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I went to this Trappist monastery a couple years ago.

几年前我去过特拉普派的修道院

Trappist? Yeah, they're Catholic. Cistercian.

特拉普派吗 是的，他们属于天主教西多会

Why did you do that? Why? I'd been doing some reading.

你为什么要那样 为什么？我看了些书

Thought it'd be cool. Have you ever spent any time with monks or nuns?

当时以为那很酷 你和僧侣或者修女谈过吗

No. It's not really my style. No?

不。我没那种兴趣 没有吗

Well, I expected them to be all glowering and stern, but they weren't.

呃，我本以为他们个个苛刻 严厉常常怒目而视，但不是的

They were quick to laugh, really easy to be around.

他们常常开口便笑，很容易相处

Seriously, very attuned to everything, they were just

说实在的，与世无争 他们只是

You know, they weren't trying to hustle anybody.

你知道，他们不排挤任何人

They're trying to live and die in peace with God

他们努力和主或者其他 他们认为永恒的东西

or whatever part of them they feel is eternal.

一起在和平中同生共死

It was just so refreshing to be around.

在他们周围真的神清气爽

You realize that most of the people that you meet

你意识到你所遇到的每个人

are trying to get somewhere better.

都在试着把某事做的更好

They're trying to make more cash, get a little more respect

他们努力去赚更多的钱，得到更多的尊重。

重点讲解

重点单词：

1、monastery

n. 修道院；僧侣

He has cloistered himself in a monastery for more than thirty years.

他隐居于修道院中已三十余年。

2、cash

n. 现款，现金

vt. 将…兑现；支付现款

There are similar charges if you want to cash a cheque or withdraw money at a branch other than your own.

如果你在其他银行兑现支票或支取现金，将会产生差不多的手续费。

3、eternal

adj. 永恒的；不朽的

She is eternally grateful to her family for their support.

她因家人的支持对他们永存感激之心。

4、whatever

adj. 不管什么样的

pron. 无论什么；诸如此类

conj. 无论什么

Franklin was free to do pretty much whatever he pleased.

富兰克林几乎可以做他想做的任何事情。

5、hustle

vt. 催促；猛推；强夺

vi. 赶紧；硬挤过去；拼命挣钱

n. 推；奔忙；拥挤喧嚷

The guards hustled Harry out of the car.

卫兵们把哈里从车子里拉了出来。

考考你（翻译）：

1、冬天常来修道院参观的只有一批批滑雪者。 他们在圣诞节或复活节到那儿去。

2、这些购置是用现款支付的。

3、那么我们自身就必须是永恒的

答案下期公布：

上期答案：

1、She seemed more alive and looked forward to getting up in the morning.

2、He refuses to compete on Sundays because of his religious beliefs.

3、He suffered terribly the last few days.