
I went to this Trappist monastery a couple years ago.
幾年前我去過特拉普派的修道院
Trappist? Yeah, they're Catholic. Cistercian.
特拉普派嗎 是的,他們屬于天主教西多會(huì)
Why did you do that? Why? I'd been doing some reading.
你為什么要那樣 為什么?我看了些書
Thought it'd be cool. Have you ever spent any time with monks or nuns?
當(dāng)時(shí)以為那很酷 你和僧侶或者修女談過嗎
No. It's not really my style. No?
不。我沒那種興趣 沒有嗎
Well, I expected them to be all glowering and stern, but they weren't.
呃,我本以為他們個(gè)個(gè)苛刻 嚴(yán)厲常常怒目而視,但不是的
They were quick to laugh, really easy to be around.
他們常常開口便笑,很容易相處
Seriously, very attuned to everything, they were just
說實(shí)在的,與世無爭 他們只是
You know, they weren't trying to hustle anybody.
你知道,他們不排擠任何人
They're trying to live and die in peace with God
他們努力和主或者其他 他們認(rèn)為永恒的東西
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.
在他們周圍真的神清氣爽
You realize that most of the people that you meet
你意識(shí)到你所遇到的每個(gè)人
are trying to get somewhere better.
都在試著把某事做的更好
They're trying to make more cash, get a little more respect
他們努力去賺更多的錢,得到更多的尊重。