A preacher is a person who talks about God or a religious teaching in front of other people, often in a church. They stand up and preach: they explain a holy book, call people to live a certain way, and try to move hearts.

a preacher是 a person who talks about God or a religious teaching in front of other people在其他人面前講述神或宗教教義的人，often in a church通常是在教會裡。they stand up and preach他們會站起來講道：they explain a holy book他們解釋聖書，call people to live a certain way呼籲大家用某種方式生活，and try to move hearts並試著打動人心。

In many Protestant churches the Sunday speaker is a preacher. A pastor or minister often does this job, though actually not every preacher is the full-time leader of a church, and not every church uses this word.

in many Protestant churches在許多基督新教教會裡，the Sunday speaker is a preacher主日講道的人就是 preacher。a pastor or minister often does this job牧師通常會做這件事，though actually不過事實上 not every preacher is the full-time leader of a church不是每個 preacher 都是教會的專職領袖，and not every church uses this word也不是每間教會都用這個字。

You can hear it with respect, or sometimes with a little distance, as if the person is always telling others what to do. There are street preachers too, speaking outdoors.

you can hear it with respect你可以帶著敬意這樣稱呼，or sometimes with a little distance或有時候帶點距離感，as if the person is always telling others what to do好像這個人老是在告訴別人該怎麼做。there are street preachers too還有街頭傳道人，speaking outdoors在戶外講道。

The word names the speaking job, not one exact rank.

the word這個字 names the speaking job, not one exact rank指的是講道這份工作，不是一個精確的職稱。