英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 The Nile尼罗河—7

-Who is like something that is very big?There is a mystical timeless quality to Lake Tana. The lake is home to dozens of island monasteries¹, guardians² of Ethiopia's unique religious history. This is a land of myth and legend. It's said to be home to the Queen of Hebrew and King Solomon's mines. For centuries, tales and treasure on these islands drew explorers and fortune hunters. I'd arrived at the 700-year-old monastery³ of ***.

-Oh, my goodness! Look at this! 

Inside, vivid wall paintings tell the story of Ethiopia's spectacular heritage. Christianity was declared the state religion here in the fourth century.

-This isn't a religion that was imposed on Ethiopia by missionaries⁵. This is home-grown Christianity. Lone⁶ before it was the religion of the Roman Empire. It was the religion here in Ethiopia. Ethiopia was the first Christian⁴ kingdom in the world.

1 monasteries   

修道院( monastery的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• In ancient China, there were lots of monasteries. 在古时候，中国有许多寺院。
• The Negev became a religious center with many monasteries and churches. 内格夫成为许多庙宇和教堂的宗教中心。

2 guardians   

监护人( guardian的名词复数 )； 保护者，维护者

参考例句：

• Farmers should be guardians of the countryside. 农民应是乡村的保卫者。
• The police are guardians of law and order. 警察是法律和秩序的护卫者。

3 monastery   

n.修道院，僧院，寺院

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• She was appointed the superior of the monastery two years ago.两年前她被任命为这个修道院的院长。

4 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

5 missionaries   

n.传教士( missionary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some missionaries came from England in the Qing Dynasty. 清朝时，从英国来了一些传教士。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The missionaries rebuked the natives for worshipping images. 传教士指责当地人崇拜偶像。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。