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A 這個週末過得怎樣？
zhège zhōumò guò de zěnyàng?
How was your weekend?
B 還不錯。週日我還和朋友去教堂做禮拜了。
háibùcuò. zhōurì wǒ hái hé péngyou qù jiàotáng zuò lǐbài le.
Not bad. On Sunday I went to church with a friend.
A 原來你信基督啊？
yuánlái nǐ xìn Jīdū ā?
Oh, you’re a Christian?
B 不是的，我並不是基督教徒。昨天是我第一次去教堂，也是我第一次參加這麼正式的主日禮拜。這真是一次特別的體驗。與其說我在參與一種宗教的活動，還不如說我受到了一種宗教文化的薰陶。
bùshì de, wǒ bìng bù shì Jīdū jiàotú. zuótiān shì wǒ dìyīcì qù jiàotáng, yě shì wǒ dìyīcì cānjiā zhème zhèngshì de zhǔrìlǐbài. zhè zhēnshì yīcì tèbié de tǐyàn. yǔqí shuō wǒ zài cānyù yīzhǒng zōngjiào de huódòng, hái bùrú shuō wǒ shòudào le yīzhǒng zōngjiào wénhuà de xūntáo.
No, I’m not at all. Yesterday was my first time in a church, and it was my first time attending a formal Sunday service. It was a really special experience. Rather than saying I was participating in a kind of religious activity, it was more like receiving a kind of religious cultural experience.
A 聽起來好複雜，我從來都沒參加過這類活動，對各類宗教文化也一無所知，僅僅知道佛教，伊斯蘭教和基督教這幾個著名的宗教，更多的我也講不出來了。
tīng qǐlai hǎo fùzá, wǒ cónglái dōu méi cānjiā guo zhèlèi huódòng, duì gèlèi zōngjiào wénhuà yě yīwúsuǒzhī, jǐnjǐn zhīdao Fójiào, Yīsīlánjiào hé Jīdūjiào zhè jǐge zhùmíng zōngjiào, gèngduōde wǒ yě jiǎng bùchūlái le.
It sounds pretty complicated. I’ve never attended those kind of activities, and don’t know a thing about religious culture. I barely know anything about it, even the more famous religions like Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. Other than those, I really don’t know anything about any religions.
B 其實我也是。我對宗教並不算了解，可我很樂意接觸到不同的宗教文化。我有一些信仰宗教的朋友，很多時候我都是從文化的角度來分享他們的經歷。和我一起去教堂的朋友就從小信仰基督教，而且非常虔誠。
qíshí wǒ yě shì. wǒ duì zōngjiào bìng bù suàn liǎojiě, kě wǒ hěn lèyì jiēchù dào bùtóng de zōngjiào wénhuà. wǒ yǒu yīxiē xìnyǎng zōngjiào de péngyou, hěn duō shíhòu wǒ dōu shì cóng wénhuà de jiǎodù lái fēnxiǎng tāmen de jīnglì. hé wǒ yīqǐ qù jiàotáng de péngyou jiù cóngxiǎo xìnyǎng Jīdūjiào, érqiě fēicháng qiánchéng.
Actually, I’m the same. I can’t say I understand religion at all, but I’m willing to have some contact with different religious cultures. I have some religious friends, and I often find myself related to their experiences on a cultural level. The friends I went to church with have been Christians since they were little, and they’re really devoted.
A 我想我永遠都沒辦法理解這種虔誠。宗教信仰是個人的自由，我不會干涉他們，但也沒有辦法深入其中。我們這一代人大多數都是沒有宗教信仰的。不過現在信基督教的人在中國真是越來越多了，相反中國的第一大宗教-佛教的教徒大多都是老一輩的人了。
wǒ xiǎng wǒ yǒngyuǎn dōu méi bànfǎ lǐjiě zhèzhǒng qiánchéng. zōngjiào xìnyǎng shì gèrén de zìyóu, wǒ bùhuì gānshè tāmen, dàn yě méiyǒu bànfǎ shēnrù qízhōng. wǒmen zhèyīdài rén dàduōshù dōu shì méiyǒu zōngjiào xìnyǎng de. bùguò xiànzài xìn Jīdūjiào de rén zài Zhōngguó zhēnshì yuè lái yuè duō le, xiāngfǎn Zhōngguó de dì-yī dà zōngjiào-Fójiào de jiàotú dàduō dōu shì lǎo yī bèi de rén le.
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to understand that kind of devotion. Religious faith is a personal freedom, so I would never interfere with others’ faith, but I myself could never get that deeply involved. Most people of our generation aren’t very religious. However, nowadays more and more people in China are becoming Christians. On the other hand, the followers of China’s primary religion—Buddhism—are mainly from the older generation.
B 是的。我認識的朋友中有一部分人就是因為受到家庭傳統的影響而信佛或基督的。也有很多人和我一樣只是從文化的角度來看待宗教。不過無論是何種宗教，我都主張用正確的態度對待這種信仰，而不能過分依賴。
shìde. wǒ rènshi de péngyou zhōng yǒu yībùfèn rén jiùshì yīnwèi shòudào jiātíng chuántǒng de yǐngxiǎng ér xìn fó huò jīdū de. yě yǒu hěn duō rén hé wǒ yīyàng zhǐshì cóng wénhuà de jiǎodù lái kàndāi zōngjiào. bùguò wúlún shì hézhǒng zōngjiào, wǒ dōu zhǔzhāng yòng zhèngquè de tàidu duìdài zhèzhǒng xìnyǎng, ér bùnéng guòfèn yīlài.
Yeah. Amongst my friends, there are some who are Buddhist or Christian because of the influence of family tradition. But there are also many people who are like me, and just look at religion from a cultural perspective. Still, no matter what one’s faith is, I will always advocate that people should maintain a proper attitude toward religion, but not be excessively dependent on it.
Key Vocabulary
做禮拜 zuò lǐbài
信 xìn
基督教 Jīdūjiào
基督教徒 Jīdū jiàotú
主日禮拜 zhǔrìlǐbài
體驗 tǐyàn
與其 yǔqí
參與 cānyù
宗教 zōngjiào
不如 bùrú
薰陶 xūntáo
一無所知 yīwúsuǒzhī
僅僅 jǐnjǐn
佛教 Fójiào
伊斯蘭教 Yīsīlánjiào
樂意 lèyì
接觸到 jiēchù dào
信仰 xìnyǎng
角度 jiǎodù
分享 fēnxiǎng
虔誠 qiánchéng
干涉 gānshè
深入 shēnrù
這一代 zhèyīdài
老一輩 lǎoyībèi
看待 kàndài
主張 zhǔzhāng
過分 guòfèn
依賴 yīlài
Supplementary Vocabulary
信仰 xìnyǎng
一無所有 yīwúsuǒyǒu
虔誠 qiánchéng
干涉 gānshè
戀愛 liàn'ài
彌撒 mísa
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