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Today’s story is a Palestinian folk tale, a folk tale from Palestine. There are some references to Islam in the story.
今天讲的是一个巴勒斯坦民间故事，一个来自巴勒斯坦的民间故事。故事中提到了伊斯兰教相关的内容。
I learned some things about Islam while writing this story. Hopefully, you’ll learn something, too!
写这个故事的时候，我学到了一些关于伊斯兰教的东西。希望你也能学到一些东西！
OK, I’ll just explain some words that are in today’s story.
好的，我来解释一下今天故事中的几个单词。
Something that is religious, related to religion, is holy. Basically, ‘holy’ means good in relation to God and church.
宗教的，与宗教有关的东西是神圣的。基本上，‘holy’是指与上帝和教会有关的好东西。
When God thinks something is good, that thing is holy.
如果神认为某件事是好的，那它就是圣洁的。
So, for example, we can say that John the Baptist was a holy person.
例如，我们可以说施洗约翰是一个圣洁的人。
Of course, in Christianity, Jesus was a very holy person, and in Islam the prophet Mohammed was a very holy person.
当然，在基督教中，耶稣是非常神圣的人，在伊斯兰教中，先知穆罕默德也是非常神圣的人。
Hunt means to run after and kill animals. In the past, people hunted on horses and used bows and arrows to kill animals.
Hunt意味着追赶和杀死动物。在过去，人们会骑马打猎，用弓箭杀死动物。
Now, when people hunt they usually walk and use guns to kill animals.
现在人们打猎时，通常是步行，而且是用枪射杀动物。
In the past, people hunted for food, but these days, people usually hunt for fun, although it’s not very fun for the animals!
在过去，人们打猎是为了获取食物，但现在，人们打猎通常是为了好玩，虽然这对动物来说可不有趣！
A hole is an empty space in something. If you have some very old clothes, they will probably have holes in them. You can put your finger in the hole.
hole是某物上的空白空间。如果你有很旧的衣服，它们可能会有洞。你可以把手指伸进洞里。
Some people get very angry and hit their wall, and then they have a hole in their wall. Not a good idea.
有些人生气的时候会撞墙，然后墙上就会有个洞。这可不是好主意。
Beads are small round things. Beads are made of plastic, wood or glass.
Beads是又小又圆的东西。珠子是用塑料、木材或玻璃做成的。
Beads are often put on clothes to make them beautiful.
人们经常把珠子戴在衣服上，让衣服更好看。
Prayer beads are special beads that are used for praying.
念珠是用来祈祷的特殊念珠。
Prayer beads are usually on a string, and you wear prayer beads around your neck.
念珠通常是串在一起的，而且是戴在脖子上的。
For example, the Rosary is a Christian type of prayer beads. Islamic prayer beads are misbaha and tasbih.
例如，玫瑰经是一种基督教类型的祈祷珠。伊斯兰祈祷珠是赞珠和念珠。
You hold the prayer beads and you pray. For example, if there are thirty beads, then you say thirty prayers.
你会拿着念珠祈祷。例如，如果有30颗珠子，那你就祈祷30次。
Cats make a sound calling purring. Purrs sounds like... Cats purr when they are happy.
猫发出呼噜声。呼噜声听起来像……猫高兴时会发出呼噜声。
When you are in a place that you don’t want to be, you might run away, run to another place.
如果你去了个不想去的地方，你可能会run away，跑到其他地方。
For example, if your mother is very angry at you, you could run away, but she might run after you.
比如，如果你妈妈很生你的气，你可以跑掉，但她可能会追你。
If you see a wolf or a bear, you should probably run away.
如果你看到了狼或熊，也许你该跑掉。
In religion, a sin is when you do something wrong.
在宗教中，sin是指你做错了事。
For example, in Christianity, killing people, stealing and lying are all serious sins.
例如，在基督教中，杀人、偷窃和说谎都是严重的罪行。
Most people think that these things are bad, but a sin is something more serious.
大多数人认为这些事情是不好的，但罪是更严重的事情。
The idea is that God judges you for your sins. People pray to say sorry for their sins.
意思是上帝会因你犯下的罪审判你。人们会祈祷为自己的罪行忏悔。
A person who sins a lot is a sinner.
一个经常犯罪的人就是sinner。
When you learn something by heart, you learn it so well that you remember it completely.
当你用心学习某件事时，就能学得很好，会全部记住它。
For example, if you like a song a lot, you might learn it by heart.
例如，如果你非常喜欢一首歌，你可能会记住它。
Then you will remember all the words and you will be able to sing it perfectly.
你会记住所有歌词，就能完美地唱出来。
In the past, people often learned poems by heart. But these days, few people learn things by heart, because it’s very easy to look things up on your phone.
以前，人们经常背诗。但现在，很少有人能记住东西，因为在手机上查找东西很容易。
When you test someone, you see if they can do something.
当你test某人时，是看他们是否能做某事。
For example, if your friend says they have learned a poem by heart, you might test them and ask them to say the poem.
例如，如果你的朋友说他们背下来了一首诗，你可以测试他们，让他们背背看。
Or you might test yourself. Maybe you think you’re really good at playing guitar, so to test yourself, you record a video and then watch it to see if you’re good at playing.
或者你可以测试一下自己。也许你觉得自己吉他弹得很好，为了测试自己，你录了一段视频，看你是否真的弹得好。
Damn is a rude word, a bad word, that you use when you are angry.
Damn是一个粗鲁的、不好的词，会在生气的时候用。
You can just say ‘Damn!’ or you can damn a thing or a person.
你可以说‘Damn！’或者你也可以诅咒一件事或一个人。
For example, if your phone is always breaking, you can say, ‘Damn this phone!’
例如，如果你的手机总是坏，你可以说，“这该死的手机！”
Or if you really don’t like someone because they play the saxophone very loudly outside your house, you can say, ‘Damn you and your saxophone!’
或者如果有人在你的房子外面大声吹萨克斯，你很讨厌他，你可以说，‘你和你的萨克斯都见鬼去吧！’
OK, so listen and enjoy!
好了，接下来请欣赏故事吧！
