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Visit to a Temple (Part 1)

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ID: 2270 Upper Intermediate
Shhhhh! Be quiet! This is a place of worship! In this lesson, ChinesePod heads to a Buddhist temple to learn about the layout and architecture of a Buddhist temple.
Fri Sep 06 2013 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
远近闻名 yuǎnjìnwénmíng well-known, renowned
灵隐寺 Língyǐnsì Lingyin Temple
烧香 shāoxiāng to burn incense
许愿 xǔyuàn to make a wish
这就是远近闻名的灵隐寺啊？
zhè jiùshì yuǎnjìnwénmíng de Língyǐnsì a ？
This is the world renowned Lingyin Temple?
嗯，你看，来烧香许愿的人多吧。
ng4 ，nǐ kàn ，lái shāoxiāng xǔyuàn de rén duō ba 。
Yeah, look, a lot of people have come to burn incense and pray.
好像中国的寺庙都差不多，没什么特别的。
hǎoxiàng Zhōngguó de sìmiào dōu chàbuduō ，méi shénme tèbié de 。
It seems like every other Chinese temple. There's nothing special about it.
布局是大同小异。一般规模较大的寺都有三座殿。这三座殿依次建在一条线上，排列得很整齐。你看最外面的是天王殿，天王殿的后面是大雄宝殿，大雄宝殿后面还有一个殿。
bùjú shì dàtóngxiǎoyì 。yībān guīmó jiào dà de sì dōu yǒu sān zuò diàn 。zhè sān zuò diàn yīcì jiàn zài yī tiáo xiàn shàng ，páiliè de hěn zhěngqí 。nǐ kàn zuì wàimian de shì Tiānwángdiàn ，Tiānwángdiàn de hòumian shì Dàxióngbǎodiàn ，Dàxióngbǎodiàn hòumian háiyǒu yī gè diàn 。
The layout is largely the same, but with small differences. Usually large scale temples have three halls. These three halls are constructed in one line, and are lined up precisely. Look, the one on the outside is the Hall of the Gods, and behind it is the Precious Hall of the Great Hero. Behind the Precious Hall of the Great Hero is another hall.
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