Revelation:4:1-11( 2011/5/31 ) (梅華 整理編輯)
1. appearance外貌；外觀；外表
Judging by appearances can be misleading. 單憑外表判斷可能出錯。
2. discourse論文；演講; 話語
He was ho ping for some lively political discourse at the meeting.
他希望在會上聽到些生動的政治演講。
3. encircle環繞；圍繞；包圍
The island is encircled by a coral reef. 這個島嶼周圍都是珊瑚礁。
4. peal響亮的聲音；轟轟的響聲
She burst into peals of laughter. 她忽然哈哈大笑起來。
5. resemble看起來像；顯得像；像
So many hotels resemble each other. 許多酒店看上去都差不多。
6. rumbling低沉而持續的聲音; 傳言；傳聞
There are rumblings that the election may have to be postponed. 有傳言說選舉也許不得不延期。
7. jasper碧玉; 墨綠色 carnelian 紅玉髓;瑪瑙 emerald 母綠；綠寶石；翡翠
Church Bulletin
A young parish minister about to deliver his first sermon asked a retired cleric for advice on how to capture the congregation's attention.
"Start with an opening line that's certain to grab them." the older man said, "For example: 'Some of the best years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman who was not my wife." He smiled at the younger man's shocked expression before adding, "She was my mother."
The next Sunday the young clergyman nervously clutched the pulpit rail in front of the congregation. Finally he said, "Some of the best years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman." He was pleased at the instant reaction-then became panic-stricken. "But for the life of me, I can't remember who she was!"
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