胡敏讀故事記托福詞匯第192期:牧師杰西·約翰遜

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胡敏讀故事記托福詞匯第192期:牧師杰西·約翰遜

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192.Reverend Jessie Johnson

192.牧師杰西·約翰遜

Reverend Jessie Johnson is a revival minister. He travels from town to town holding vigorous religious meetings in tents with the intention of reviving the souls of those who attend. His sermons are often filled with rhetoric that vergeson the ridiculous, yet people do not revolt, nor do they ridicule him because the rigorous religious principles laid out in his sermons are tempered by rhythmical gyrations that the congregation finds inspirational. This is a sample from one of his sermons:

牧師杰西·約翰遜是一個(gè)專做復(fù)興活動(dòng)的牧師。他到各個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)旅行，在帳篷里召開生機(jī)勃勃的宗教會(huì)議，目的是振奮與會(huì)者的心靈。他的布道總是富有修辭藝術(shù)，有時(shí)甚至近乎荒唐可笑，但民眾并不反對(duì)這種做法，也不嘲笑他，因?yàn)槟切﹪?yán)格的宗教條例在他的布道中變得富于節(jié)奏旋律，而且總能給人以靈感。下面是一個(gè)他布道時(shí)的例子：

"My fellow brethren and sisteren, I have come here to pose a riddle of life. The time is ripe for each one of us to answer this riddle. Are you gonna rifle across the ridge of the tops of the mountains of life, or are you gonna rip open a big rift in the earth and ride on the rim of the gullies? Do I hear an amen?"

"親愛的兄弟姐妹們，我來(lái)這兒主要是為了給大家出一個(gè)生活之謎?，F(xiàn)在回答這個(gè)謎團(tuán)的時(shí)機(jī)已經(jīng)成熟了。你們?cè)覆辉敢馔尶邕^(guò)生命之峰的山脊？或者寧愿在地球上撕開一個(gè)大裂縫，站在溝壑的邊緣呢？我能聽見'阿門'的聲音嗎？"

"Amen?" replied the congregation.

"阿門！"教眾回答道。

The Reverend shot his hands in the air, wiggled his bum, and gave a "woa!"

牧師揮舞著雙手，扭動(dòng)著臀部，激動(dòng)地喊了一聲"哇！"

"It's time for everyone here to rinse his soul in the blood so that the fruit of your spirit may ripen in the sunshine of the Lord. Do I hear an amen?"

"現(xiàn)在是在座的每一位用血沖洗靈魂的時(shí)候了，只有這樣你的生命之果才可能在主的光芒照耀下成熟。我能聽見'阿門'的聲音嗎？"

"Amen?" replied the congregation.

"阿門！"民眾回答道。

The reverend flapped his arms like a chicken and turned around three times saying, "Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!"

牧師像小雞一樣揮了揮臂膀，他轉(zhuǎn)身三次也重復(fù)了三次同樣的話："贊美主！贊美主！贊美主！"

"There ain't no risk involved. There ain't nothin' risky. You don't have to worry about no spiritual rigor or rigidity. All you got to do is say YES! Do I hear a YES?"

"參加進(jìn)來(lái)不是冒險(xiǎn)，沒有任何危險(xiǎn)可言。不用擔(dān)心宗教的嚴(yán)厲和死板。你所做的就是說(shuō)一聲'行'！我能聽到一聲'行'嗎？"

"Yes!" replied the congregation.

"行！"教眾回答道。

"Do I hear a YES?"

"我能聽到一聲'行'嗎？"

"Yes!" The congregation, now with all the fervor of a riot, was waving their arms in excitement.

"行！"教眾再次回答道。所有的人都熟情奔放地騷動(dòng)起來(lái)，興奮無(wú)比地?fù)]動(dòng)著手臂。

The Reverend, pleased with the revitalization, did a back flip off the stage, and, dancing to the rhythm of the music, passed around the offering plate, saying "Open up them rigid wallets of yours and give your money to the Lord. Give it all now, you hear. Don't be stingy with the Lord. If you're stingy with the Lord, the Lord's gonna be stingy with you."

牧師對(duì)于教眾的復(fù)興非常滿意，他從臺(tái)上跳了下來(lái)，隨著音樂韻律歡快地舞動(dòng)著，繞過(guò)捐獻(xiàn)盤，說(shuō)道："現(xiàn)在把你們堅(jiān)硬的錢夾打開，把錢獻(xiàn)給上帝吧！聽到了嗎？把錢都獻(xiàn)給上帝吧！對(duì)上帝可不能小氣。如果你對(duì)上帝小氣，上帝就會(huì)對(duì)你小氣。"