恐怖袭击后美国人纷纷走入教堂祷告

430 恐怖袭击后美国人纷纷走入教堂祷告

Americans Flock to Churches After Terror Attack
Michael Leland
East Lansing, Michigan
12 Sep 2001 18:37 UTC

Churches throughout the United States were filled Tuesday evening with people 1)praying for the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York and near Washington. Many houses of worship also planned 2)vigils for Wednesday.
At University Lutheran Church in East Lansing, Michigan - as in countless¹ houses of 3)worship throughout the country - Americans turned away from television coverage² of the terrorist attacks and gathered to reflect on the day's events and pray for the victims. "So we pray for so many people," said the 4)pastor. "Our hearts are heavy. Only you know how many have died."
Many people came forward to light a small 5)candle and place it with others in a large bowl filled with sand. So many participated in this gesture that the first candles placed in the sand were nearly burned down by the time the last one was lit.
Several people in attendance were members of other churches and other 6)faiths. Mahmoud Mousa heads the local Islamic Center. He said he came looking for 7)solace rather than answers. "A sense of peace, yes. I am sure everybody is hurt and everybody is praying for the people and their families, and for the whole nation to 8)recover and stay solid," he said."
Several mourners came with their families. Some, like Curt³ Newman were still trying to figure out how to explain the attacks to their young children. "That is going to be difficult," he said. "I am not sure yet. I am not sure there is a good explanation. One will come."
The Lansing Roman Catholic Diocese declared Wednesday a special Day of Prayer, and is urging everyone to spend part of the day in quiet prayer or 9)reflection.

(1) pray[preI]v.祈祷, 恳求, 请
(2) vigil[5vIdVIl]n.守夜
(3) worship[5w:FIp]n.崇拜, 礼拜, 尊敬vi.敬神, 拜神vt.崇拜, 尊敬
(4) pastor[5pB:stE(r)]n.牧师
(5) candle[5kAnd(E)l]n.蜡烛vt.对着光检查
(6) faith[feIW]n.信任, 信念, 宗教信仰, 忠实
(7) solace[5sRlEs]n.安慰v.安慰
(8) recover[rI5kQvE(r)]vt.重新获得, 恢复vi.痊愈, 复原, 胜诉
(9) reflection[rI5flekF(E)n]n.反射, 映象, 倒影, 反省

 

1 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

2 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

3 curt   

adj.简短的，草率的

参考例句：

• He gave me an extremely curt answer.他对我作了极为草率的答复。
• He rapped out a series of curt commands.他大声发出了一连串简短的命令。