『时尚资讯』 [魅力女人]来来来，一起扩大词汇量，唯一和最好的方法

    有没有觉得词汇量太少了，用来用去的英文单词总这么几个，喜欢抬杠的别说：只要能表达清楚么就好了。可是词汇量不是多多益善吗？这样能显得你的语言很丰富。今天就和沐尔一起每天读一点英文小说，增加词汇量。在每天的内容中，沐尔还会贴上对应的音频，可以直接下载的哟：）

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　　PART ONE
　　CHAPTER ONE
　　BARUCH ATA ADONAI
　　I got to be Dave’s girlfriend by default. I mean, he would not waste his time with a woman in a million years. His greatest regret is that he wasn’t born Jewish and he’s dedicated his life to becoming the first Gentile rabbi. But since I hang around him, everyone thinks we’re a couple.
　　
　　
　　
　　get to be someone.
　　by default. 由于疏忽
　　Jewish[5dVu:iF] 犹太人的, 犹太族的
　　Gentile.[5dVentail]非犹太人, 异教徒
　　hang around.围着某人
　　couple 一对.
　　We met in our Principles of Theology class. There’s no assigned seating in the sloping lecture hall, so after half a semester of sitting behind him and not being able to concentrate, I decided to make the bold move of taking the seat next to him.
　　
　　
　　Principles of Theology 神学
　　sloping lecture hall 阶梯教室
　　semester 学期
　　make the bold move of doing sth 大胆的做了某事
　　I don’t think he noticed me for the first week since the topic was the Hebrew and Greek names for God and he took pages and pages of notes. Finally, one day after class, I just turned to him and said hi.
　　
　　Then we started talking after every class about whatever had been discussed in the lecture although, granted, he did most of the speaking since he was the one who had the opinions.
　　
　　
　　take pages and pages of notes 做了很多笔记。我们也可以类推：wash basins and basins of clothes.洗了很多衣服
　　have opinions 有观点 a man of opinions 有观点的人
　　Sometimes I honestly think he just likes me for my name, Ellen Waller, since El is one of those names for God. (That’s his blasphemous streak, though, because the ancient Hebrews were terrified to even say the name of God never mind casually calling their friends "Lord", even in jest.)
　　
　　Right now, in Principles of Theology II, we’re in the book of Leviticus covering the ritual sacrifices and I’m getting nothing out of it but Dave loves it. He takes notes with a fanatical glint in his eyes as if he’s on the verge of building an alter right there, slaughtering a goat, and making an offering.
　　
　　
　　blasphemous 亵渎神明的, 不敬神的
　　streak 性格，气质，特性
　　in jest 开玩笑
　　fanitical 狂热的
　　glint 闪烁的光芒
　　"Hey Dave!" I slip into the seat beside him.
　　
　　"El," he looks up briefly from his leather-bound Bible. 皮面的圣经
　　
　　"Whatcha doing?"
　　
　　"Seeing how many sacrifices Joshua offered."
　　
　　"Good," I nod. I’ve learned to take everything Dave says as casually as if it’s a comment about the weather.
　　
　　"I was reading more about the sacrificial system last night in the library," says Dave. "I really don’t think we’re covering it adequately in class."
　　
　　"But why even worry about it," I say. "We don’t have to make animal sacrifices anymore because Christ is our ultimate sacrifice."
　　
　　I’m rocking the boat, I know. Dave lives and breathes the Old Testament. But I’ve got to let him know I’m capable of analytical thought.
　　
　　
　　rock the boat 调皮，捣蛋
　　

　　等楼主

　　楼主来了，哈哈哈

　　嘿嘿 继续贴哟

　　"I’m going to do a study into my genealogy." He hasn’t even heard me he’s so busy flipping through his Bible. "I’m sure I’ve got Levitical blood."
　　
　　I almost paraphrase the apostle Paul, "Don’t waste your time with vain genealogies." Waste your time with me.
　　
　　After class I ask him what he’s doing this weekend.
　　
　　"Probably working on my bike," he says. His motorcycle is his only interest outside of theology.
　　
　　"Really?" I project maximum enthusiasm and interest into the word.
　　
　　"Yeah, I’ve got to replace the shocks." Dave is carefully putting his Bible into his Mediterranean satchel. An import from the Holy Land.
　　
　　"Wow, that sounds like fun." Not an ounce of sarcasm in my voice.
　　
　　"Wanna help?" he says.
　　
　　"Yeah, I’d love to."
　　
　　"How about Sunday afternoon? I’ll be in the parking lot."
　　
　　Dave keeps the Sabbath instead of Sunday so he’s never free on Saturday.
　　
　　"Maybe we can go for a ride too." This comment of his own free volition. It gives me hope.
　　
　　"Shabbat Shalom," I say getting up to go to my next class. Dave deliberately didn’t schedule any classes for Friday afternoon so that he could prepare for the Sabbath.
　　
　　"Hey El!" he says. "Yeah?" I turn back.
　　
　　"Ummm, I need a woman."
　　
　　My heart hurdles.
　　
　　"It’s like, I haven’t been keeping the Sabbath properly because I don’t have a woman to light the candles."
　　
　　Why should I have thought it would have been anything else?
　　
　　"You want me to light candles?" I say.
　　
　　"Yeah."
　　
　　"OK," I say. "When should I come over?"
　　
　　"Sun sets at 6:32 and it’s got to be done eighteen minutes before sundown. Come over at 6:00."
　　
　　I exit the lecture hall and make my way across the common, my heart pounding, a dazed but happy look on my face.
　　
　　The common is a rose brick piazza with white metal tables and chairs and it reminds me of something you might see in the middle of an Italian village. On a reasonably warm day like today, students outnumber the ants ten-to-one, most of them with tons of books that remain unopened while they catch up on their quota of social interaction.
　　
　　The majority of students at Union are business majors, and even before I met Dave I was never much into business, so consequently when I look around I only know one girl who was a roommate my freshman year. I slip on my sunglasses to avoid eye-contact with anyone and head for my next class.
　　
　　At dinner I see Dave in the dining hall sitting surrounded by girls, all staring at him and laughing everytime he says something funny. He’s got quite the following mainly because of his wavy blond hair and his theological intensity that’s often taken personally by women looking for a sign that he likes them.
　　
　　I’m at my worst when he’s with other girls so I go and sit with Ted Stevents, who rumour has it, likes me. It’s reassuring to talk to someone who treats every word I say as revealed knowledge.
　　
　　After dinner I go back to the dorm and to the reasonably messy room that I share with Judith, my roommate and best friend, who is a jazz fanatic and composes music for the piano. Every morning we wake up to the radio set on a jazz station and for the rest of the day I’ve got Wynton Marsalis’s trumpet solos running through my head. To add to the impact, she has a life-sized poster of Harry Connick Jr. on her side of the room.
　　
　　I’ve never kept a Sabbath before so I don’t know what to wear and Judith walks in when I’m trying on the tenth outfit.
　　
　　"Where’re you going?" she says.
　　
　　"To keep the Sabbath."
　　
　　"Oh." She understands my unorthodox relationship with Dave.
　　
　　"What are you doing tonight?" I ask.
　　
　　"Tom and I are going to a movie." She says it as if Tom is taking her to watch pigs mud-wrestle.
　　
　　"What’s the matter?" I ask. I’ve finally settled on a navy blue sweater and a black skirt.
　　
　　"I dunno," she says listlessly. "It’s like there are so many other things we could do."
　　
　　I run a brush through my long brown hair. Judith and I are often mistaken for sisters, with our dark hair and pale skin.
　　
　　"What do you want to do?"
　　
　　"I want to go to New Orleans."
　　
　　We’re in Ontario.
　　
　　When I arrive at his dorm, Dave has set up two candles in the lounge and is wearing a muted woven shirt that makes me think of an Israeli shepherd boy.
　　
　　"So what do Jews do when there are no women to light the candles," I say.
　　
　　"Oh, a man can light a candle. But it’s better if a woman does it. More traditional."
　　
　　I’m wondering why it’s taken him this long to ask me. But Dave’s not a man who operates on an obvious schedule. Other couples start going out and after a couple of months are doing everything together. Dave, he sort of moves according to the Spirit.
　　
　　"Do you have something for your head?" he asks.
　　
　　"What?"
　　
　　"Your head has to be covered. Just a sec." He disappears through the door into the bedroom and comes back with a bandanna. "Here. Use this."
　　
　　He looks at his watch.
　　
　　"OK. We’ve got ten minutes. When I tell you, you’re going to light the candles and then say, `Baruch Ata Adonai, Elohenu Melech ha-olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel Shabbat.’"
　　
　　"What?!"
　　
　　"It means Blessed art Thou, O Lord, our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us in His commandments and commanded us to light the Sabbath light."
　　
　　"How’m I going to remember all that?" I say.
　　
　　"I think I’ve got it written down somewhere." He opens a messy notebook that has been sitting on the floor and starts pushing papers around.
　　
　　"Here." He hands me a torn half-sheet of paper that has Hebrew writing and the translation.
　　
　　At exactly 6:14, Dave gives me a box of matches and we both stand up. Since I’m the type of person who has difficulty starting a fire with a woodpile and container of kerosene, it isn’t until 6:15 and after four matches that the candles are lit.
　　
　　"Baruch Ata Adonai," I read.
　　
　　"Wave your hands," Dave interrupts me.
　　
　　I look blank.
　　
　　"Wave your hands over the candles."
　　
　　"Elohenu Melech ha-olam," I say, trying to read and move my hands at the same time. I nearly set the piece of paper on fire.
　　
　　"Asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel Shabbat."
　　
　　"OK, cover your eyes with your hands, then uncover them and look at the candles."
　　
　　I cover my eyes, then uncover them.
　　
　　"Amen," says Dave.
　　
　　"Amen," I say.
　　
　　For some reason we stay standing. The solemnity of the ceremony is over, I sense, so I ask a question I’ve been wondering about for awhile.
　　
　　"Hey, Dave," I say. "What do you think of traditional Christianity?" If your boyfriend were an accountant this would be a weird question, but you’ve got to understand that Dave thrives on this type of thing.
　　
　　"There’s a lot of people with a lot of questions," he says nodding his head as if, yes, that’s a valid inquiry. "It satisfies some people."
　　
　　"Would it satisfy you?"
　　
　　"Probably not." He smiles. "Too much New Testament."
　　
　　"Why don’t you believe the New Testament?"
　　
　　"It’s not that I don’t believe it," he says sitting down on one of the orange and brown fabric couches. The men’s dorms are decorated in virile earth tones and the rugged wood and tweedy furniture gives you the feeling of being in a hunting lodge. "I’m sure there was a man named Jesus. It’s just that I don’t discard the Old Testament. I like Judaism. I like the Jews. I like their conviction and their endurance. Judaism is a lifestyle. Maybe if Christianity were more of a lifestyle it would appeal to me."
　　
　　Sitting down beside him I think about this because obviously Christianity can be a lifestyle. All you have to do is pick up a Baptist Bulletin or Campus Life to see that. Judaism must have been a calling for Dave otherwise I don’t understand his total commitment.
　　
　　Loving Dave is not a matter of impressing him with my strong convictions -- of which I seem to have none since all I have is journalism which is something I do, not feel -- it’s a matter of trying to keep up with him. If anything, my commitment is to love boldly and to never regret it.
　　
　　"Listen, Dave."
　　
　　"Yeah?"
　　
　　"Do you like me?" This question takes more courage to ask than you will ever know.
　　
　　"Of course."
　　
　　"No, I mean, do you like me? You could get anyone to light candles for you. Why’d you ask me?"
　　
　　"`Cos I thought you’d want to do it."
　　
　　"But am I important to you? Do you love me?"
　　
　　"Sure I love you," says Dave sincerely, putting his arm around me. "You’re my neighbour, aren’t you?"
　　
　　I sigh. I have an idea for the Almighty suggestion box. Make love feel good
　　

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　　这是什么小说，好像看起来不错：）

　　重新贴，上面的太长了，let’s break down.

　　不错啊 内容满细致的 不过要长期坚持真的很难 鼓励楼主一下~~~~~~~~加油

　　分解的来了哟，这段的语音稍后会补上的.
　　
　　"I’m going to do a study into my genealogy." He hasn’t even heard me he’s so busy flipping through his Bible. "I’m sure I’ve got Levitical blood."
　　
　　
　　genealogy. 家谱，
　　flip through.浏览
　　levitical 　　
　　　　
　　
　　I almost paraphrase the apostle Paul, "Don’t waste your time with vain genealogies." Waste your time with me.
　　
　　paraphrase 解释（n）注解（v)
　　apostle 传道者，最初的传道者
　　vain 徒然的，无益的，虚荣的，自负的
　　
　　
　　　　After class I ask him what he’s doing this weekend.
　　　　
　　　　"Probably working on my bike," he says. His motorcycle is his only interest outside of theology.
　　
　　
　　outside of 在...之外；除了
　　　　
　　　　"Really?" I project maximum enthusiasm and interest into the word.
　　project maximum enthusiasm 表现出极大的热情
　　　　
　　　　"Yeah, I’ve got to replace the shocks." Dave is carefully putting his Bible into his Mediterranean satchel. An import from the Holy Land.
　　satchel 书包，小背包
　　　　
　　　　"Wow, that sounds like fun." Not an ounce of sarcasm in my voice.
　　not an ounce of sarcasm 没有丝毫的讽刺
　　　　
　　　　"Wanna help?" he says.
　　　　
　　　　"Yeah, I’d love to."
　　　　
　　　　"How about Sunday afternoon? I’ll be in the parking lot."
　　　　
　　　　Dave keeps the Sabbath instead of Sunday so he’s never free on Saturday.
　　keep the Sabbath 守安息日
　　　　
　　　　"Maybe we can go for a ride too." This comment of his own free volition. It gives me hope.
　　go for a ride.
　　　　
　　　　"Shabbat Shalom," I say getting up to go to my next class. Dave deliberately didn’t schedule any classes for Friday afternoon so that he could prepare for the Sabbath.
　　deliberately 故意的
　　schedule sth. 安排某事
　　　　
　　　　"Hey El!" he says. "Yeah?" I turn back.
　　turn back 回头
　　　　
　　　　"Ummm, I need a woman."
　　　　
　　　　My heart hurdles.
　　　　
　　　　"It’s like, I haven’t been keeping the Sabbath properly because I don’t have a woman to light the candles."
　　light the candle 点蜡烛
　　　　
　　　　Why should I have thought it would have been anything else?
　　　　
　　　　"You want me to light candles?" I say.
　　　　
　　　　"Yeah."
　　　　
　　　　"OK," I say. "When should I come over?"
　　　　
　　　　"Sun sets at 6:32 and it’s got to be done eighteen minutes before sundown. Come over at 6:00."
　　sundown 日落
　　　　
　　　　I exit the lecture hall and make my way across the common, my heart pounding, a dazed but happy look on my face.
　　exit some place 退出
　　pound 重击
　　　　
　　　　The common is a rose brick piazza with white metal tables and chairs and it reminds me of something you might see in the middle of an Italian village. On a reasonably warm day like today, students outnumber the ants ten-to-one, most of them with tons of books that remain unopened while they catch up on their quota of social interaction.
　　brick 可以解释为心肠好的人，但是在本文中非此意
　　piazza 广场，走廊，露天市场
　　outnumber 在数量上胜过，超过
　　books unopened
　　catch up on 弥补，得到...的消息
　　　　
　　　　The majority of students at Union are business majors, and even before I met Dave I was never much into business, so consequently when I look around I only know one girl who was a roommate my freshman year. I slip on my sunglasses to avoid eye-contact with anyone and head for my next class.
　　be much into business
　　slip on my sunglasses 推上眼睛
　　avoid eye-contact with
　　　　
　　　　At dinner I see Dave in the dining hall sitting surrounded by girls, all staring at him and laughing everytime he says something funny. He’s got quite the following mainly because of his wavy blond hair and his theological intensity that’s often taken personally by women looking for a sign that he likes them.
　　　　
　　　　I’m at my worst when he’s with other girls so I go and sit with Ted Stevents, who rumour has it, likes me. It’s reassuring to talk to someone who treats every word I say as revealed knowledge.
　　be at one’s worst 糟糕
　　reassuring 安心的，可靠的
　　　　
　　　　After dinner I go back to the dorm and to the reasonably messy room that I share with Judith, my roommate and best friend, who is a jazz fanatic and composes music for the piano. Every morning we wake up to the radio set on a jazz station and for the rest of the day I’ve got Wynton Marsalis’s trumpet solos running through my head. To add to the impact, she has a life-sized poster of Harry Connick Jr. on her side of the room.
　　be reasonably messy 相当的乱
　　a jazz fanatic 爵士爱好者
　　wake up to 伴随...醒来
　　

　　"I’m going to do a study into my genealogy." He hasn’t even heard me he’s so busy flipping through his Bible. "I’m sure I’ve got Levitical blood."
　　
　　
　　genealogy. 家谱，
　　flip through.浏览
　　levitical 　　
　　　　
　　
　　I almost paraphrase the apostle Paul, "Don’t waste your time with vain genealogies." Waste your time with me.
　　
　　paraphrase 解释（n）注解（v)
　　apostle 传道者，最初的传道者
　　vain 徒然的，无益的，虚荣的，自负的
　　
　　
　　　　After class I ask him what he’s doing this weekend.
　　　　
　　　　"Probably working on my bike," he says. His motorcycle is his only interest outside of theology.
　　
　　
　　outside of 在...之外；除了
　　　　
　　　　"Really?" I project maximum enthusiasm and interest into the word.
　　project maximum enthusiasm 表现出极大的热情
　　　　
　　　　"Yeah, I’ve got to replace the shocks." Dave is carefully putting his Bible into his Mediterranean satchel. An import from the Holy Land.
　　satchel 书包，小背包
　　　　
　　　　"Wow, that sounds like fun." Not an ounce of sarcasm in my voice.
　　not an ounce of sarcasm 没有丝毫的讽刺
　　　　
　　　　"Wanna help?" he says.
　　　　
　　　　"Yeah, I’d love to."
　　　　
　　　　"How about Sunday afternoon? I’ll be in the parking lot."
　　　　
　　　　Dave keeps the Sabbath instead of Sunday so he’s never free on Saturday.
　　keep the Sabbath 守安息日
　　　　
　　　　"Maybe we can go for a ride too." This comment of his own free volition. It gives me hope.
　　go for a ride.
　　　　
　　　　"Shabbat Shalom," I say getting up to go to my next class. Dave deliberately didn’t schedule any classes for Friday afternoon so that he could prepare for the Sabbath.
　　deliberately 故意的
　　schedule sth. 安排某事
　　　　
　　　　"Hey El!" he says. "Yeah?" I turn back.
　　turn back 回头
　　　　
　　　　"Ummm, I need a woman."
　　　　
　　　　My heart hurdles.
　　　　
　　　　"It’s like, I haven’t been keeping the Sabbath properly because I don’t have a woman to light the candles."
　　light the candle 点蜡烛
　　　　
　　　　Why should I have thought it would have been anything else?
　　　　
　　　　"You want me to light candles?" I say.
　　　　
　　　　"Yeah."
　　　　
　　　　"OK," I say. "When should I come over?"
　　　　
　　　　"Sun sets at 6:32 and it’s got to be done eighteen minutes before sundown. Come over at 6:00."
　　sundown 日落
　　　　
　　　　I exit the lecture hall and make my way across the common, my heart pounding, a dazed but happy look on my face.
　　exit some place 退出
　　pound 重击
　　　　
　　　　The common is a rose brick piazza with white metal tables and chairs and it reminds me of something you might see in the middle of an Italian village. On a reasonably warm day like today, students outnumber the ants ten-to-one, most of them with tons of books that remain unopened while they catch up on their quota of social interaction.
　　brick 可以解释为心肠好的人，但是在本文中非此意
　　piazza 广场，走廊，露天市场
　　outnumber 在数量上胜过，超过
　　books unopened
　　catch up on 弥补，得到...的消息
　　　　
　　　　The majority of students at Union are business majors, and even before I met Dave I was never much into business, so consequently when I look around I only know one girl who was a roommate my freshman year. I slip on my sunglasses to avoid eye-contact with anyone and head for my next class.
　　be much into business
　　slip on my sunglasses 推上眼睛
　　avoid eye-contact with
　　　　
　　　　At dinner I see Dave in the dining hall sitting surrounded by girls, all staring at him and laughing everytime he says something funny. He’s got quite the following mainly because of his wavy blond hair and his theological intensity that’s often taken personally by women looking for a sign that he likes them.
　　　　
　　　　I’m at my worst when he’s with other girls so I go and sit with Ted Stevents, who rumour has it, likes me. It’s reassuring to talk to someone who treats every word I say as revealed knowledge.
　　be at one’s worst 糟糕
　　reassuring 安心的，可靠的
　　　　
　　　　After dinner I go back to the dorm and to the reasonably messy room that I share with Judith, my roommate and best friend, who is a jazz fanatic and composes music for the piano. Every morning we wake up to the radio set on a jazz station and for the rest of the day I’ve got Wynton Marsalis’s trumpet solos running through my head. To add to the impact, she has a life-sized poster of Harry Connick Jr. on her side of the room.
　　be reasonably messy 相当的乱
　　a jazz fanatic 爵士爱好者
　　wake up to 伴随...醒来
　　

　　我怎么贴了2遍啊 晕

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　　好帖。。。。。怎能不马克呢。。。

　　作者：我是爱吃鱼的猫　回复日期：2009-04-06　22:56:08　
　　　　好帖。。。。。怎能不马克呢。。。
　　=======================
　　
　　谢谢！

　　mark

　　LZ别弃楼啊　等养肥了来收

　　先马再看

　　两年没碰英语 感觉有点吃力哦

　　mark

　　LZ我就跟着你学了啊，你不能太监啊

　　作者：爱YE久久　回复日期：2009-04-07　07:55:58　
　　　　LZ别弃楼啊　等养肥了来收
　　=====================================
　　我养！！！

　　作者：xinherzz　回复日期：2009-04-07　09:50:05　
　　　　LZ我就跟着你学了啊，你不能太监啊
　　==================================
　　那你也别那个啥啊

　　小广告,删除并封杀2年-- MNNNV99KCMBCSS-- 操作时间:2009-4-10 12:16:04 -- 11703607

　　一起学 哦~~·

　　学习了

　　记号个，暂没有时间看
　　满足一下我好学的动机

　　作者：morning_sound　回复日期：2009-04-07　11:48:00　
　　　　记号个，暂没有时间看
　　　　满足一下我好学的动机
　　
　　
　　=====================
　　
　　学！

　　马克先

　　楼主，加油呀！
　　很喜欢~

　　作者：love729wx　回复日期：2009-04-07　13:15:19　
　　　　楼主，加油呀！
　　　　很喜欢~
　　
　　===================
　　嘿嘿，我会加油和坚持的

　　晚上来贴语音版哟 ：）

　　郁闷啊，我的软件出问题了

　　嘻嘻 软件好了 晚上上传

　　网站能贴一下么

　　mark

　　又好了，晚上贴

　　记号

　　I’ve never kept a Sabbath before so I don’t know what to wear and Judith walks in when I’m trying on the tenth outfit.
　　"Where’re you going?" she says.
　　"To keep the Sabbath."
　　"Oh." She understands my unorthodox relationship with Dave.
　　"What are you doing tonight?" I ask.
　　"Tom and I are going to a movie." She says it as if Tom is taking her to watch pigs mud-wrestle.
　　"What’s the matter?" I ask. I’ve finally settled on a navy blue sweater and a black skirt.
　　"I dunno," she says listlessly. "It’s like there are so many other things we could do."
　　
　　
　　unorthodox a.非传统的
　　settle on 决定
　　listlessly 无精打采，冷淡地
　　navy blue 藏青色，藏蓝色
　　
　　I run a brush through my long brown hair. Judith and I are often mistaken for sisters, with our dark hair and pale skin.
　　"What do you want to do?"
　　
　　"I want to go to New Orleans."
　　We’re in Ontario.
　　When I arrive at his dorm, Dave has set up two candles in the lounge and is wearing a muted woven shirt that makes me think of an Israeli shepherd boy.
　　"So what do Jews do when there are no women to light the candles," I say.
　　run a brush through one’s hair。。。run a comb
　　be mistaken for sisters. 被误认为是姐妹
　　"Oh, a man can light a candle. But it’s better if a woman does it. More traditional."
　　
　　"Do you have something for your head?" he asks.
　　"What?"
　　"Your head has to be covered. Just a sec." He disappears through the door into the bedroom and comes back with a bandanna. "Here. Use this."
　　He looks at his watch.
　　
　　disappears through the door into the bedroom
　　bandanna 大手帕
　　
　　"OK. We’ve got ten minutes. When I tell you, you’re going to light the candles and then say, `Baruch Ata Adonai, Elohenu Melech ha-olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel Shabbat.’"
　　"What?!"
　　"It means Blessed art Thou, O Lord, our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us in His commandments and commanded us to light the Sabbath light."
　　"How’m I going to remember all that?" I say.
　　
　　
　　commandment 戒律
　　
　　"I think I’ve got it written down somewhere." He opens a messy notebook that has been sitting on the floor and starts pushing papers around.
　　"Here." He hands me a torn half-sheet of paper that has Hebrew writing and the translation.
　　At exactly 6:14, Dave gives me a box of matches and we both stand up. Since I’m the type of person who has difficulty starting a fire with a woodpile and container of kerosene, it isn’t until 6:15 and after four matches that the candles are lit.
　　"Baruch Ata Adonai," I read.
　　"Wave your hands," Dave interrupts me.
　　
　　
　　interrupt sb 打断
　　
　　I look blank.
　　"Wave your hands over the candles."
　　"Elohenu Melech ha-olam," I say, trying to read and move my hands at the same time. I nearly set the piece of paper on fire.
　　"Asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel Shabbat."
　　"OK, cover your eyes with your hands, then uncover them and look at the candles."
　　I cover my eyes, then uncover them.
　　"Amen," says Dave.
　　"Amen," I say.
　　
　　
　　look blank 看上去茫然，没有表情
　　
　　For some reason we stay standing. The solemnity of the ceremony is over, I sense, so I ask a question I’ve been wondering about for awhile.
　　"Hey, Dave," I say. "What do you think of traditional Christianity?" If your boyfriend were an accountant this would be a weird question, but you’ve got to understand that Dave thrives on this type of thing.
　　"There’s a lot of people with a lot of questions," he says nodding his head as if, yes, that’s a valid inquiry. "It satisfies some people."
　　"Would it satisfy you?"
　　"Probably not." He smiles. "Too much New Testament."
　　"Why don’t you believe the New Testament?"
　　"It’s not that I don’t believe it," he says sitting down on one of the orange and brown fabric couches. The men’s dorms are decorated in virile earth tones and the rugged wood and tweedy furniture gives you the feeling of being in a hunting lodge. "I’m sure there was a man named Jesus. It’s just that I don’t discard the Old Testament. I like Judaism. I like the Jews. I like their conviction and their endurance. Judaism is a lifestyle. Maybe if Christianity were more of a lifestyle it would appeal to me."
　　
　　
　　solemnity n. 严肃，一本正经
　　rugged 粗糙的，有纹路的
　　discard 丢弃
　　lifestyle 生活方式，生活态度
　　
　　Sitting down beside him I think about this because obviously Christianity can be a lifestyle. All you have to do is pick up a Baptist Bulletin or Campus Life to see that. Judaism must have been a calling for Dave otherwise I don’t understand his total commitment.
　　Loving Dave is not a matter of impressing him with my strong convictions -- of which I seem to have none since all I have is journalism which is something I do, not feel -- it’s a matter of trying to keep up with him. If anything, my commitment is to love boldly and to never regret it.
　　"Listen, Dave."
　　"Yeah?"
　　"Do you like me?" This question takes more courage to ask than you will ever know.
　　"Of course."
　　"No, I mean, do you like me? You could get anyone to light candles for you. Why’d you ask me?"
　　"`Cos I thought you’d want to do it."
　　"But am I important to you? Do you love me?"
　　"Sure I love you," says Dave sincerely, putting his arm around me. "You’re my neighbour, aren’t you?"
　　I sigh. I have an idea for the Almighty suggestion box. Make love feel good.
　　
　　
　　impress sb with sth. 给某人留下印象
　　keep up with sb. 跟上sb
　　love boldly 大胆地爱
　　suggestion box 意见箱
　　

　　第一个音频有问题了，现在重新贴
　　
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　　补充 作者：91mooer点cn　回复日期：2009-04-06　22:46:14　 的音频...
　　
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　　为什么我发的不能显示啊

　　up up

　　好贴
　　高楼大厦 我来住一层
　　后面的自觉排队啦
　　嘎嘎
　　楼主天天要报到哦，我是来监督的

　　作者：樱亮亮　回复日期：2009-04-08　22:04:36　
　　　　好贴
　　　　高楼大厦 我来住一层
　　　　后面的自觉排队啦
　　　　嘎嘎
　　　　楼主天天要报到哦，我是来监督的
　　
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　　那你天天带着点名簿来看我啊 ，呵呵

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　　恩、、、
　　
　　
　　努力 呵呵

　　9999

　　LZ真是造福大众啊~
　　加油加油，很喜欢 ：）

　　早上了，来顶顶哟 ：）

　　作者：ilalexandria　回复日期：2009-04-09　00:28:54　
　　　　LZ真是造福大众啊~
　　　　加油加油，很喜欢 ：）
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　　听上去，我很伟大呀 (*^__^*)

　　heyhey

　　 来顶一顶

　　谢谢楼上

　　再顶顶～

　　占位

　　一页是多少个回复啊，呵呵

　　MRRK噢~~加油LZ~

　　马克～
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　　最近失业了~~正好趁这个空档充一下电~~

　　mark

　　LZ加油哦

　　作者：瑞球儿　回复日期：2009-04-09　12:52:48　
　　　　LZ加油哦
　　
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　　嘿嘿嘿，会的哟

　　作者：瑞球儿　回复日期：2009-04-09　12:52:48　
　　　　LZ加油哦
　　
　　======================
　　加油，嘻嘻

　　读两天就烦了

　　留个记号 慢慢看

　　收藏了

　　作者：蓝晓陈儿　回复日期：2009-04-09　13:36:46　
　　　　读两天就烦了
　　==============
　　我会坚持 哈哈

　　up

　　up

　　up 下

　　顶

　　尽量坚持

　　我会坚持。

　　我会坚持

　　和楼主一起学
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　　自己再顶下

　　up

　　有用~
　　等lz更新啦

　　ding

　　嘻嘻 谢谢支持 今天还会更新哟

　　我认真的说，每天学一点点的方法真的很慢，很没效率。
　　背单词么，拿本单词书，一天200个，词汇量很快就上去了。。

　　作者：wwii06　回复日期：2009-04-10　08:54:07　
　　　　我认真的说，每天学一点点的方法真的很慢，很没效率。
　　　　背单词么，拿本单词书，一天200个，词汇量很快就上去了。。
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　　对于我不适合啊，哈哈，200个背了等于白背的，太多了

　　我记不住啊！
　　现在记忆力很差

　　其实我发现我背得那些单词，很多都不会用，根本用不上。

　　单词要使用才能记得住

　　作者：头小腚大脸圆圆　回复日期：2009-04-10　10:03:00　
　　　　其实我发现我背得那些单词，很多都不会用，根本用不上。
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　　所以，不用背那些很大的单词的，这个小说我发现表达还很生活化的，所以，比较贴近生活，用上的机率也比较大的。

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