伊斯蘭與猶太教
Palestinians and Israelis are the two main groups of people in the geographic region that was once called Palestine.
巴勒斯坦人和以色列人是曾經被稱為巴勒斯坦的地理區內兩個主要的民族。
geographic(adj.)地理的
Each of these groups has very different religions and cultures.
這兩個民族擁有截然不同的宗教和文化。
distinct(adj.)與其他不同的、有區別的，be distinct(different) from與…不同的
Palestinians number around 5.3 million people and are an Arab group that live in the territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
巴勒斯坦人約530萬，是一個阿拉伯族群，居住在約旦河西岸和加薩走廊的領土上。
around(adv.)大約=in the region(neighborhood) ofterritory(n.)領土，territorial(adj.)領土的strip(n.)狹長的土地、水域outstrip(v.)超越=surpass(v.)
Both of these areas are considered to be the State of Palestine, in which Palestinians have a small amount of governmental power.
這兩個地區都被視為巴勒斯坦國，巴勒斯坦人在其中擁有微小的政府權力。
consider A to be B(phr.)認為A是B=regard(view, see, think of) A as Ba small amount of+不可數名詞=少量的…，a large amount of...大量的…governmental(adj.)政府的，govern(v.)統治
The main religion in these areas is Islam.
這些地區的主要宗教是伊斯蘭教。
In the West Bank, 85% of the population is Muslim, while the population of the Gaza Strip is 99% Muslim.
在約旦河西岸，85%的人口是穆斯林，而加薩走廊的人口則有99%是穆斯林。
population(n.)人口
Although this religion forms a large part of their culture, the art, music, literature, clothing and food of Palestinians have been affected by both Arab culture and foreign cultures that were brought to Palestine over thousands of years.
雖然伊斯蘭教佔據了巴勒斯坦文化的一大部分，但數千年來，巴勒斯坦人的藝術、音樂、文學、服飾和飲食受到了阿拉伯文化和傳入巴勒斯坦的外來文化的影響。
form(v.)構成=constitute, make upportion(n.)部分cuisine(n.)菜餚affect(v.)影響=influence，sway(v.)動搖、影響
Israelis number around 9.8 million people and live in the country of Israel.
以色列人約有980萬，居住在以色列國內。
around(adv.)大約=approximately, about
Nearly 74% of Israelis are Jewish.
近74%的以色列人是猶太人。
nearly(adv.)幾乎=almost, virtually, practically
However, the rest of the population is a mix of Muslims (18%), Christians (2%) and other religions.
然而，其餘人口則混合了穆斯林（18%）、基督徒（2%）和其他宗教信仰者。
a mix of...混合…=a combination(mixture) of...
Despite this variety of religions, Israel is considered a Jewish state and is the only country in the world with a majority Jewish population.
儘管宗教多元，但以色列仍視為猶太國家，也是世界上唯一以猶太人口為多數的國家。
despite(prep.)儘管=in spite ofa wide variety(range, selection) of...各式各樣的…majority(n.)大多數
Therefore, much of the culture of Israel — including its arts, literature and festivals — originates from Judaism.
因此，以色列的文化，包括藝術、文學和節慶，都來自猶太教。
originate from(phr.)源自於，origin(n.)起源