祈祷

• Preachers pray for rain, knowing full well that no such prayer was ever answered .
  传教士们祈祷求雨，明知这种祈祷从未灵验过。
• If he played his cards well, this old woman might be the answer to his prayers .
  要是他办事手段高明，这个老女人还可能是对他的祈祷的报答呢。
• "looks to me like he's a mighty good man," said sarah. "he sure is praying all the time. "
  “依我看，他是个了不起的好人”萨拉说。“他总是在祈祷。”
• He could walk up and down, free from distracting fancies, praying for himself and for them .
  他走来走去，摆脱那些不由自主的幻想，为自己也为他们作祈祷。
• Neither prayers nor tears would stop him from doing a thing he had set his mind on .
  不管是她的祈祷还是她的眼泪，都无法制止他做一件他已下决心要做的事。
• He joined his hands and began a prayer, which excited my laughter from its odd phraseology .
  他交叉双手，开始祈祷了。他那古怪的措词把我引得大笑起来了。
• The minister then offers a brief prayer of dedication, and the ushers return to their seats .
  于是牧师又做了一个简短的奉献的祈祷，各招待员也各自回座位。
• The prayer of your pride has been answered. the prayer of your repentance will be answered too .
  你的骄傲的祈祷已经获得允准。你的悔罪的祈祷也会被允准的。
• Granny made it imperative, however, that i attend certain all-night ritualistic prayer meetings .
  无论如何，姥姥都命令我必须参加某种通宵的仪式性的祈祷会。
• She would pray for him, sitting up in bed unaided, her head lifted, her voice steady .
  她就会不用搀扶，自个从床上坐起来，抬着头，用镇定不变的声音为他祈祷。