美国国家公共电台 NPR Opinion: Satanic Display Shows Power Of The Bible
时间：2019-02-21 作者：英语课 分类：2018年NPR美国国家公共电台12月
SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
There's a satanic display in the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield this holiday season, near a Nativity scene and a menorah. It shows an arm encircled by a serpent, winding 1 up to a hand holding an apple. And below, an inscription 2 - knowledge is the greatest gift.
A spokesperson for the Satanic Temple of Chicago, which sponsors the display, says their art piece, called "Snaketivity," is inspired by the biblical Garden of Eden, where a serpent sent by Satan tempts 3 Eve with an apple from a tree of knowledge. Eve bites the apple and shares it with Adam. We see Satan as the hero in this story, says the Temple, because he gave Eve the gift of knowledge. Four of the last 10 governors and dozens of other public officials in Illinois have been convicted of public corruption 4. Temptation and Satan would seem already well-represented in Springfield, though I've never known an Illinois politician who could be bought for just an apple.
The office of the Illinois secretary of state explains the First Amendment 5 guarantees the right of the Satanic Temple to mount this display. Atheist 6 groups have provided exhibits around the country in past holiday seasons, but a display by a group that calls itself The Satanic Temple has brought about a new round of public attention.
Yet, a few clicks into their website will disclose that The Satanic Temple are not truly Satan worshippers. They say they are a non-theistic religious organization that seeks to encourage benevolence 7 and empathy among all people. It sounds almost discouragingly humanitarian 8. The temple seems to take the name of Satan as a brand to make the point, as they put it, among their tenets that the freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend.
It is irresistible 9 to note that a group that says they do not believe in God still expresses their beliefs with an image from the Book of Genesis. You don't have to believe the Bible is literally 10 true to see that it is powerful literature. It may have been written, as Christopher Hitchens memorably 11 phrased it, in the bawling 12 and fearful infancy 13 of our species, but the Bible endures as beguiling 14, inspiring and insightful stories about children, parents, kings, queens, loss, triumphs, floods, flames and everlasting 15 lights, heroes with fatal flaws and villains 16 with human faces. Satan wouldn't be a household name without the Bible.
- A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
- The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。
- The inscription has worn away and can no longer be read.铭文已磨损，无法辨认了。
- He chiselled an inscription on the marble.他在大理石上刻碑文。
- It tempts the eye to dream. 这种景象会使眼睛产生幻觉。 来自辞典例句
- This is the tidbit which tempts his insectivorous fate. 就是这一点东西引诱它残杀昆虫。 来自互联网
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
- The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
- The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。
- She was an atheist but now she says she's seen the light.她本来是个无神论者，可是现在她说自己的信仰改变了。
- He is admittedly an atheist.他被公认是位无神论者。
- We definitely do not apply a policy of benevolence to the reactionaries.我们对反动派决不施仁政。
- He did it out of pure benevolence. 他做那件事完全出于善意。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
- The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前，势不可挡。
- She saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。
- He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
- Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。
- The book includes some memorably seedy characters and scabrous description. 这本书包含了一些难忘下流的角色及有伤风化的描述。 来自互联网
- Horowitz could play Chopin memorably. 霍洛维茨可以把肖邦的作品演奏得出神入化。 来自互联网
- We heard the dulcet tones of the sergeant, bawling at us to get on parade. 我们听到中士用“悦耳”的声音向我们大喊，让我们跟上队伍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- "Why are you bawling at me? “你向我们吼啥子？ 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
- He came to England in his infancy.他幼年时期来到英国。
- Their research is only in its infancy.他们的研究处于初级阶段。
- Her beauty was beguiling. 她美得迷人。
- His date was curvaceously beguiling. 他约会是用来欺骗女性的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- These tyres are advertised as being everlasting.广告上说轮胎持久耐用。
- He believes in everlasting life after death.他相信死后有不朽的生命。