教堂会众

That going to church was not enough; they must see their sinfulness, cry

英格兰传道人一直告诉他的会众，光是上教堂是不够的，他们必须看清楚自己的罪

The congregation consisted chiefly of a few young folk, who snored sonorously.

教堂里的会众主要是些响亮地打着鼾的年轻人。

He got a loud chorus of amens.

在传统的白人教堂里，说话像这样坦率简直是不可想象的，但是这却得到了他的会众的欣赏，回答他的是响亮整齐的&阿门&。

In San Jose, California, shares its building with four other congregations, including Korean and Vietnamese Baptists.

加州圣？何塞的和其他四支教徒会众（包括韩国和越南浸礼会教徒）共用一个教堂。

For hours, competing chants, singing and processions marked out areas of the church dominated by the Greek Orthodox and the Armenians, congregations which, with Roman Catholics, have the main rights to the Holy Sepulchre through an arrangement drafted under 19th century Ottoman Turkish rulers anxious for calm.

为时数小时的竞相吟唱圣歌和游行，画出了希腊东正教和亚美尼亚人所属的教会范围；而罗马天主教的会众拥有使用圣墓教堂的主要权利，这源自19世纪鄂图曼土耳其统治者为寻求此地安宁所拟的条约。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。