2.  A Chinese student is talking to an American teacher about religion.
Laura:  I’m not a Christian.  I just want to know why Americans believe that sort of thing.
John:  Believe what?
Laura:  You know… like, say God is the creator of the universe, the Bible, and Jesus Christ...
John:  You don’t believe that?  Everyone interprets the Bible in a different way.  To some people, the Gospel5 is a source of much comfort.
Laura:  What do you believe, John?  Are you Christian?
John:  To tell you the truth, I don’t know if I’m a Christian or not.  Christians don’t often share the same belief.  But I believe that we all possess6, by the grace of God, the potential7 to create fantastic changes on this earth.
Laura:  Do you believe that one religion is better than another?
John:  No, all religions are essentially8 based on the same ideals9, so no one is really better.
Laura:  Do you go to church regularly?
John:  When I’m home in the States, I go, but not in China.
【译文】
——我不是一个基督徒。我只想知道为什么美国人相信那种事情。
——相信什么事？
——你知道……像上帝是宇宙的创造者，圣经，以及基督耶稣……
——你不相信这些？每个人对圣经有不同的理解。对一些人来说，圣经福音是安逸、舒适的源泉。
——约翰，你相信什么？你是基督徒吗？
——说实话，我不知道我是否是基督徒。基督徒并不常常有共同的信仰。但我相信在上帝的慈悲下，我们都拥有潜力使这个世界发生一些了不起的变化。
——你认为一种教派比另一种好吗？
——不，所有教派基本上都基于相同的理想，所以没有一个真正比另一个好。
——你定期去教堂吗？
——当我在美国的家时，我去，但是在中国不去。

3.  Something about Mormons.
Candy:  Which church do you attend?
Joseph:  I am Mormon, so I go to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Candy:  What’s the difference between this and other Churches?
Joseph:  Mormons believe that, after the death of Christ and the death of the Apostles10, their church Christ founded became corrupt11 and the authority of Christ on earth was lost to men.  In 1830, a prophet12 named Joseph Smith was brought up by God to restore the church.
Candy:  Then does that mean the other churches are corrupt?
Joseph:  That means that they all have parts of the original gospel, but not all.
Candy:  Do you believe that Mormons have all of it?
Joseph:  Yes.
Candy:  Why do you really go to church?
Joseph:  We gather together to encourage each other; because we have common beliefs.  We come together and call it church.
【译文】
——你去哪一所教堂？
——我是摩门教徒，所以我去摩门教堂。
——这个教堂和其他的有什么区别？
——摩门教徒相信，在耶稣和使徒死后，耶稣成立的他们的教堂开始变得腐败，（叛教者）男人滥用世上的基督权利。在1830年，一个名叫约瑟夫•史密斯的先知被上帝养大使教堂复原。
——那么，那就意味着其他教堂很腐败吗？
——那意味着他们都有部分最初的福音，但并不是所有的。
——你认为摩门教就全有吗？
——是的。
——你去教堂的真正原因是什么？
——我们聚在一起互相鼓励，因为我们有共同的信仰。我们聚在一起，并称之为教堂。

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