In verse 12 he prays before he starts.

他在12节开始之前，他祷告。

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He prays every night before sleep.

他每晚睡觉前都祈祷。

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He prays God to help him.

他祈求上帝帮助他。

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And,as Chateaubriand said,the writer, "I don't know what we must believe but we must believe in something," and he gets down on his knees and prays.

如作家夏多布里昂所言,"我不知道我们能相信什么,但我们必须相信点什么",然后他屈膝跪下开始祈祷

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He is a poor weak impulsive man and he prays to me to defend him and make him strong.

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He says he prays that the new Pope will be "a man of faith" and obviously thinks the cardinal fits the bill.

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But one priest, Gilbert Lavigne, told me that, while he prays for all the players, he never prays for a French victory.

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