少年派的奇幻漂流 Chapter 26

Chapter 26,A few days after the meeting on the esplanade, I took my courage into my hands and went to see Father at his office.,"Father?","Yes, Piscine.","I would like to be baptized and I would like a prayer rug.",My words intruded ¹ slowly. He looked up from his papers after some seconds.,"I would like to pray outside without getting my pants dirty. And I'm attending a Christian ² school without having received the proper baptism of Christ.","Why do you want to pray outside? In fact, why do you want to pray at all?","Because I love God.","Aha." He seemed taken aback by my answer, nearly embarrassed by it. There was a pause. I thought he was going to offer me ice cream again. "Well, Petit Seminaire is Christian only in name. There are many Hindu boys there who aren't Christians ³. You'll get just as good an education without being baptized. Praying to Allah won't make any difference, either.","But I want to pray to Allah. I want to be a Christian.",The speaker intruded a thin smile into his seriousness. 演说人严肃的脸上掠过一丝笑影 。 来自辞典例句,They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼
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