宗教信仰

A Texan was boasting to an Arkansan about his ranch."Why, my ranch is so big," he said,"that if I start out in my truck in the morning to drive around it, it's night by the time I get home."

由于各人的祖先，家庭和朋友都有各自不同的种族，肤色，宗教信仰和民族渊源，又由于人们对这种不同之处的敏感在近几年来已经达到空前微妙的地步，因此，讲带有民族，社会，宗教，性或种族类别的笑话就被认为是很不礼貌的事。

Religious belief is the "path of least resistance", says Boyer, while disbelief requires effort.

宗教信仰是条"已经铺就的康庄大道"波尔说，而质疑宗教却需要勇气和努力。

Brahminism, being a natural religion and a privilege of Hindu birth, has never made any concerted attempt at proselytizing in foreign lands.

Brahminism ，是一个自然的宗教和一种特权印度教出生，从来没有作出任何协调一致的尝试，宗教信仰在外国的土地上。

She added that the Dalai Lama's wordings and actions over the past decades demonstrated he is not really a religious figure, but a political exile engaged in the separatist activities under the disguise of the religion.

她还补充说从最近十年来达赖喇嘛的言行举止可以看出，他已经不是一个真正的宗教形象，而是一个在宗教信仰的掩护下从事分裂活动的政治流亡者。

The great writers to whom the world owes what religious liberty it possesses, have mostly asserted freedom of conscience as an indefeasible right, and denied absolutely that a human being is accountable to others for his religious belief.

那些替世界创获它所享有的宗教自由的伟大作家们，多数都力主良心自由乃是一种无法取消的权利，都绝对否认一个人须为他自己的宗教信仰来向他人作出交代。

Survey after survey shows that people with strong religious faith — of any religion or denomination — are happier than those who are irreligious.

一次又一次的调查都表明，有强烈宗教信仰的的人们--任何宗教或教派--比那些不信教的人们要快乐。

Karen Armstrong is a good blender, which has made her a successful ambassador of religion in a generally irreligious age.

凯伦？阿姆斯壮在这一点上做得很好，这也让她在一个普遍无宗教信仰的年代里，成为了一位成功的宗教使者。

Surveyafter survey shows that people with strong religious faith — of anyreligion or denomination — are happier than those who are irreligious.

一次又一次的调查都表明，有强烈宗教信仰的的人们--任何宗教或教派--比那些不信教的人们要快乐。

Renowned for its spirituality, three of the world's oldest and largest religions came into being in India——Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

印度以它的宗教信仰而闻名，世界上最古老的三大宗教皆发源于此——印度教、佛教及耆那教。

Catholic priests are not the only members of official religions who abuse children, though they may make the most headlines.

在那些官方宗教信仰中天主教神父并非唯一虐待儿童的宗教成员，尽管他们最受人关注。

In this section we look at the theory behind the techniques used in rotary polishing and the effects that they have on paintwork and the results achieved.

在这里看抛光剂使用背后的理论，到底是怎么一回事，我们如何用好的抛光机和好的使用技巧来达到好的效果。

I'll dig like a psychotic rodent if I have to.

那我就帮你挖到中国去。