【一天10分鐘 英語說得通】Religion in Taiwan 虔誠的宗教信仰，怎麼形容「筊杯」？

EXERCISE  實戰演練
Topic: Religion in Taiwan
Taiwan is a society of religious freedom and toleration. The major religions of Taiwan are
Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Though these are technically three different religions, it is
not uncommon to see Taiwanese who practice a little bit of all three, mixed with their own
family’s beliefs and traditions. Many of the temples in Taiwan reflect the fusion. This is in part
due to Japanese occupation, which led many Taoists to secretly worship in Buddhist temples.
When visiting a temple, you might see people tossing a pair of red moon blocks onto the floor,
these are known as jiǎobēi (筊杯), crescent-shaped wooden blocks. This is how these people
communicate with the gods. You can ask the god a yes-no question and then drop the blocks on
the floor. The landing position of the blocks shows your answer.

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WORDS & PHRASES 詞彙片語
1. religious [rɪˈlɪdʒəs] (adj.) 宗教的；宗教上的
2. toleration [ˌtɑləˈreʃən] (n.) 寬容；容忍
3. technically [ˈtɛknɪkəlɪ] (adv.) 技術上來說；準確地來說
4. tradition [trəˈdɪʃən] (n.) 傳統
5. reflect [rɪˈflɛkt] (v.) 反射（光、熱、聲等）；反映（影像）
6. fusion [ˈfjuʒən] (n.) 融合；熔合
7. occupation [ˌɑkjəˈpeʃən ] (n.) （軍隊或一夥人）佔領，佔據
8. worship [ˈwɝʃɪp] (v.) 敬奉，崇拜（上帝或神）
9. crescent-shaped [ˈkrɛsənt ʃept] (adj.) 新月形的
10. wooden block [ˈwʊdən blɑk] (n.) 木頭積木
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