时间:2018-12-31 作者:英语课 分类:365个英语简短小故事


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Adam and Constance were very religious. Both had been raised in Catholic 1 families. Except for her uncle Chandler, who was agnostic, all their relatives were devout 2 Catholics. Adam’s oldest brother was, in fact, a priest 3. Adam, as a youth, had been an altar boy and had prayed to God to become a priest. Instead, God made him a fireman. Constance had seriously thought about becoming a nun 4, but that was before she met Adam.


Her heart fluttered 5 at her first sight of Adam. He was taking pictures with kids at a charity event. What a big, strong man, she thought. And so good-looking! Constance took her nephew over to get his picture taken. She couldn’t believe it when she saw that Adam was wearing a St. Christopher medal around his neck. He’s Catholic, too! she marveled. Not being a shy woman, Constance started up a conversation with Adam.


One thing, as they say, led to another. Both sets of parents were so happy that their child had fallen in love with a Catholic! There was a huge wedding at the cathedral. Adam’s brother married the two lovebirds. Everyone said it was the best wedding ever.


When Adam and Constance got around to opening their gifts a few days later, Constance opened an envelope from her uncle Chandler. In it was $100 cash. But, the cash was inside a Jewish 6 card for Happy Hanukkah! The note in the card was, “I couldn’t find a wedding card that I liked. I know this is Jewish, but it really is a beautiful card, don’t you think? Love, and Best Wishes.” Constance did not send her uncle a thank you note, nor did she ever talk to him again. She was unable to think about her wedding again without thinking about that card.


 



adj.天主教的;n.天主教徒
  • The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖。
  • She was a devoutly Catholic.她是一个虔诚地天主教徒。
adj.虔诚的,虔敬的,衷心的 (n.devoutness)
  • His devout Catholicism appeals to ordinary people.他对天主教的虔诚信仰感染了普通民众。
  • The devout man prayed daily.那位虔诚的男士每天都祈祷。
n.神父,牧师,司铎,司祭,领导者,神甫;vt.使成为神职人员
  • He confessed to a priest that he had sinned.他向神父忏悔他犯了罪。
  • The priest visited all the old people in the parish.牧师探望了教区里的所有老人。
n.修女,尼姑
  • I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.我无法相信那个著名的歌星已做了修女。
  • She shaved her head and became a nun.她削发为尼。
v.飘动( flutter的过去式和过去分词 );(心)快速跳动;振翼,拍翅膀
  • Flags fluttered in the breeze. 旗帜在微风中飘扬。
  • Imes concluded from her fluttered look that she had spent the money. 艾姆斯从她慌张的眼神推断出她花光了钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.犹太人的,犹太民族的
  • The coin bears a Jewish symbol.硬币上有犹太标记。
  • They were two Jewish kids;I was friendly with both of them.他们是两个犹太小孩;我同他们都很要好。
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AAGUS
advauncing
agenthood
antitraditionalism
apomixes
bartang r.
Beijing Geodetic Coordinate System 1954
biologic energy
blocked operation
BOL (beginning of life)
broadcast home
bunk covers
cesar chavezs
chronotron
Coast is clear
coilingly
crankum
CRW
cut-off valve
defence spending
detective time constant
dilacerating
dragon piece
Dueodde
ECLA
electriclpower station
elstein
equulites absconditus
etherising
Eurosam
external hemorrhoid
ferte
fish strainer
fishing bank
fore line
forward lead of the brushes
funds for fisheries
Greenwich mean noon
helping-hand phenomenon
Holtwood
homotaxia
hot and hot
how are you fixed for sth?
ingan
initial orders
integrated camera
interior escape stair
isolated phase bus bar
isolated sign
Jovian magnetopause
klammers
La Gloria
Latimeridae
leprosied
leukorrheal diseases
liriodendra
Lithcarb atmosphere
logging depot
love-egg
mariner project
Minalpha
mother wart
Mountain Lakes
NOC (network operation center)
nondimensional
number of magnetic flux inter linkage
oilnut
optical shutter
papaveraceous
Payong, Bukit
photoelectrical refrigeration
polyformate
prescribed value
pressure-main
printed substrate
psychiatric drugs
radioiodinated steroid
random schedule
red-lead putty
ridged beach plain
Rose-cold
semidarkened
silktails
single-particles
sound post
strobe memory
study-time
swastikas
tallow-tree
tallowing
the-writings
Tongoy
trans-regulator
trolley-jib tower crane
unmediatized
vitellogenins
water tight sluice door
welfare building
wet calender stack
window film
wine-based
working principle diagram