PHRASES

a procession of一系列

wind through蜿蜒曲折穿过

harsh condition=very difficult condition

general Douglas总司令

fell to投降

nerve-wracking bombing摧毁神经的爆炸

CULTURE

Holy Bible: 旧约Old Testament-Hebrew希伯来人,新约New Testament,Govenant上帝与人类的约,Deadly sins七宗罪:Greed,Envy,Pride,Gludttony,Lust,Sloth,Wrath

Old:五书—史记—诗歌 Genesis创世记 Exodus出埃及记 Abraham-Jacob(Israel)雅各-Joseph约瑟夫-Moses摩西 Ten Commandments十诫-Joshua约舒亚-David-Solomon

New:五福音Mattew,Mark,Luke,John,Acts-Letters-Forecast

East Expenditions of Crusades十字军东征

Christianity基督教:Orthodoxy东正教,Catholic天主教,Protestant新教 Jowry犹太教 Islam伊斯兰教

promised land应许之地；Job(约伯)'s comfort给被安慰人增加痛苦的安慰 Job's Patient对自己的信仰不改变；Ararat阿拉若山-全新的开始 Noah'sark诺亚方舟；sell one's birthright(长子继承权)for a mass of Portages(红汤)见利忘义，因小失大；Babel巴别塔-混乱的状态；Sodom索多玛:罪恶之城 Sodomy同性恋；Lot's wife-salt Pillar(盐柱子)贪恋红尘；Apple of one's eye掌上明珠 Adams Apple喉结 salt精英 shepherd牧羊人,引路人；Samson参孙-Philistine腓利士,白痴 Delilah美艳的妖妇

Musilim穆斯林:Id al-Fitr[穆斯林]开斋节 Ramadan斋月 Al-Qaeda基地组织 koran古兰经 Allah安拉 Sunnite逊尼派 Shiite什叶派 fundamentalist原教旨主义者

5 Pillars:1、faith 2、prayer(salat) 3、concern for the needg 4、self-parification=fasting 5、Pilgrimage Mecca(hajj)

Others:Hanukkah[犹太]光明节 Kwanza[黑人]水果节 All saits' Day鬼节

中文词:oolong,tofu，kung pao,yurncha港式下午茶,chai茶叶,dimsum点心,chow mein炒面；fengshui,ying&yang阴阳；mah-jong麻将；Genghis Kham(蒙古)成吉思汗；gingseng(朝鲜)人参

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