So it's an image of Christ the suffering godhead: the very human,

所以这是一个基督受难的神格的形象非常的人性化
fleshly person who will part His own flesh in order to connect with,

活生生的人为了与神沟通而愿意奉献其肉体
in order to redeem, the believer.

为了赎罪也这么做这类人都是信教者
So right in the packaging of this novel that we have today--

就在我们今天手头上的这部长篇小说的包装上
this cover has changed over time-- nevertheless,

这个封面随着时间的推移也发生了变化虽然如此
even today, that very Catholic iconography is right on

即使是今天我们所说的那个天主教肖像正好就在
the front of the cover.

封面上
And when you see Wise Blood, that title, right below the

正如你们看到的标题《智血》正好在圣心的下面
Sacred Heart, you can't help but think of: well,

你会不禁地想起
this blood is somehow the blood of Christ.

这鲜血或许就是基督的
That's the kind of blood we're talking about.

那鲜血正是我们将要讨论的
It's already entered a sort of metaphorical register,

这里已经加入了一种隐喻的方式