"My generation of Catholics have paid, prayed and obeyed, but you get to a point where you’ve had it."
MARGY O’BRIEN, who has helped keep a vigil at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church for four years to stop the Archdiocese of Boston from selling it.
"My generation of Catholics have paid, prayed and obeyed, but you get to a point where you’ve had it." MARGY O’BRIEN, who has helped keep a vigil at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church for four years to stop the Archdiocese of Boston from selling it. | |
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"What does the quotation at the end of The Magus mean?"
So, in order to save time (for both those asking the question and us), here's the scoop:
cras amet qui numquam amavit quique amavit cras amet
The opening lines of an anonymous Latin lyric titled The Vigil of Venus (3rd century A.D.), it translates to:
"Tomorrow let him love, who has never loved; he who has loved, let him love tomorrow."
An alternate translation, submitted by Professor Andrey Kravtsov of New Mexico State University, is:
"Let those love now who've never loved; let those who've loved, love yet again."
It seems fairly clear that Fowles is indicating, through the quote, his preferred resolution to the story as it pertains to Nicholas and Alison. Although ultimately, as Fowles has noted, it is up to the reader to come up with his or her own interpretation.
這 scoop是另外一日常用語- Informal. Current information or details: What's the scoop on the new neighbors?
scoop (NEWS)
Informal. An exclusive news story acquired by luck or initiative before a competitor.noun [C or U]
(an act of) staying awake, especially at night, in order to be with an ill person, or to express especially political disagreement, or to pray:
His parents kept vigil beside his bed for weeks before he died.
Supporters of the peace movement held an all-night candlelit vigil outside the cathedral.
羅彥傑
Exhausted Australian doctors have been told to drink up to six cups of coffee a day to stay awake during extended shifts, building pressure on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to seize control of state-run hospitals.
筋疲力盡的澳洲醫師們被要求，每天喝多達6杯咖啡，以便在加班時保持清醒，此事增加了陸克文總理接管國營醫院的壓力。
新聞辭典
stay awake：片語，例句：保持清醒。例句：I try to stay awake and remember my home address.（我試圖保持清醒，並記得家裡的地址。）
vig・il
━━ n. 徹夜, 寝ずの番; 不眠; 通夜; 監視; （the ～） 教会祭日の前日［前夜］ ((断食や祈りで過す)); （普通pl.） 祭日前夜の徹夜の祈り.
keep vigil （見張り・看病などで）寝ずの番をする.
keep vigil （見張り・看病などで）寝ずの番をする.
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