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Hello!
大家好!
This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about different kinds of religious centers.
本周《名师答疑》，我们回答关于不同的宗教中心的问题。
Dear teacher, I am Saeed from Iran.
亲爱的老师，我是来自伊朗的赛义德。
I am so glad to send you an email.
很高兴能给你发电子邮件。
I have a question about differences between a “cathedral” and a “church.”
我的问题是cathedral和church之间有什么区别？
Are they the same?
它们是一样的吗？
Thank you, Saeed.
谢谢你，赛义德。
This is a great question, Saeed!
这是个很好的问题，赛义德！
Let’s expand this question further to include different religious centers.
我们把这个问题拓展一下，将不同的宗教中心都包括在内。
A “church” is a building used by Christians for their religious services.
“教堂”是基督教徒进行宗教仪式的建筑物。
Because there are many different denominations of Christians, there are many different kinds of churches.
因为基督教有许多不同的教派，所以也有许多不同的教堂。
A “cathedral” is one kind of Christian church.
“大教堂”是基督教堂的一种。
However, a “cathedral” is the main church for an area under the direction of a bishop, a high-level church leader, in the Roman Catholic faith.
然而，“大教堂”是在主教所管理地区的主教堂，主教是罗马天主教会的高级教堂领袖。
Other Christian groups might also call large churches cathedrals.
其他基督教团体也可能把较大的教堂称为大教堂。
For example, sometimes the term is used in the Eastern Orthodox Church, another form of Christianity based in places like Eastern Europe, Greece, and the Middle East.
例如，有时cathedral用于表示东正教的教堂，东正教是东欧、希腊和中东等地的另一种基督教派。
There are many famous cathedrals around the world like Notre Dame in Paris, St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, and the Cathedral of Brasilia in Brazil’s capital.
世界上有许多著名的大教堂，比如巴黎圣母院、莫斯科的圣巴西勒教堂，以及位于巴西首都的巴西利亚大教堂。
Now let’s talk about a few different worship and prayer centers for other big religions.
现在让我们谈谈其他几大宗教的崇拜和祈祷中心。
A “temple” is another form of religious building.
“寺庙”是另一种宗教建筑。
“Temple” is the English language word for religious centers in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.
temple指的是印度教、佛教、耆那教和锡克教的宗教中心。
Temples are places of prayer or worship.
寺庙是祈祷或礼拜的地方。
Sometimes, people who observe Reform Judaism call their religious centers “temples.”
有时，信奉改革派犹太教的人把他们的宗教中心也称为temple。
A “mosque” is a place for Muslims to pray.
“清真寺”是穆斯林祈祷的地方。
Women and men usually have separate places to pray within the same building.
女性和男性通常在同一栋建筑内的不同地方祈祷。
Muslim holidays and marriages are observed in mosques.
穆斯林节日和婚礼在清真寺举行。
“Synagogues” are Jewish places of worship.
“犹太教堂”是犹太人礼拜的地方。
They are for prayer and religious services, ceremonies and study.
犹太人在这里祈祷、举行宗教仪式、学习。
These are not the only places of worship as there are many different religions in the world.
以上提到的这些不是全部的礼拜场所，因为世界上还有许多不同的宗教。
If you know of a religious center or place of prayer or worship, we have not named, please write to us in the comments below!
如果大家知道某个宗教中心或祈祷和礼拜场所，而且这里还没有提到，请在下面的评论中写出来！
Please let us know if these explanations and examples helped you, Saeed!
请让我们知道这些解释和例子是否对你有帮助，赛义德！
And that’s Ask a Teacher.
以上就是《名师答疑》。
I’m Faith Pirlo.
我是费思·皮尔洛。
