Monks Praying and Giant Golden Statue of the Buddha, Wat Benchamabophit, Bangkok, Southeast Asia

宗教历史介绍：  

Monk : [mʌŋk] n. 僧侣,修道士
例句与用法:
1. He decided to give away everything he possessed and become a monk.
　 他决定放弃他所有的一切, 出家为僧.
2. The monk burned a stick of incense in the incense burner.
　 和尚在香炉里焚上一柱香。
3. This monk wears a gray frock.
　 这个和尚穿着灰色的僧袍。
4. The hood or hooded robe worn especially by a monk.
　 头巾，长袍尤指僧侣穿戴的头巾或带头巾的长袍

pray : [prei] [ 自动跳转自: Praying ]
v. 祈祷,祈求,请求,恳求
例句与用法:
1. I pray God's forgiveness.
　 我祈求上帝的宽恕。
2. They prayed that their enemies might be defeated.
　 他们祈求上苍让敌人失败。
3. They went to the mosque to pray.
　 他们去清真寺做祷告。
词形变化:动词过去式:prayed 过去分词:prayed 现在分词:praying 第三人称单数:prays

Giant : ['dʒaiənt] adj. 巨大的n. 巨人
例句与用法:
1. Ba jin is a literary giant.
　 巴金是一位文坛巨匠。
2. The hero smote the giant with his sword.
　 英雄用剑猛劈巨人。
3. Shakespeare is a giant among writers.
　 莎士比亚是作家中的大文豪。

Golden : ['gəuldən] adj. 金(黄)色的
例句与用法:
1. The golden rule in playing tennis is to watch the ball closely.
　 打网球最重要的一点就是紧盯著球.
2. Speech is silver; silence is golden.
　 【谚】雄辩是银，沉默是金。
3. Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.
　 【谚】杀鸡取蛋，愚蠢荒唐。
4. Her hair has a beautiful golden sheen.
　 她的头发有美丽的金色的光泽。
词形变化:名词:goldenness 副词:goldenly

Statue : ['stætju:] n. 塑像,雕像
例句与用法:
1. The statue is twice life-size.
　 该雕像大小为实体的两倍。
2. The statue was carved (out of stone).
　 这座像是（用石头）雕刻的.
3. They decided to perpetuate the memory of their leader by erecting a statue.
　 他们为永远纪念那位领袖决定建一座雕像。
4. The workers put the statue on its pedestal.
　 工人们把雕像放到基座上。

Buddha : ['budə] n. 佛佗
例句与用法:
1. The body of teachings expounded by the Buddha.
　 佛法佛祖用来说明佛经的正文
2. A representation or likeness of Buddha.
　 佛像佛的象征或替代物

Bangkok :n. 曼谷
例句与用法:
1. Bangkok is surrounded by a vast, damp, alluvial plain, crisscrossed by a network of klong.
　 曼谷为一个广阔潮湿的冲积平原所环绕，有纵横交错的运河网。

Southeast : ['sauθ'i:st] n. 东南,东南地区adj. 东南的,向东南的,来自东南的adv. 往东南,来自东南
例句与用法:
1. A province of southeast China on the East China Sea and the Formosa Strait. Agriculture and fishing are important to its economy. Fuzhou is the capital. Population, 27,130,000.
　 福建中国东南部的一个省份，濒临东海和台湾海峡。经济以农业和渔业为主，省会为福州。人口27，130，000
2. A municipal borough of southeast England east of London. A popular seaside resort, it also has light industries. Population, 121,900.
　 马尔盖特英国东南部一自治市，位于伦敦的东部。是一个著名的海滨度假胜地，轻工业也较发达。人口121，900
3. The wind is in the southeast.
　 东南部有风。
4. Taiwan is southeast of China.
　 台湾在中国的东南。
词形变化:形容词:southeastern

Asia : ['eiʃə] n. 亚洲
例句与用法:
1. He kept a journal of his wanderings across Asia.
　 他记自己漫游亚洲的日记.
2. He is given to telling fantastic stories about his travels in Asia.
　 他喜欢告诉我们他在亚洲旅游的新奇经历。
3. The company has begun to scale down its operations in Asia.
　 这家公司已开始减少在亚洲的业务。
4. The jackal is a wild animal in Africa and Asia.
　 豺狼是产于亚非的一种野生动物。