地道美语听力练习:宗教领袖

Mary:I feel like an idiot!

Alexei:Why? What happened?

Mary:I just called the bishop over there “pope.”

Alexei:That's not so bad. You gave him a promotion.

At least you didn't call him “rabbi.”

Mary:Don't laugh!

When I agreed to work at this interfaith conference, I didn't know I'd need a crash course in identifying religious leaders from their dress.

Alexei:It can't be that hard.

That man over there is clearly a cardinal and the woman next to him is probably a minister by the look of her clerical collar.

Mary:What about the man in robes over there?

Alexei:He's probably a lama or a guru.

He's definitely not an imam, but I'm not entirely sure how I would address him.

Mary:See what I mean? I keep saying the wrong thing.

Alexei:These religious leaders don't expect laypeople like you and me to know as much as they do about religious dress.

Mary:That's what you think! I called that man over there “preacher” and he gave me a dirty look.

Alexei:No wonder. He's the caterer.