187. Meeting in church教堂相会 relevance-remote
A young woman was kneeling alone in a remote part of the sanctuary of a church when a young man knelt down beside her. The young man spoke to her, “I think it is remarkable that you would come here on a weekday as most young people are not religious these days.” The young woman praying was reluctant to speak, yet she answered, “I have found that religion has provided a remedy for many of the problems in life. I have developed a reliance on prayer as it serves to relinquish many worries and distresses. Through prayer, my sins can be remitted. Would you consider a person like me an old relic or a remnant from the past?” The man remarked, “On the contrary, I am relieved to find such a woman as you. I myself am reliant on religion. By the way, I find you quite beautiful.” The woman remonstrated, “Need I remind you that we are in a church? Please keep your remarks to a relevant topic.” The man heeded her comment as a reminder and said, “Okay, I will keep my comments to a topic of relevance. I am a reliable man. I will do as I say.” “I will be the judge of your reliability,” said the woman. “Let’s spend the remaining time in prayer.” The man said, “If we were old friends, we could spend time in reminiscence of the past.” “We’re not old friends. Pray!” retorted the woman. With the exception of getting up a few times to relieve themselves, they spent the remainder of the time in prayer.
relevance n.相关
relevant adj.有关的,切题的
reliability n.可靠性
reliable adj.可靠的,可信赖的
reliance n.依赖,依靠的人或物
reliant adj.依靠的,信赖自己的
relic n.遗迹,纪念物
relieve vt.减轻
relieved adj.放心的,免除的,宽慰的
religion n.宗教
religious adj.信奉宗教的,虔诚的
relinquish v.放弃,废除
reluctant adj.不情愿的,勉强的
remainder n.剩余物
remaining n.剩余,残存
remark n.评论,注释v.评论,谈及
remarkable adj.显著的,值得注意的
remedy n.药物vt.治疗,补救
remind vt.提醒,使记起
reminder n.提醒者
reminiscence n.回忆,缅怀往事
remit v.免除,宽恕
remnant n.残余,遗迹
remonstrate v.抗议,规劝
remote adj.遥远的,偏僻的 |