颂扬和独身
(2024-11-18 07:48:03)
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颂扬和独身
鸭绒25(译)
2024年11月17日
教皇去世后,理所当然地进入了天堂。
天堂接待委员会的成员迎接了他。在旋风般的游览之后,他被告知可以享受各种各样的娱乐活动。
他决定要阅读《圣经》的所有古代原文。因此,他在接下来的一个世纪的时间里学习语言。
在成为语言大师后,他坐在图书馆里,开始仔细阅读不同版本的《圣经》。从最新的“通俗版”到原始手稿。
突然,图书馆里传来一声尖叫。
天使们急忙跑进来,发现教皇蜷缩在椅子上,一边哭泣着,一边喃喃自语:“一个‘R’!抄写员漏掉了‘R’。”
一位特别有关爱之心的天使把他拉到一旁,一边安慰他,一边问他,哪里出了问题?为什么他要这样?
教皇回过神来后,再次抽泣道:“这是字母‘R’。他们漏掉了‘R’。这个词应该是‘颂扬’!”
注:英文的“Celebrate(庆祝、颂扬)”和“Celibate(独身、禁欲)”读音相近,一个有“R”,一个没“R”。一个小小的抄写错误,可能会将对宗教的赞颂,误解成独身主义。难怪教皇要那么惊恐。具有讽刺意味的是,宗教常和宣扬独身或禁欲有关。
原文: CelebRate
The Pope dies and,naturally,goes to heaven。
He's met by the reception committee,and after a whirlwind tour he is told that he can enjoy any of the myriad of recreations available。
He decides that he wants to read all of the ancient original text of the Holy Scriptures,so he spends the next eon or so learning languages。
After becoming a linguistic master,he sits down in the library and begins to pour over every version of the Bible,working back from most recent “Easy Reading” to the original script。
All of a sudden there is a scream in the library。
The Angels come running in only to find the Pope huddled in his chair,crying to himself and muttering:“An ‘R’!The scribes left out the ‘R’。”
A particularly concerned Angel takes him aside,offering comfort,asks him what the problem is and what does he mean。
After collecting his wits,the Pope sobs again:“It's the letter ‘R’。They left out the ‘R’。The word was supposed to be celebRate!”