偶像

We of the twentieth century worship a God of Love in theory, but in practice we make for ourselves "graven images" of "Wealth,""Power,""Fashion,""Custom" and "Conventionality."

我们21世纪的人，尊崇那位"爱的上帝"。理论上是如此，然而实际上，我们为自己雕刻了"财富"、"权力"、"时尚"、"习俗"、"传统"等等的偶像。

The coppersmith striking with the hammer encouraged him that forged at that time, saying: It is ready for soldering: and he strengthened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

工匠鼓励金匠，抡大鎚的鼓励使小锤的，夸讚釬工：「釬的好！」遂用钉子钉住，使偶像不致动摇。

The notorious 'Edison Chen photo scandal' helps bring down the idols with respect to their corporality. People no longer easily believe in permanent values and rules.

甚嚣尘上的"艳照门"事件在中国越发把偶像还原成活生生的肉身凡人，人们不再轻易相信某种恒定的价值与法则，越来越多的人正发挥着自己的想象诠释着未来和自己的真理，释放着生命的张力。

Every one of us,even from his mother's womb,a master craftsman of idols.

我们每一个人，甚至是从母亲的子宫中开始，就是一个高超的偶像制造者。

There is still one puzzle to be solved.....Is your idol Mr.P a croak or a real entrepreneur?

那里是仍然是你的偶像P先生被解开一难题一呱呱叫声或者一个真正企业家吗？

However, there are people, such as Chris Croker who loves the idol very much.

不过，有人民，如克里斯克罗克谁热爱的偶像非常欣赏。

It is not funny to let your children kneel in front of any idols, especially in some cultic temples for tourists.

别为了好玩让孩子跪在偶像面前，特别是在那些游客聚集的民间宗教的庙宇里。

The most terrible of things that she thought would never happen to her did in fact happen at the hands of God (47:8-9), and none of the cultic astrologers or idols would be able to save her.

最可怕的是，她以为永不会发生的事，上帝却行在她身上，而她所信的占星术和偶像无能力救她。

Jehoram turned the people away from the Lord by encouraging idolatry and even the worship of Baal, the cultic religion of his wife.

约兰促使选民离开上帝，用的手法是鼓励大家拜偶像，甚至还要随从他妻子所教的宗教去拜巴力。

He quickly became the focal point of the group because of his pinup cuteness and, of course, that voice.

凭着偶像式的可爱，当然，还有嗓音，他很快成为这个演唱组的焦点。

As she looked at Warrington's manly face, and dark, melancholy eyes, she had settled in her mind that he must have been the victim of an unhappy attachment.

每逢看到沃林顿那刚毅的脸，那乌黑、忧郁的眼睛，她便会相信，他一定作过不幸的爱情的受害者。

Maybe they'll disappear into a pothole.

也许他们将在壶穴里消失