and in a lot of ways he was sort of the guiding force

总体来讲他可以说是这场
behind this Great Awakening in America.

北美殖民地的大觉醒运动的领军人
So Mr. Thomas Quiet "enlarged pretty much and

托马斯·夸特先生"略带激动地
with some warmth upon the doctrines of that apostle,

详述了那位传道者的教义
speaking much in his praise.

对他大加赞赏
I took upon me, in a ludicrous manner,

我壮了壮胆用调侃的语气
to impugn some of his doctrines."

抨击了其中一些教义"
Charming! He was like "oh, well, since this means a lot to him,

有意思他想的是"既然他如此认真
I'll just make fun of it."

那我不妨逗逗他"
"Which by degrees put Mr. Quiet in a passion."

"这样慢慢的夸特先生被激怒了"
So--and he successfully upsets Mr. Quiet.

看来他成功惹恼了夸特先生
"He told me flatly that I was damned without redemption."

"他斩钉截铁地说我活该得不到救赎"