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The Eastern Orthodox Church

第二大基督教會

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The Eastern Orthodox Church
2億2千萬名信徒
The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptized members.
東正教會是第二大基督教會,有大約2億2千萬名受洗信徒。
Christian (adj.)基督教的(n.)基督徒approximately (adv.)大約=aboutbaptize (v.)施洗
Followers of the religion are mainly based in Western Asia and Turkey, Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus, though its presence is growing in the Western world.
此宗教的追隨者主要分布在西亞和土耳其、東歐、巴爾幹半島和高加索地區,不過它在西方世界的勢力也日益增長。
though (conj.)然而,不過presence (n.)存在,在場
Eastern Orthodox Christianity is one of the three main branches of Christianity, and it identifies itself as the original Christian church founded by Christ and the Apostles.
東正教是基督教三大主要教派其中一支,它宣稱是原本由耶穌基督和使徒所創建的基督教會。
branch (n.)樹枝,分枝,旁枝,分店found (v.)創立,創建
The term Eastern Church was used to refer to the Greek Church centered in Byzantium, as opposed to the Western Latin Church centered in Rome.
東正教這個名稱原是指以拜占庭為中心的希臘教會,與以羅馬為中心的西方拉丁教會不同。
term (n.)名稱,術語
Eastern Christian culture reached its golden age during the peak of the Byzantine Empire and continued to flourish in Ukraine and Russia, after the fall of Constantinople.
東方的基督教文化在拜占庭帝國尖峰時期達到鼎盛,在君士坦丁堡衰落後仍持續在烏克蘭和俄國盛行。
reach its golden age達到鼎盛時期peak (n.)山峰,山頂,高峰flourish (v.)繁榮,興盛
Being one of the oldest surviving religious institutions, the Eastern Orthodox Church has had a considerable role in shaping the history and culture of Eastern and Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and the Near East.
身為最古老的宗教門派之一,東正教對東歐、東南歐、高加索和近東地區的歷史與文化有很重大的影響力。
religious (adj.)宗教的have a considerable role in sth. 在……中扮演重要的角色= play an important role in sth.

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eastern (adj.)
東邊的,東方的
orthodox (adj.)
正統的,傳統的
Christian (adj.)
基督教的(n.)基督徒
approximately (adv.)
大約=about
baptize (v.)
施洗
though (conj.)
然而,不過
presence (n.)
存在,在場
branch (n.)
樹枝,分枝,旁枝,分店
found (v.)
創立,創建
term (n.)
名稱,術語
reach its golden age
達到鼎盛時期
peak (n.)
山峰,山頂,高峰
flourish (v.)
繁榮,興盛
religious (adj.)
宗教的
have a considerable role in sth.
在……中扮演重要的角色= play an important role in sth.
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