It speaks for a country where the hierarchy is reeling from horrific revelations about abuse in church-run institutions and clerical cover-ups, but where the population, despite the onrush of secularism, remains relatively pious by the standards of the rich world.

教会机构陋习和神职人员丑光使爱尔兰管理层深受折磨，但是，尽管世俗主义盛行，在富裕家标准来，相对来说，爱尔兰人民依然保持着虔诚。天主教神父协会就是代表了这样家。

The deep voice thrillingly vibrated; the gesticulating hand implied all space and the onrush of the irresistible machine.

那深沉声音令人惊心动魄地震动着；激动手势暗示着整宇宙空间和那无法抗拒飞行器冲刺。