NotGoingtoChurch英语美文摘抄加赏析带翻译

 　　Not Going to Church不再去教堂

　　Chris has been going to church every Sunday since he was four years old.  His parents were very religious and wanted Chris to follow in their footsteps.  His dad was a pastor, and his mom was a choir leader. Chris always felt like he  was in the middle. He didn't particularly love or hate Christianity.

　　从四岁以来，克里斯一直都去教堂。他的父母非常虔诚，希望克里斯能追随他们的脚步。他的父亲是牧师，他的妈妈是一个唱诗班的领袖。克里斯总觉得自己在中间，他没有特别的喜爱或厌恶__。

　　Chris learned about other religions in his history class. He learned about  Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and more. After learning about other religions, Chris  wanted to convert to Buddhism. He felt like he could relate to it better. One  Sunday, he told his parents he was not going to church. They were shocked and  angry. They told him that if he did not go to church, they would take away all  electronics from him. Chris was okay with that. He gave his parents his cell  phone, video game console, and laptop.

　　克里斯在他的历史课上学到了其他的宗教，他了解佛教，伊斯兰教，印度教和更多的宗教。在学习其他宗教后，克里斯想皈依佛教，他觉得他更了解它一点。在一个星期日，他告诉他的父母他没有去教堂，他们感到很震惊并且很愤怒。他们告诉他，如果他没有去教堂，他们会把所有的电子产品没收。克里斯答应了，他手机、视频游戏机和笔记本电脑给了他的父母。

　　When his parents came back from church, they wanted to have a long  conversation with Chris. Chris told them why he didn't want to go to church  anymore. He explained what Buddhism was, and why he wanted to convert. His  parents tried to convince him that Christianity was better. It was useless.  Chris made his decision.

　　当他的父母从教堂回来时，他们想和克里斯深谈一番，克里斯告诉他们为什么他不想去教堂了，他解释了什么是佛教，为什么他要皈依。他的父母试图使他相信__是更好的，但没有用，因为克里斯已经下定了决心。