疏远

Their estrangement from God is evident, in that they boasted and gloried in their own wisdom, might, and riches, rather than glorying in knowing the Lord 9:23-24; cf.

他们显然与上帝疏远，因他们为自己的智慧、势力和富有夸口与炫耀，而不以认识耶和华为荣（9：23~24；参约17：3；林前1：31；林后10：17~18）。

A man estranged from his wife is convinced that he has a live serpent inside him which perpetual gnaws at him.

一个和妻子疏远的男人相信体内有一条活蛇常常在咬他。

But displaying themes in Christianity and using bible language do not imply that the authors have religious thoughts or they are Christians. It is true that most authors select and approve Christian value rationally, but they can not give up traditional cultural factors in emotion. Thus, in hesitating and maundering they keep a distance from Christianity initiatively. A small portion of authors were intimate with Christianity emotionally and christianized once, but they were not solid enough to defense against outside political pressure and various allurements of historical philosophy. Therefore they estranged from, even gave up their believing.

但作家们表现基督教题材，使用圣经语言，并不表明他们已经拥有自己的宗教思想或者基督信仰，事实刚好相反，大部分作家在理智方面选择、认同基督教的价值理念，情感上却丢弃不了传统的文化因素，于犹疑、徘徊中自觉地与基督信仰保持距离；一小部分作家一度在情感上亲近并皈依基督信仰，却很难抵御外部政治环境的压力和各种历史思想的诱惑，自觉地疏远甚至放弃自己的信仰。

We are more or less sympathetic towards the Africans. Yet more often, it is a distant and biased mindset.

尽管我们会对非洲人民报以或多或少的同情之心，但更多的是一种疏远、偏见的心理。

However, in the war's disastrous aftermath, most forest trolls were furious at the Horde's failure to carry out its promise and deserted the orcs without a moment's hesitation.

然而在战后的灾难时期，许多森林巨魔都对部落无法实现其允诺而表示愤慨，毫不犹豫地疏远了他们。

For every man of the house of Israel, and every stranger among the proselytes in Israel, if he separate himself from me, and place his idols in his heart, and set the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and come to the prophet to inquire of me by him: I the Lord will answer him by myself.

以色列家族中任何人，甚或在以色列中侨居的外国人，如果疏远了我，把自己的邪神供在心中，把犯罪的绊脚石放在自己面前，而敢来见先知求问我，我上主必亲自答复他。

Every day we have to brave winds and waves, but I am convinced that we can reach the goal of quadrupling the GNP.

一个和妻子疏远的男人相信体内有一条活蛇常常在咬他。

He was short of money and rebelling against social and academic standards.

他对社会道德、习俗及宗教生活产生了强烈的想法并且态度坚定地疏远那些与他交往的人。

And some people simply fear the prospect off repatriating to a home country from which they may have grown distant.

有人不愿回国仅仅是对回国后的前途没有信心，因为他们已经与故国很疏远了。

She can do it well, I'm sure…" At this, Jackie became sad as well, even reproving himself,"Have I so alienative to her this whole year?

她能做好的，我相信……&想到这里，Jackie又有些沮丧，甚至自责，&这一整年来我疏远她了吗？

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。