时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)


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Mother Teresa Added to National Cathedral Human Rights Porch



At the choral evensong service held to dedicate the carving 1 of Mother Teresa, the Reverend Samuel Lloyd paid tribute to the Albanian nun 2 who spent her life caring for the poor and the oppressed.


“This strong minded nun, fled from public attention as she immersed herself, we could almost say, lost herself in serving some of the most vulnerable, poor people on earth,” said Reverend Samuel T. Lloyd III, former dean of the National Cathedral.


Lloyd said the Nobel Laureate never sought the fame she achieved.


"No one could have imagined this kind of renown 3 for this tiny eighteen-year-old Albanian woman who left home to join the sisters of Loretto Catholic mission community," he said.


Mother Teresa’s carving stands opposite one of American civil rights icon 4 Rosa Parks. Only three other people are honored in this section of the Cathedral - former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, former Cathedral Dean and Bishop 5 of Washington John T. Walker and Archbishop Oscar Romero.


Cathedral stone carver Sean Callahan created the images, from original clay sculptures by artist Chas Fagan.


“The challenge on my end was to create a likeness 6 of someone who is completely recognizable around the world and then create a unique one,” said Fagan.


Callahan said the placement of the two women in the Human Rights Porch is very appropriate.


“Mother Teresa is a natural choice for a human rights bay. And Rosa Parks... it's nice having two humble 7 women complementing 8 each other on either side of the arch.”


For Howard University professor Abner B. Lall, the dedication 9 recognizes Mother Teresa’s connection to his native India, where for decades she cared for the poorest of the poor.


“It is interesting that a Christian 10 lady is first assisted by the indigenous 11 Hindu religion to start her great work,” said Lall.


Patty Johnson, who works on social justice issues for the Cathedral, called Mother Teresa a dynamic and humble symbol who found her spirit when she looked at the spirit of those who had so little. 


“I am just happy that we honored her this evening, we added her to our Human Rights Porch and that we can hopefully, all of us, recommit ourselves to reaching out to those who are on our street here in our city of Washington, D.C., and all across the country and the world, the least, the last, the lost, the marginalized, the oppressed because that’s what she stood for and that’s what we need to do,” said Johnson.


Mother Teresa, who died in 1997, was beatified by the Catholic Church nine years ago this month [October], and the Vatican says she is on a “fast track” to sainthood. 




1 carving
n.雕刻品,雕花
  • All the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
  • He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。
2 nun
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。
3 renown
n.声誉,名望
  • His renown has spread throughout the country.他的名声已传遍全国。
  • She used to be a singer of some renown.她曾是位小有名气的歌手。
4 icon
n.偶像,崇拜的对象,画像
  • They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
  • Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。
5 bishop
n.主教,(国际象棋)象
  • He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
  • Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。
6 likeness
n.相像,相似(之处)
  • I think the painter has produced a very true likeness.我认为这位画家画得非常逼真。
  • She treasured the painted likeness of her son.她珍藏她儿子的画像。
7 humble
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低
  • In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见,他将在选举中获胜。
  • Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
8 complementing
补足,补充( complement的现在分词 ); 求反
  • Maligrant segregants may, therefore, arise when complementing chromosomes are lost. 因此当互补染色体丢失时,就会产生恶性分离子。
  • A complementing circuIt'selects either the subtracter output or the output of the complementing circuit. 取补线路可任意选通减法器的输出或补取线路的输出。
9 dedication
n.奉献,献身,致力,题献,献辞
  • We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
  • Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。
10 Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
  • They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
  • His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
11 indigenous
adj.土产的,土生土长的,本地的
  • Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
  • Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。
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