VOA标准英语2012--Reality of Mormon Life More Complex Than Romney Image
时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2012年(九月)
Reality of Mormon Life More Complex Than Romney Image
Iconic temples, a world-famous choir 1, and clean-cut missionaries 2 sent worldwide by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. But a visit to suburban 3 Salt Lake City shows how members of the church, or Mormons, live out their faith at home.
Tami Larsen says family is sacred to Latter-Day Saints. "We believe that we will be a family forever not just until death," says Larsen.
The Larsens go every week to church, where even grownups attend Sunday school.
Mormons spend three hours in church every Sunday. They don't smoke, and don't drink coffee, tea or alcohol.
But there are rewards.
This is "Welfare Square" where food is packaged and sent to enormous "Bishops 4' storehouses." They in turn supply cashier-less supermarkets like this one for families in need.
Happy occasions can be celebrated 5 at the main temple in Salt Lake City, or one of many others around the world.
"This is now the 139th temple," says the church elder William Walker.
And it was just built in Brigham City. Like all Mormon temples, the lavish 6 interior is supposed to evoke 7 being in heaven.
Mormon temples are modeled after the biblical Temple of Solomon. They are considered so sacred that non-Mormons may not set foot inside. But before this temple was dedicated 8, the public was allowed to visit. Still, they could not take pictures inside.
These Mormons may look like a portrait of the perfect family - an image the Romneys also present.
But church critic Tom Kimball says the reality is more complex.
"We’re told to have these large families we can’t afford," he says. "And we’re supposed to be happy and supposed to be idealistic, clothes, manicured yards, and when we don’t - and most of us don’t - depression sets in."
Kimball says the image of the Mormon community that the Romney campaign presents is also not entirely 9 true. Several years ago, he began questioning his church leaders' conservative views.
"As soon as I start saying 'no, I have a problem, I'm struggling here.' As soon as you start saying 'no' in the echo chamber 10, things start to come apart quickly," says Kimball.
He says he is now banned from ceremonially blessing 11 his own children.
Kimball works at a publishing house that is reexamining early church history, when Mormons practiced polygamy.
"Mormons from the 19th century and Mormons now could not have a cogent 12 conversation with each other," says Kimball. "They wouldn't even be able to discuss Mormon topics. They would call each other heretics."
Kimball says the current church leadership is trying hard to align 13 the faith with the American religious mainstream 14. And it's hard to imagine what would help that effort more than having a Mormon as president of the United States.
- The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
- The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。
- Some missionaries came from England in the Qing Dynasty. 清朝时,从英国来了一些传教士。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The missionaries rebuked the natives for worshipping images. 传教士指责当地人崇拜偶像。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
- There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。
- Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时,每名棋手有两只象。
- "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫,抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
- He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
- The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。
- These images are likely to evoke a strong response in the viewer.这些图像可能会在观众中产生强烈反响。
- Her only resource was the sympathy she could evoke.她以凭借的唯一力量就是她能从人们心底里激起的同情。
- He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
- His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
- The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
- His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
- For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说,牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
- The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
- The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
- A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。
- The result is a cogent explanation of inflation.结果令人信服地解释了通货膨胀问题。
- He produced cogent reasons for the change of policy.他对改变政策提出了充分的理由。
- Align the ruler and the middle of the paper.使尺子与纸张的中部成一条直线。
- There are signs that the prime minister is aligning himself with the liberals.有迹象表明首相正在与自由党人结盟。
- Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
- Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。