天主教徒通过告解以获得赦罪。

Catholics go to confession to be purged of sin.

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一位年长的意大利男人来向他的神父告解。

This elderly Italian guy goes to his parish priest to confess.

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我知道因为我是圣童，所有的神父都认识我，到了告解室，只要我一开口，他们就知道是我了，我感到非常害怕。

Since all the priests knew me as an altar boy, I was convinced that they’d recognize me in the confessional the second I opened my mouth. I was scared of them.

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This was no Saint Francis with enough time to knock out a few canticles or to preach to the birds or do any of the other endearing things so close to Franny Glass's heart.

圣人弗朗西斯没有足够的时间去,来唱颂歌或者向鸟儿告解或者做任何,其他讨喜的事情，正合弗兰尼的心意。

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