Say Grace 祈禱

A distinguished clergyman and the elders from his congregation attended an out-of-town meeting that did not finish until rather late. They decided to have something to eat before going home, but unfortunately the only spot open was a seedy bar-and-grill with a questionable reputation.

一位著名牧師和他教區的幾位老人出席城外會議直到天黑才開完會，他們打算在回家前吃點東西。但很不巧只有一家名聲不好的下等酒吧烤菜館開著門。

After being served, one of the elders asked the clergyman to say grace.

飯后，一位老人要牧師祈禱。

'I'd rather not,', the clergyman said, ' I don't want Him to know I'm here.'

“我想我是免了，”牧師說。“我不想讓主知道我在這里。”

1.clergyman

clergyman是牧師，教士的意思，復數形式為clergymen

那么傳教士的英文說法有哪些呢？

preacher：說教者，講道者

eg：A preacher stood declaiming in the town centre.

傳教士站在市鎮中心慷慨陳詞。

missionary：傳教士，宣傳者

eg：Really a missionary in africa who helps sick kids?

真的是在非洲幫助患病兒童的傳教士嗎?

2.decide

decide to do：Last week, a group of Class 3 students decided to go to the museum in the centre of the town. 上星期，三班的一些學生決定到位于鎮中心的博物館去。

decide + 疑問詞 + to do：We must decide which one to buy. 我們一定要定下來究竟買哪一個。

It is decided that...：It is decided that we should start tomorrow. 已經決定我們明日出發。（注：這種從句要用虛擬語氣。）