媽祖託夢了？！關於媽祖繞境你該學會的單字在這裡！－找Hi家教學17種外語Say Hi to the World！

【三月媽祖繞境 Matsu Pilgrimage Procession】
Taiwan’s Dajia Matsu Pilgrimage Procession, hailed as one of the world’s three largest religious activities by Discovery Channel and included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, will take place April 7 -16.
(2019大甲媽祖遶境將在4/7-4/16舉行。此活動被Discovery頻道視為世界三大宗教活動之一，同時更被聯合國教科文組織列為「世界非物質文化遺產」。)

The statue of Matsu, the Chinese Goddess of the Sea, carried in a palanquin on bearers’ shoulders during the pilgrimage, along with her devoted followers, will visit many other temples along the way.
(中華文化的海上女神 -- 媽祖，在繞境期間會被安置在扛轎者肩上的轎子，與他忠實的追隨著一路參訪其它路線上的廟宇。)

Every year, hordes of enthusiastic devotees can be seen lining up to “scramble under the palanquin,” during which they kneel down or prostrate themselves while the palanquin of the goddess moves over them as a means of praying for good fortune.
(每年都有大批熱情的信徒排隊等著「躦轎腳」，在轎子經過他們的時候，他們會跪下或俯臥，此行為也象徵著祈求好運。)

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【英文單字整理】
✍媽祖繞境：Matsu Pilgrimage Procession
✍轎子：Palanquin
✍一群…(人)：Hordes of
✍信徒：Devotee
✍在轎子底下爭搶：Scramble under the palanquin
✍俯臥的：Prostrate

今年的媽祖託夢給好多人，他也跑來跟我說...

Mazu appeared in my dream and told me to start learning English today.
(媽祖託夢告訴我，今天要開始學習英文。)

🔹託夢 (appear in a dream)
🔹筊杯 (moon blocks)

🔹To burn incense sticks 上香、點香
🔹Incense (N.) 焚香、（焚燒時的）香氣；(V.) 激怒
例：There are always some incense sticks burning in my grandmother’s house.
（祖母家裡總是會點香。）

🔹To burn joss paper 燒紙錢（冥紙、金紙）
🔹joss (N.)（中國的）佛像、神像
例：Chinese burn incense and joss paper with traditional national etiquette to offer sacrifices to the soul of ancestors.
（中國人用上香燒紙錢的傳統民俗禮儀，來敬畏祖先的靈魂。）

I went to the temple to burn incense and pray. I also drew a fortune stick.
(我到廟裡燒香拜拜，而且還求了一支籤。)

draw除了指畫畫以外，還有抽取的意思喔

🔹抽籤(draw lots)
🔹燒香(burn incense)
🔹求籤 (draw a fortune stick)

The temple host summarized the meaning of the fortune stick.
( 廟公跟我總結了這跟籤詩的意思。)

🔹廟公(Temple host)
🔹總結 (Summarize)

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
( 師父領進門，修行在個人。)

只要21天，學好外語不是夢，無論是什麼原因想學外語

🎈興趣 🎈求學 🎈求職 🎈旅行

給自己一個機會！養成良好習慣，學習效果加倍
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