NBC晚间新闻 多地教堂因疫情暂时关闭

Tonight as millions of Americans search for comfort places of worship are taking unprecedented¹ steps. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is suspending all public gatherings² worldwide. From Chicago to Detroit mosques³ are canceling Friday prayers. In New York and New Jersey⁴ some synagogues are doing the same for shabbat services. In Washington DC Episcopal Churches including the National Cathedral are shutting down for at least two weeks. Has the church community ever been affected⁵ in this way? No, we've never had anything shut down like this.

You know taking out holy water, not in my years of church work. The catholic diocese of Cleveland is staying open but says parishioners are not obligated to attend mass. It is scary, but we can't stop believing in god, we can't give up hope. There's always hope. For Christians⁶ the debate over whether to close churches comes at a difficult time during Lent with Easter just weeks away. Many congregations are also canceling beloved community traditions such as friday fish fries. This is really something that's going to be hard for us to face. They'll face it together even if they're apart. A true test of faith.

今晚，在数百万美国人在寻找安慰时，宗教场所正在采取前所未有的措施。耶稣基督后期圣徒教会暂停了世界范围内的所有公共集会。从芝加哥到底特律的清真寺都取消了星期五的祈祷。在纽约和新泽西，一些犹太教堂也取消了安息日礼拜。在华盛顿特区，包括国家大教堂在内的圣公会教堂将关闭至少两周。教会社区曾经受到过这样的影响吗？没有，我们从来没有因这样的事情关闭过。你知道，总是取圣水。在我做教堂工作多年来没发生过。克利夫兰天主教教区保持开放，但表示教区居民可以不参加弥撒。这很可怕，但我们不能停止相信上帝，我们不能放弃希望。总是有希望的。对于基督徒来说，关于是否关闭教堂的争论出现在大斋节期间的艰难时刻，离复活节也只有几周的时间了。许多教会也取消了人们喜爱的社区传统，比如周五炸鱼薯条传统。这确实是我们很难面对的事情。即使分开，他们也会一起面对。这是对信仰的真正考验。

1 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

2 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

3 mosques   

清真寺； 伊斯兰教寺院，清真寺； 清真寺，伊斯兰教寺院( mosque的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why make us believe that this tunnel runs underneath the mosques? 为什么要让我们相信这条隧洞是在清真寺下？
• The city's three biggest mosques, long fallen into disrepair, have been renovated. 城里最大的三座清真寺，过去年久失修，现在已经修复。

4 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

5 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

6 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。