预尝

We have been led to the cross of Christ—our shackles of guilt have been broken off; we are no longer slaves, but children of the living God, and can antedate the period when we shall be presented before the throne without spot or wrinkle or any such thing.

我们不再是奴僕，而是永活真神的儿女。我们能预尝而那日站在宝座前的时光。

It is remarkable that these performances, tolerated encouraged, no doubt, in the convent out of a secret spirit of proselytism in order to give these children a foretaste of the holy habit, were a genuine happiness a real recreation for the scholars.

那种扮演原是修院中一种通融办法，含有让孩子们预尝圣衣滋味、吸引她们走上出家道路的秘密意图，值得注意的是，寄读生竟会以此为真正的幸福和真正的快乐。

All he really says about it — apart from images and metaphors — is that one can have foretastes of the experience in this lifetime, and that it's the ultimate happiness, something truly worth knowing.

他除了以形象和比喻之外，实际上说的只是，人在此生可以预尝终极快乐的经验，而这个经验是真正值得了解的。

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。