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BBC Learning English Story of the Week 每周一报 27 February 2013 :Mexico's father of fun 墨西哥的欢乐之父
Transcript 英语文字稿带中文翻译:
Not what you usually see in a religious ceremony.
这一幕不是你常见的宗教仪式。
Father Humberto Alvarez uses a toy to bless his young congregation with holy water.
神父 Humberto Alvarez 用装满圣水的玩具来赐福他年轻的会众。
He says it's a way of reaching out to children who live in a community affected by drug crime.
他说这种方式能让他和居住在受毒品犯罪影响社区的孩子们交流沟通。
He also adorns his robes with the images of comic-book superheroes such as Superman and Batman. Alvarez says that like Jesus, these characters are searching for justice.
Alvarez 还用像超人或蝙蝠侠等漫画书中的英雄人物来装饰他的长袍。他说这些英雄人物像耶稣一样在寻找正义。
英语词汇:
bless 求上帝或神赐福与某人
holy water 圣水
reaching out (与某人)沟通、交流
adorns 装饰
justice 正义