酬谢

As if a shipwrecked Pagan, safe in port,;His guardian sea-god to commemorate

安然脱险，上了岸，酬谢保佑他的；海神，献上了一尾木雕的海豚--

He paid the doctor and paid for his med icine, too.

他酬谢了医生，并付了买药的钱。

As one of East Asia's religious spectaculars, the traditional event celebrates the islander's deliverance from famine centuries ago and is meant to placate ghosts and restless spirits .

据说18世纪，岛上发生瘟疫，死了不少平民，后得到玄天上帝指引才停止。居民为了酬谢神恩，扮成神柢在大街上游行驱赶瘟神，以后每年举行，成为&太平清醮&。

Very well then,' he says,'if you'll go with me to Brentwood, and take me to some surgeon as'll set my arm, I'll give you a five pound note for that and all your other trouble.'

那么，很好，'他说，'如果你陪我到布伦特伍德，领我到外科医生那儿去接合我的手臂，为了这件事和其他种种麻烦，我要给你五英镑钞票，作为酬谢。'

In the United States, chronic alcoholism and hepatitis C are the most common ones.

在美国，慢性酒精中毒，肝炎是最常见的。

If you have any questions, you can contact me anytime.

如果有任何问题，你可以随时联系我。