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Two thousand years ago John the Baptist and then Jesus said to men: The time is fulfilled and the Kingdom of God is at hand; (μετανοεῖτε) bethink yourselves and believe in the Gospel (Mark i. 15); and if you do not bethink yourselves you will all perish (Luke xiii. 5).
But men did not listen to them, and the destruction they
foretold1 is already near at hand. And we men of our time cannot but see it. We are already perishing, and, therefore, we cannot leave unheeded that—old in time, but for us new—means of
salvation2. We cannot but see that, besides all the other
calamities3 which flow from our bad and
irrational4 life, military preparations alone and the wars
inevitably5 growing from them must infallibly destroy us. We cannot but see that all the means of escape invented by men from these evils are found and must be found to be ineffectual, and that the
disastrous6 position of the nations arming themselves against each other cannot but go on advancing continually. And therefore the words of Jesus refer to us and our time more than to any time or to any one.
Jesus said, “Bethink yourselves”—i.e. “Let every man interrupt the work he has begun and ask himself: Who am I? From whence have I appeared, and in what consists my destiny? And having answered these questions, according to the answer decide whether that which thou doest is in
conformity7 with thy destiny.” And every man of our world and time, that is, being acquainted with the essence of the
Christian8 teaching, needs only for a minute to interrupt his activity, to forget the capacity in which he is regarded by men, be it of Emperor, soldier, minister, or journalist, and seriously ask himself who he is and what is his destiny—in order to begin to doubt the utility,
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foretold
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| v.预言，预示( foretell的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- She foretold that the man would die soon. 她预言那人快要死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Must lose one joy, by his life's star foretold. 这样注定：他，为了信守一个盟誓／就非得拿牺牲一个喜悦作代价。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
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salvation
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| n.（尤指基督）救世，超度，拯救，解困 |
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- Salvation lay in political reform.解救办法在于政治改革。
- Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。
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calamities
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| n.灾祸，灾难( calamity的名词复数 )；不幸之事 |
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- They will only triumph by persevering in their struggle against natural calamities. 他们只有坚持与自然灾害搏斗，才能取得胜利。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- One moment's false security can bring a century of calamities. 图一时之苟安，贻百年之大患。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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irrational
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| adj.无理性的，失去理性的 |
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- After taking the drug she became completely irrational.她在吸毒后变得完全失去了理性。
- There are also signs of irrational exuberance among some investors.在某些投资者中是存在非理性繁荣的征象的。
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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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disastrous
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| adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的 |
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- The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
- Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。
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conformity
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| n.一致，遵从，顺从 |
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- Was his action in conformity with the law?他的行动是否合法？
- The plan was made in conformity with his views.计划仍按他的意见制定。
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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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lawfulness
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| 法制，合法 |
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- Einstein declared that randomness rather than lawfulness is the characteristic of natural events. 爱因斯坦宣称自然现象的特征为不可测性而不是规律化。 来自辞典例句
- Does the Lawfulness of War Matter? 战争的合法性有关系吗？ 来自互联网
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insignificant
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| adj.无关紧要的，可忽略的，无意义的 |
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- In winter the effect was found to be insignificant.在冬季，这种作用是不明显的。
- This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。
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attainment
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| n.达到，到达；［常pl.］成就，造诣 |
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- We congratulated her upon her attainment to so great an age.我们祝贺她高寿。
- The attainment of the success is not easy.成功的取得并不容易。
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inaccessible
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| adj.达不到的，难接近的 |
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- This novel seems to me among the most inaccessible.这本书对我来说是最难懂的小说之一。
- The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方。
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vocation
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| n.职业，行业 |
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- She struggled for years to find her true vocation.她多年来苦苦寻找真正适合自己的职业。
- She felt it was her vocation to minister to the sick.她觉得照料病人是她的天职。
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profess
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| v.声称，冒称，以...为业，正式接受入教，表明信仰 |
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- I profess that I was surprised at the news.我承认这消息使我惊讶。
- What religion does he profess?他信仰哪种宗教？
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levying
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| 征（兵）( levy的现在分词 )； 索取； 发动（战争）； 征税 |
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- The high tax will be given levying to the foreign country car. 对外国汽车要予以征收高税。
- Levying estate income tax are considered to be goods tax. 遗产税是在财产所有者死亡后所征收的税。
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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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incite
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| v.引起，激动，煽动 |
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- I wanted to point out he was a very good speaker, and could incite a crowd.我想说明他曾是一个非常出色的演讲家，非常会调动群众的情绪。
- Just a few words will incite him into action.他只需几句话一将，就会干。
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incited
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| 刺激，激励，煽动( incite的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- He incited people to rise up against the government. 他煽动人们起来反对政府。
- The captain's example incited the men to bravery. 船长的榜样激发了水手们的勇敢精神。
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inflict
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| vt.(on)把…强加给，使遭受，使承担 |
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- Don't inflict your ideas on me.不要把你的想法强加于我。
- Don't inflict damage on any person.不要伤害任何人。
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attainable
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| a.可达到的，可获得的 |
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- They set the limits of performance attainable. 它们确定着可达到的运行限度。
- If objectives are to be meaningful to people, they must be clear, attainable, actionable, and verifiable. 如果目标对人们是具有意义的，则目标必须是清晰的，能达到的，可以行动的，以及可供检验的。
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