The Shakers are a Christian group that began in England in 1747 and then set up villages in the United States from 1774. People called them Shakers because in their meetings they shook, danced, and sang with strong feeling.

The Shakers Shakers是are a Christian group一個基督教團體that began在英格蘭in England開始於1747年in 1747 and then後來set up villages在美國建立聚落in the United States from 1774從1774年起；People人們called them稱他們為Shakers Shakers because因為in their meetings在他們的聚會裡they shook, danced, and sang他們會顫抖、跳舞、唱歌with strong feeling情緒非常激動

Members lived together, farmed, and made furniture that is plain, strong, and still famous.

Members成員們lived together一起生活, farmed耕種, and made furniture製作家具that那種家具is plain, strong, and still famous樸素、堅固，至今仍然有名

They believed men and women should be equal in the group, and they chose not to marry or have children. Because they did not have children of their own, the group grew only when new people joined, and today almost nobody is left.

They他們believed相信men and women男女should be equal應該平等in the group在這個團體裡, and they他們chose選擇not to marry or have children不結婚也不生小孩；Because因為they did not have children of their own他們沒有自己的孩子, the group這個團體grew只能靠only when new people joined新人加入才能成長, and today今天almost nobody is left幾乎沒有人留下來了

They are not the same as the Quakers, though the first Shakers came out of that world and were once called Shaking Quakers.

They他們are not不是the same as跟Quakers一樣的the Quakers貴格會教徒, though the first Shakers最早的Shakers came out of源自that world那個世界（指貴格會）and were once也曾經called被稱為Shaking QuakersShaking Quakers（會顫抖的貴格會教徒）

When English speakers say a Shaker chair, they mean that simple, well-made style — not a chair that moves. Capital S: this is a named group, not people holding salt shakers.

When當English speakers說英文的人say a Shaker chair說a Shaker chair（Shaker椅）, they mean他們指的是that simple, well-made style那種簡單、做工精良的風格— not a chair that moves一張會動的椅子；Capital S要大寫S: this這是是a named group一個專有名詞的團體, not people拿著食鹽罐的人holding salt shakers