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Paul writes letters to fellow Christians around the empire:
保罗给整个帝国的基督信徒们写了信函
Romans, thessalonians and corinthians.有
罗马书 帖撒罗尼迦书 格林多书
They make up nearly half of the new testament.
它们几乎占了圣经新约全书中的一半

"There is no longer Jew or Greek,"
世间再无犹太人和希腊人之异
"Slave or free, male and female,"
奴隶和自由之身之差 男女之别
"For all of you are one in Jesus Christ."
因你们都存在于基督耶稣之下
"We who are many are one body in Christ."
我们这儿的许多人 在基督里同为一体
"Love is patient and kind,"
爱是恒久忍耐 是温润善良
"Love is not jealous or boastful, arrogant or rude..."
"爱是不嫉妒 自负 傲慢或粗鲁..."
Those letters become very much like the Twitter tweets that we see during the Arab Spring.
这些信件就像我们在阿拉伯之春运动中 看到的推特网一样
This was the communication of the time
这就是当时的交流方式
and it was very much under the Roman radar.
但多数是在罗马的监控之下
"When I was a child, I talked like a child,"
我作孩子时 话语像孩子
"I thought like a child, I reasoned as a child..."
"思绪像孩子 意念像孩子..."
Paul's letters are entrusted to other believers Who deliver them across the empire.
保罗将这些信件授与其他信徒 他们将此传遍罗马帝国
"But when I became a man, I put away childish things."
"但当我长大成人 便将孩童之事丢弃"
By this time, Rome has built A quarter of a million miles of roads,
在这个时候 罗马已经修建了二十五万英里的公路
Enough to circle the earth ten times.
这些路足够绕地球十圈
Shipping lanes connect 250 major ports.
有着连接二百五十个重要港口的航道
This is how Paul spreads the word.
这就是保罗传播信息的方法

重点讲解

1、make up
组成;构成
North Africans make up the largest and poorest immigrant group in the country.
北非人构成了该国最大的、也是最贫困的移民群。
Women officers make up 13 per cent of the police force.
女警占警力的13%。
编造;虚构
I think it's very unkind of you to make up stories about him.
我认为你编造他的谣言很不厚道。
I'm not making it up. The character exists in real life.
我没有凭空捏造，这种人现实生活中确实存在。
（给…）化妆;（为…）打扮
She spent too much time making herself up.
她在化妆上花去了太多时间。
She chose Maggie to make her up for her engagement photographs.
她选择玛吉为她拍订婚照的时候化妆。
凑足;补齐
Less than half of the money that students receive is in the form of grants, and loans have made up the difference.
学生领到的钱有不到一半是助学金，差额部分由贷款补足。
The team had six professionals and made the number up with five amateurs.
该队有6名职业运动员和凑数的5名业余运动员。
2、put away
把…收起；放好
She finished putting the milk away and turned around.
她把牛奶收好后转过身来。
'Yes, Mum,' replied Cheryl as she slowly put away her doll.
“是的，妈妈。”谢里尔一边慢慢地收起布娃娃一边回答。
把…关进监狱
He's an animal! He should be put away.
他是一个禽兽！他应当被关起来。
His testimony could put Drago away for life.
他的证词足以使德拉戈被判终身监禁。