He refuses to compete on Sundays because of his religious beliefs.

由于他的宗教观念，他拒绝星期天进行比赛。

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Did not take the oath of office until March 5, 1849, because March 4th fell on a Sunday and Taylor declined to take the oath on Sunday because of his religious beliefs.

Taylor直到1849年3月5日才宣誓就职，因为他的宗教信仰，他拒绝在周日(3月4日)进行宣誓。

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