来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第3集 第3集》

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  I think--wow, that's sermonizing.
  我想那就是布道
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  That's "pow" in-your-face sermonizing.
  真是强有力的说教
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  So that, kind of, is the core of the Great awakening, right?
  这差不多就是大觉醒运动的核心 对吧
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  This belief in the sinfulness and helplessness of humankind
  相信人类有罪而无助
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  and the possibility of redemption
  也相信人类有赎罪的可能
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  if you individually make the choice and repent.
  只要你作出选择并忏悔
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  And as suggested by Edwards' sermon,
  就像爱德华兹的布道所说
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  there were often some tearful emotional conversions
  在当时的大型信徒集会上
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  at the big camp meetings that took place at this time.
  常常有人激动落泪决定皈依信仰
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  And I actually have an eyewitness account of a camp meeting,
  我曾经目睹过一次信徒的野营集会
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  which I offer you partly because, as you'll see,
  给你们讲这个的部分原因是
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  there's an aspect of it which I consider truly ridiculous.
  我认为从某个角度来看这十分荒谬可笑