He was willing to sacrifice his happiness on the altar of fame.

为了名声，他心甘情愿牺牲幸福。

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Then the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.

祭司要把这些烧在燔祭的坛上。

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But soon enough, the floods have Father's chest, the priest stood on the altar of choice.

过了不久，洪水已经淹过神父的胸口了，神父只好勉强站在祭坛上。

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Sacrifices that purge the sanctuary of ritual impurity, primarily the hatta't, always involve the manipulation of the animal's blood, daubing it on the altar and on Yom Kippur, actually entering the innermost shrine and sprinkling it on the throne of God and the footstool, the ark itself.

能够净化圣所中仪式上不洁的献祭，主要是hatta’t，经常包含着对动物血液的操纵,在赎罪日把血涂在祭坛上，进入最里面的神殿,把血洒在上帝的王座，以及他的脚凳，也就是方舟上。

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