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.

会机构陋习和职人员丑闻的曝光使爱尔兰的管理层深，但是，尽管世俗义盛行，在富裕国家的标准来，相对来说，爱尔兰人民依然保持着虔诚。天父协会就是代表了这样一个国家。

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

那深沉的声音令人惊心动魄地震动着；激动的手势暗示着整个宇宙空间和那无法抗拒的飞行器的冲刺。