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Men of our
Christian1 world and of our time are like a man who, having missed the right turning, the further he goes the more he becomes convinced that he is going the wrong way. Yet the greater his doubts, the quicker and the more
desperately2 does he hurry on, consoling himself with the thought that he will arrive somewhere. But the time comes when it becomes quite clear that the way along which he is going will lead to nothing but a
precipice3, which he is already beginning to discern before him.
In such a position stands the Christian humanity of our time. It is
perfectly4 evident that, if we continue to live as we are now living, guided in our private lives, as well as in the life of separate States, by the sole desire of welfare for ourselves and for our State, and will, as we do now, think to ensure this welfare by violence, then,
inevitably5 increasing the means of violence of one against the other and of State against State, we shall, first, keep subjecting ourselves more 14and more, transferring the major portion of our productiveness to armaments; and,
secondly6, by
killing7 in
mutual8 wars the best
physically9 developed men, we must become more and more
degenerate10 and morally depraved.
That this will be the case if we do not alter our life is as certain as it is mathematically certain that two non-parallel straight lines must meet. But not only is this theoretically certain in our time; it is becoming certain not only to thought, but also to the consciousness. The precipice which we approach is already becoming apparent to us, and the most simple, non-philosophizing, and uneducated men cannot but see that, by arming ourselves more and more against each other and
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Christian
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| adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒 |
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- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
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desperately
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| adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地 |
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- He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
- He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。
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precipice
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| n.悬崖，危急的处境 |
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- The hut hung half over the edge of the precipice.那间小屋有一半悬在峭壁边上。
- A slight carelessness on this precipice could cost a man his life.在这悬崖上稍一疏忽就会使人丧生。
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perfectly
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| adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地 |
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- The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
- Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
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inevitably
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| adv.不可避免地；必然发生地 |
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- In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
- Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。
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secondly
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| adv.第二，其次 |
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- Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
- Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。
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killing
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| n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财 |
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- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
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mutual
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| adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的 |
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- We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
- Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
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physically
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| adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律 |
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- He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
- Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
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degenerate
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| v.退步，堕落；adj.退步的，堕落的；n.堕落者 |
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- He didn't let riches and luxury make him degenerate.他不因财富和奢华而自甘堕落。
- Will too much freedom make them degenerate?太多的自由会令他们堕落吗？
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slaughtering
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| v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的现在分词 ) |
参考例句： |
- The Revolutionary Tribunal went to work, and a steady slaughtering began. 革命法庭投入工作，持续不断的大屠杀开始了。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
- \"Isn't it terrific slaughtering pigs? “宰猪的！ 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
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slaughter
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| n.屠杀，屠宰；vt.屠杀，宰杀 |
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- I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
- Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。
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formerly
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| adv.从前，以前 |
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- We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
- This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
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disarm
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| v.解除武装，回复平常的编制，缓和 |
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- The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
- He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。
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suffocating
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| a.使人窒息的 |
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- After a few weeks with her parents, she felt she was suffocating.和父母呆了几个星期后，她感到自己毫无自由。
- That's better. I was suffocating in that cell of a room.这样好些了，我刚才在那个小房间里快闷死了。
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meekly
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| adv.温顺地，逆来顺受地 |
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- He stood aside meekly when the new policy was proposed. 当有人提出新政策时，他唯唯诺诺地站 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He meekly accepted the rebuke. 他顺从地接受了批评。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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scattered
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| adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的 |
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- Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。
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justifying
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| 证明…有理( justify的现在分词 )； 为…辩护； 对…作出解释； 为…辩解（或辩护） |
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- He admitted it without justifying it. 他不加辩解地承认这个想法。
- The fellow-travellers'service usually consisted of justifying all the tergiversations of Soviet intenal and foreign policy. 同路人的服务通常包括对苏联国内外政策中一切互相矛盾之处进行辩护。
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eloquent
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| adj.雄辩的，口才流利的；明白显示出的 |
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- He was so eloquent that he cut down the finest orator.他能言善辩，胜过最好的演说家。
- These ruins are an eloquent reminder of the horrors of war.这些废墟形象地提醒人们不要忘记战争的恐怖。
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persuasive
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| adj.有说服力的，能说得使人相信的 |
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- His arguments in favour of a new school are very persuasive.他赞成办一座新学校的理由很有说服力。
- The evidence was not really persuasive enough.证据并不是太有说服力。
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advantageous
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| adj.有利的；有帮助的 |
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- Injections of vitamin C are obviously advantageous.注射维生素C显然是有利的。
- You're in a very advantageous position.你处于非常有利的地位。
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civilized
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| a.有教养的，文雅的 |
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- Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society. 文明社会憎恶种族主义。
- rising crime in our so-called civilized societies 在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为
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