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大学英语六级词汇Unit10Part2

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  Sitting in this old church in China

  led me to contemplate

  about the lives of men and their spouses

  who lived decades ago,

  when they traveled to this distant land

  in the Eastern Hemisphere.

  Many of these Christian ministers and laymen

  left their comfortable churches,

  even cathedrals to preach their ideology to foreigners.

  They established small chapels

  where people could join in Christian fellowship

  and where some Chinese people

  accepted conversion to a new faith.

  They came to a land

  where the predominate faith was Buddhism.

  Even though their words were eloquent

  the message at times

  must have seemed formidable and gloomy.

  Even the foreignersclothing styles

  would have appeared queer.

  During this colonial time period

  missionaries emigrated to all areas of China,

  visiting small villages, distributing Bibles,

  offering divine salvation

  and preaching the word of God.

  A unanimous decision was made

  by many faiths to attempt

  to enrich the lives of others

  and to present the eloquent message of Christianity.

  Some missionaries worked in the medical field

  as doctors, surgeons, nurses and dentists.

  Agriculture specialists helped the farmers

  elevate their crop performance

  to provide better nutrition for the people.

  Finally there were teachers

  who ran the mission schools.

  All had to be very versatile at their work.

  These people proved to be an inspiration

  for others to follow in their footsteps.

  Earnings from all these areas

  would go back into further mission work

  to fulfill their mandate.

  In retrospect, my fascination with this historical era

  may have been kindled in childhood.

  While visiting my grandparents home

  every Thanksgiving, I was allowed to examine

  the fascinating ornaments from the Orient.

  There were delicate elephant sculptures

  carved from ivory, lacy sandalwood fans

  and an imposing brass Buddha.

  Best of all, I was allowed

  to don an exquisite silk embroidered jacket

  and play with a blue and tan parasol

  which was adorned with

  sprays of plum blossoms and tiny buds.

  It was then I was introduced

  to an exotic new world.

  Maybe this too,

  is partly what lured me to this country.

  Under a new regime in China,

  government statesmen questioned

  what justification these foreign ministers

  had in their country.

  Subsequently, the morality of the instruction was questioned.

  The pendulum swung the other way

  and church people would no longer be welcome

  to impart their message.

  A plea to reconsider the decision was unsuccessful.

  Diplomats also would be required to leave the country.

  It would be a long time

  before visas would be issued to foreign people,

  to again live in China.

  And so here I am!

  The clearance for my visitors visa

  had been administered swiftly.

  My surroundings aroused in me a sense of heritage.

  Today, sitting here pondering,

  allowed me to be a participant

  rather than just a spectator

  in a new chapter of Chinas history.

  

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