Wow. You can actually be preaching to 30,000 people.

哇竟然可以向三万人布道
Now, that said, Franklin says by the end of the sermon

而在布道结束的时候
when clearly there was a collection plate

毫无疑问这时会有一个盘子
that was going to be passed around--Franklin said,

在人群中传送富兰克林说
"I first silently resolved he should get nothing from me.

"一开始我暗下决心不给他任何东西
I had in my pocket a handful of copper money,

我口袋里有一把铜币
three or four silver dollars and five gold pieces.

三四个银元五个金币
As he proceeded, I began to soften and concluded to give the copper.

当他走过来我开始动摇并决定给他铜币
Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that

他的另一番话让我对此感到羞愧
and determined me to give the silver;

我决定给他银元
and he finished so admirably

他布道的结尾如此美妙
that I emptied my whole pocket

以致我掏空了整个口袋