VOA标准英语2013--Cassock for Next Pope Is Already Made

 

Cassock for Next Pope Is Already Made

The Vatican may be the capital of the Roman Catholic faith, but Via Dei Cestari in downtown Rome is the church's sartorial¹ center.

And business is brisk these days. This clothier sells all sorts of vestments for all types of clergy², says saleswoman Valiera Catucci. “We make this by hand, all by hand. This is for the priest, or for the bishop,” she said.

And this is for the pope. Pope Benedict wore a version of this mitre last Easter.

The shop also offers the full range of sacred hardware - and all these chalices³ and crucifixes and tabernacles are worth a pretty penny.

“I am a person who always likes very beautiful things," explained Luciano Ghezzi, owner. "I don’t like having cheap things, because cheap doesn’t last.”

And it’s what his clients want.

“Priests are people who are very precise and they want quality,” Ghezzi added.

Reverend Basil Ekwunife has ordered chasubles - a priestly outer garment - to take back to southern Nigeria. It’s not that you can’t get them there.

“In my archdiocese we have more than 10 places where you prepare them. But because of the significance of Rome, and the kind of embellishments that goes with it here in Rome, we come to Rome to get them,” he said.

You don’t have to be the pope’s fashion consultant⁴ to window shop on Via dei Cestari. But you could be.

Just down the street, clothier Lorenzo Gammarelli has been outfitting⁵ popes since the 1920s. And he’s fairly certain that at least one of these cassocks will fit the man chosen to be next.

This time it was a rush order, he said. “A few days after Pope Benedict announced that he was going to resign, we received the order from the Vatican to make the three sets of vestments for the new pope,” he added.

He laughs off the suggestion that the sizes are based on inside knowledge. But is there a secret to getting it right every time?

“Yes there is a secret, but I won’t tell you,” said Gammarelli.

But what about a hint? There’s only one pair of shoes in the window. 

1 sartorial   

adj.裁缝的

参考例句：

• John has never been known for his sartorial elegance.约翰从来没有因为衣着讲究而出名。
• Jeans a powerful egalitarian message,but are far more likely to a sartorial deathtrap for politicians.政客们穿上牛仔裤是传递亲民的讯息，但也更容易犯穿衣禁忌。

2 clergy   

n.[总称]牧师，神职人员

参考例句：

• I could heartily wish that more of our country clergy would follow this example.我衷心希望，我国有更多的牧师效法这个榜样。
• All the local clergy attended the ceremony.当地所有的牧师出席了仪式。

3 chalices   

n.高脚酒杯( chalice的名词复数 )；圣餐杯；金杯毒酒；看似诱人实则令人讨厌的事物

参考例句：

4 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

5 outfitting   

v.装备，配置设备，供给服装( outfit的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The outfitting installation activities carried out on the building berth or dock. 舾装在船台上或船钨内完成。 来自互联网
• There is so much outfitting work. Do you subcontract some of them? 有这么多的舾装工作要做，你们将工程分包出去吗？ 来自互联网