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Pope Benedict XVI's Resignation Speech

 

 (摘自天主教教宗本篤十六世之辭任聲明 Excerpts from Pope Benedict XVI resignation speech, 2013)

 

… in today’s world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith… both strength of mind and body are necessary.

 

天主教教宗本篤十六世決定辭任,是近六百年來首次,因為教宗的任命一般都採用終身制。聲明中,他指出今日的世界瞬息萬變,人們的信仰生活亦面臨不少問題和挑戰,壯健的身體和心靈,不可或缺。

 

  • Subject to = because of,但更文雅、正式,口語少用
  • Rapid (adjective 形容詞),指急速
  • Shaken by (verb 動詞),指被… … 震撼

 

全文可參閱:

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2013/february/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20130211_declaratio_en.html