1、basic theme 基本主题

2、attached to 加入，把...放在

3、According to many books and articles,New England's leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding,dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life.

根据大量书本和文章的记载，新英格兰的领导确立美国知识生活的基本主题以及对逐渐发展并占据统治地位的清教传统。

4、To take this approach to the New Englanders normally mean to start with the Puritans' theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church-important subjects that we may not neglect.

以这种方法看待新英格兰人通常意味着从清教徒的神学变革和她们对基督教会的独特观念入手——这些是不容忽视的。

5、give sp. an atmosphere of intellectual earnestness

为XX创造一个良好的求知氛围。

6、reaching both New World and Old World audiences

同时为新世界和旧世界读者所熟悉

7、Sexual confusion,economic frustrations,and religious hope-all name together in a decisive moment when he opened the Bible,told his father the first line he saw would settle his fate,and read the magical words:“come out from among them,touch no unclean thing,and I will be your God and you shall be my people.”

他打开《圣经》，告诉父亲他读到的第一行字将决定他的命运，接着读到了以下神奇的字眼：“从他们中走出来，别碰不干净的东西，我将是你的上帝，你将是我的信民。”在这一决定性的时刻，她的性困惑，经济挫折和宗教希望都交织在一起。

8、careful sermons explaining 详尽的诠释

9、intellectual endeavor 学术活动

10、abandoned high positions before coming to the New England

在来到新世界之前放弃了高官显爵

11、an illusory prospect 虚幻的前景

12、left few formal records for later reference

留下很少可供后人参考的正式记录

13、result directly from

由XX直接促成