GRE阅读练习：德国炫富主教激起公愤.docxVIP

Word文档下载后（可任意编辑） 第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 1 页 GRE阅读练习：德国炫富主教激起公愤 GRE阅读训练：GRE阅读练习：德国炫富主教激起公愤 GRE考试精品课程指导  Episcopal extravagance fuels criticism of state-financed churches  主教的土豪作风激发了对国家资助教堂的批评  THE faithful of Limburg, a diocese in Hesse, have been protesting in front of their Romanesque cathedral, a few even affixing “95 theses” to its door to make their views of their bishop unmistakable. But the prelate, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, had already gone to Rome, where he awaits a meeting with Pope Francis that will determine his future. The extent of his excesses is such that it is hard to say which detail most rankles Germans, and not only Catholic ones.  来自海塞一个主教教区林堡的信徒们在他们罗马式的大教堂前举行抗议，一些人甚至在教堂门口贴上“95个议题”的标语来证明其关于主教观点的正确性。但是这位主教弗兰兹彼得已经去了罗马，正等待觐见将决定其命运的教皇弗朗西斯。他行为过激的程度可以参考于：很难说是哪个细节激怒了德国人，但这个原因不只是来自天主教方面。  For some it is the petty lying. Last year the bishop flew first class to India to look at some do-goody projects. But when Der Spiegel, a news magazine, confronted him, he insisted that he had flown business class, even signing affidavits. On October 10th prosecutors in Hamburg indicted him for perjury.  对一些人来说，这个原因是主教撒的一个小谎。去年，主教搭乘头等舱去印度视察一些不切实际的慈善项目。但是当新闻杂志社明镜询问他时，他坚决地说自己搭的是商业舱，甚至签订了宣誓书。在10月10号，汉堡的检察官起诉他作伪证。  For others it is the pomp and luxury. In 2010, two years after he became Germanys youngest bishop at the age of 48, Bishop Franz-Peter began building a new residence next to the cathedral. The cost was estimated at 5.5m (7.43m). Then his requests piled up. His bathtub cost 15,000. Instead of resting an advent wreath on an iron frame in his chapel, he wanted it suspended from the ceiling, requiring the roof to be cut open, at a cost of 100,000 instead of10,000. In total, the cost estimates now run to 31m.  对另外一些人来说，这个原因是主教的奢华作风。在2010年，也就是在他以48岁成为德国最年轻主教的两年后，主教弗兰兹彼得开始着手在教堂旁边修建一座全新住宅。这个花销大约是550万欧元(743万美元)。接下来，他的欲望开始膨胀。他的浴缸花了1.5万欧元。不同于将圣诞节花圈放在小礼拜堂铁架上的是，主教想要将花圈从屋顶上悬挂下来，这需要打开屋顶，所需开销不是之前的1万欧元而是10万欧元。加起来，主教花费的所有开销现在达到310