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holy grail


.Holy 'Grail
n
[singular]
something that people want very much, but which is very difficult or impossible to achieve
Holy Grail of
 Nuclear fusion is the Holy Grail of energy production.
the Holy Grail
the cup believed to have been used by Christ before his death
1. The Holy Office knew this full well when it caused heretics to be burned in days gone by.
    在那早已消逝的年月里,把异教徒焚火于火堆的宗教法庭十分清楚地知道这一点。

2. The Holy Office knew this full well when it caused heretics to be burned in days gone by.
    宗教法庭对此是非常清楚的,因此从前它总是把异教徒烧死。

3. She was a holy woman, innocent and chaste.
    她是个虔诚的女子, 贞节无瑕。

4. Some people are surprised when they learn of this old custom because they think people of southern Germany followed the Catholic (天主教的) religion, which teach marriage is a holy right given by God in order to create children.
    有些人在得知这个古老的风俗后感到很吃惊,因为他们认为德国南部的人信奉天主教,天主教教导人们: 婚姻是上帝赐给人们生育孩子的一种神圣权利。

5. One eats only organically produced vegetables and believes all living things are holy, even ants and mosquitoes, while the other likes wearing fur and enjoys cutting up frogs in biology class.
    一个只吃天然蔬菜产品,认为所有生物都是神圣的,即使是蚂蚁、蚊子也如此,而另一为却爱穿皮草,喜欢在生物课上将青蛙开膛破肚。

6. It´s a holy place.
    这是个圣地。

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