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现代大学英语精读(第2版)第四册:U9A The Damned Human Race(8)

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Man is the Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion—several of them. He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself, and cuts his throat if his theology isn't straight. He has made a graveyard of the globe in trying his honest best to smooth his brother's path to happiness and heaven. He was at it in the time of the Caesar's, he was at it in Mohammed's time, he was at it in the time of the Inquisition, he was at it in France for a couple of centuries, he was at it in England in Mary's day, he has been at it ever since he first saw the light. The higher animals have no religion. And we are told that they are going to be left out, in the Hereafter. I wonder why? It seems questionable taste.

人是信仰宗教的动物,是唯一信仰宗教的动物。他是唯一有正统宗教的动物,正 统宗教有若干。他也是唯一爱邻居如同爱自己,但如果邻居的宗教理论不正统,他就会割断邻居的喉咙的动物。为了竭尽所能为他的兄弟铺平通向幸福和天堂的道路,他把整个地球变成了一个墓地。他早在恺撒大帝时代就积极从事这项活动了。在穆罕默德时代也是这样,在中世纪的宗教法庭上审判异教徒时也是这样,在几个世纪以来的法国也是这样大开杀戒,在英国玛丽一世时代,他血腥地镇压清教徒,他从出生那天起就一直在这么干。高级动物没有宗教信仰。我们被告知,它们死后将被拒于天堂以外。我不明白这是为什么?看来这种选择标准值得怀疑。

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questionable ['kwestʃənəbəl]

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adj. 可疑的,可置疑的

 
theology [θi'ɔlədʒi]

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n. 神学

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inquisition [.inkwi'ziʃən]

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n. 调查,询问,(罗马天主教的)宗教法庭

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smooth [smu:ð]

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adj. 平稳的,流畅的,安祥的,圆滑的,搅拌均匀的,可

 

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