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第9章 圣天使加百利

Filling in one weekend for a priest at a neighboring parish,I called the churched early Saturday to inquire about my Mass schedule.I confess that I was taken aback when the caretaker pick up the phone,“Holy Angels.”he answered,“Gabriel speaking.”

临近教区的一位神父有事外出,我要为他当一个周末的替班。我星期六一早就打电话到那个教区去询问弥撒的时间安排。我承认当管理员接电话的时候我着实吃了一惊,因为他说:“我是圣天使加百利。”

1.priest n.牧师;神父;教士

e.g.The priest sings Mass.牧师吟唱弥撒曲。

2.parish n.教区

3.Mass n.【天主教】弥撒

4.confess vt./vi.承认;坦白;供认;忏悔

e.g.Now,I must confess that I'm at my wit's end.

现在我必须承认我已毫无办法。

1.fill in 填写;填充;替代

e.g.I can't go to the meeting,will you fill in for me?

我不能去开会,你能临时代我一下吗?

2.taken aback 惊讶

e.g.Jenny was taken aback by some of the portraits.

其中一些肖像画使詹妮大吃一惊。