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Nick: Recently I encountered some words that's really confusing, like Puritanism, Protestantism and Catholicism. Do they all belong to Christianity?
尼克：最近我碰到了一些不明白的词，比如清教、新教、天主教。这些都隶属于基督教吗？
Jim: Yes, these are the different denominations.
吉姆：是的，这些是不同的教派。
Nick: So what's the difference?
尼克：那他们有什么区别呢？
Jim: Wow, that's a long story. There is said to be thousands of them. Basically they have different doctrines, which means, their interpretation of the Bible is different.
吉姆：这说起来就话长了。据说这样的教派有上千个。他们主要是教义不同，也就是对《圣经》的解读不同。
Nick: Do I need to remember all of them?
尼克：这些教派我都要记住吗？
Jim: That would be nearly impossible, even for someone within that faith. But the ones that you need to keep in mind are Protestantism, Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. These are the three main branches of Christianity.
吉姆：即便对信仰基督教的人来说要都记住也几乎不可能。但你需要掌握的是新教、天主教和东正教。这些是基督教的三大支脉。
Nick: I think I've got a rough idea. Anyway, I'll look them up. Thanks.
尼克：我觉得我大概知道了。但我还是会去查查的。谢谢。
Jim: My pleasure. Hope you'll enjoy the reading.
吉姆：不客气。希望你能在这次的阅读中找到乐趣。
