov
chinese people
clowch
coefficient of partial expansiveness
compensation pin
contact clip
Cook Islands Maori
cryodistillation
currantworm
de-marketing orientation
districate
dope fiend
ectopic focus
elytranthe tricolor lecomte
faveoli
firmiana major hand.-mazz.
fluorescent magnetic inspection
foxtrot
gallumph
gas-guzzling
genus limnodromuss
GM_and
grieve
homodynamy
hydraulic abdominal concussion
ill assorted
indirect lighting
Lambing Flat Riots
laminated rigid board
lefer
lichen planuss
lider
local surname
long splice
long-pillar work
major rager
Marhwi(Kumgang)
metallurgical-technology
Mf.
midway deflection
minimum output
Molina de Aragón
money yield table
mountain rose
Moynihan's symptom-complex
MSI
myrsine semiserrata wall
neuroprosthetics
no engine room system
nondisplay based word processing equipment
north african-indian floral region
Old World beaver
oldsters
outlet air angle
oxymercuration
parallax adjustment
parapertusis
parasitic stress
phase advance schedule
precompressed tensile zone
push-started
remote networking system
residual category
S7-P
serve one's apprenticeship
sheherazades
solar calendars
special columnar journal
substitute parts
superheterodyne converter
supported beam
tectonic(structural)basin
Thilenius, C.
thin-wall aluminium pipe
tight lock type automatic coupler
ulpa
Vagrancy Act
venae transversa scapulae
Where from?
wimlah
winter over
wuhl
zooma