他说这是不可接受的骚扰，这意味着经常听不到诵读经书的声音。

He said this was unacceptably intrusive and meant that the words recited were often indistinct.

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在公共场合阅读经书暗示她遵守礼节，因而更让人敬而远之，但她要是能屈尊开口说话该多好。

But reading sermons in public hinted at a moral propriety that would make her unpleasant company, should she deign to open her mouth.

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所有的人们围著废墟坐下，一边诵读经书一边喝茶。主持将这次地震看成是因为人类急功近利的后果。

As they sat around the ruins drinking tea and reading religious texts, members of the order talked about the earthquake as retribution for humanity's misplaced priorities.

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