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Determined to curb the advance of Islam,
教皇决心遏制伊斯兰教的发展
The pope calls on Christians to take up arms.
号召基督信徒拿起武器
Their target: the holy city of Jerusalem.
他们的目标是攻占圣城耶路撒冷

On the eve of the Crusades,
十字军东征的前夕
Jerusalem under Muslim rule was actually a hotbed
在穆斯林统治下的耶路撒冷其实是
of creativity and inter-religious dialogue.
创造力和宗教间对话的温床
There were Jews, there were Christians, there were Muslims.
那里有犹太人 有基督徒 还有穆斯林
For the most part, they lived in relative harmony.
多数情况下 他们的相处是比较和谐的
But each lays claim to the city.
但每一派都对耶路撒冷声称主权
Jews revere it as their ancient capital.
犹太人敬仰其为古都
Muslims know it as Al Quds, "The holy".
穆斯林将其称为耶路撒冷 即"圣城"
From here the prophet Mohammed journeyed to heaven.
先知穆罕默德就是从这里踏上通往天堂的旅程
And for Christians,Christ was crucified here.
对于基督徒来说 基督是在这里被钉死在十字架上的
It's amazing when you go to Jerusalem,
当你在耶路撒冷
if you just stop for a second,
如果稍作停留
you'll see that these people actually have more in common
就会惊奇地发现 其实比起差异 这些人
than they have that are differences.
有着更多的共同点
They are the sons and daughters of Abraham.
他们都是亚伯拉罕的子民

重点讲解

1、advance
（常指为攻击而）前进，推进
Reports from Chad suggest that rebel forces are advancing on the capital.
来自乍得的报告显示叛军正向首都推进。
The water is advancing at a rate of 5cm a day.
水位正以每天5厘米的速度上升。
（尤指知识）发展，进步
Medical technology has advanced considerably.
医学技术突飞猛进。
Japan has advanced from a rural, feudal society to an urban, industrial power.
日本已从封建农业社会发展成一个城市化工业强国。
贷给；预付；预支
I advanced him some money, which he would repay on our way home.
我先借给他一些钱，在我们回家的路上他会还给我的。
The bank advanced $1.2 billion to help the country with debt repayments.
银行预支12亿美元帮助该国偿还债务。
2、common
常见的;普遍的
His name was Hansen, a common name in Norway.
他的名字叫汉森，在挪威是一个常见的名字。
Oil pollution is the commonest cause of death for seabirds.
石油污染是造成海鸟死亡最常见的原因。
共有的;共同的
Moldavians and Romanians share a common language.
摩尔达维亚人和罗马尼亚人使用同一种语言。
Such behaviour is common to all young people.
这种行为在年轻人中司空见惯。