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鳥居:日本的天界之門 Torii: A Japanese Gate between Heaven and Earth (上)

Torii: A Japanese Gate between Heaven and Earth
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鳥居:日本的天界之門 Torii: A Japanese Gate between Heaven and Earth
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One of the important symbols of Japanese culture.

        If you’ve ever looked at photos of Japanese scenery , you’ve probably seen a torii. Torii are the large, and often red, gates that stand tall outside Shinto shrines. In Japanese culture, they represent a gate that separates Earth from the spirit world. So, when anyone walks through a torii, it means they are entering a sacred place.

        To this day, the origin of torii gates remains unknown.Some experts think the first torii were based on similar structures built in India, China, Thailand, or Korea. Others believe that the history of torii dates back to ancient times. In Japanese mythology, the sun goddess, Amaterasu, hid inside a cave and refused to come out. So, other gods built a giant perch for roosters, hoping it would catch her attention. According to legend, this is how the first torii gate was built.

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Words in Use
symbol
[ˋsɪmb!]
n. 象徵,標誌;符號
represent
[͵rɛprɪˋzɛnt]
vt. 代表;象徵
separate
[ˋsɛpə͵ret]
vt. & vi. (使事物)分開;(使人)分開 / 散
remain
[rɪˋmen]
vt. 繼續存在;仍是(之後接名詞或形容詞作補語)
structure
[ˋstrʌktʃɚ]
n. 結構;建築物
direction
[dəˋrɛkʃən]
n. 方向;指路(此意恆用複數);領導, 管理(不可數)
scenery
[ˋsinərɪ]
n. 風景(集合名詞,不可數)
sacred
[ˋsekrɪd]
a. 神聖的
mythology
[mɪˋθɑlədʒɪ]
n. 神話
perch
[pɝtʃ]
vi. 棲息 / 停留於
n. 鳥類的棲
vt. 使位於某處之上(常用被動)
legend
[ˋlɛdʒənd]
n. 傳說
Practical Phrases
separate A from B
 把 A 與 B 分開來

Mother separated the good eggs from the bad ones.
母親好蛋壞蛋區分開來

date back (all the way) to + 時間∕時期
 追溯至⋯⋯(時間)

My mother's antique table dates back to the early 1800s.
我老媽的古董桌可追溯至十九世紀初。

According to scientists, these fossils date back to 2000 BCE.
根據科學家的說法,這些化石可追溯至公元前兩千年。

refuse to V
 拒絕(做)⋯⋯

I refuse to go dancing tonight.
我今晚絕去跳舞。

be (not) the case
 情況(不)是如此

Life for the Johnsons is easier now, but that wasn't the case a few years ago.
強森家的日子現在好過多了,但幾年前並非如此

If what Peter said is the case, you will have to be more careful.
如果情況真如彼得所說,那你就得更加小心了。

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