At the dinner table
Judd: I'll say grace tonight. Our heavenly father, thank you for your mercy in providing us with this food. Please give your light and blessings to our guest, Jun. Amen. [everyone says “Amen”]
Jun: Thank you, Judd. You look just like your brother! [takes a bite of chicken] This is delicious! So, Jason told me that you're already a priest?
Judd: Yes, I may be only sixteen, but yes. We young Mormon men enter the Aaronic priesthood when we're twelve. We help out with church functions and prepare to be missionaries.
在晚餐桌上
賈德:今晚我來帶餐前禱告。我們的天父,謝謝您的慈悲賜給我們這些食物。請把您的光榮與祝福帶給我們的客人,小君。阿們。(大家說‘阿們’)
小君:謝謝你,賈德。你看起來就像是你哥!(咬了一口雞肉)這真好吃!杰森跟我說你已經(jīng)是個(gè)牧師了?
賈德:對,我也許只有十六歲,但我是個(gè)牧師。我們年輕的摩門男子在十二歲時(shí)就是次級傳教士了。我們幫助教會(huì)的工作,然后準(zhǔn)備當(dāng)個(gè)傳教士。
重點(diǎn)解說:
★ heavenly (a.) 天國的,神圣的。heavenly father就是指‘天父’
★ mercy (n.) 憐憫,慈悲
★ provide (v.) 提供
★ light (n.) 光明。blessing (n.) 賜福,祝福
★ priest (n.) 牧師,神職人員。missionary (n.) 傳教士
★ Aaronic priesthood 摩門教次級教士身分
★ function (n.) 職責(zé),職務(wù)