2021考研英语翻译练习（7）

第013句

church as we use the word refers to all religious institutions, be they christian, islamic, buddhist, jewish, and so on.

译文：我们用church这个词来指代所有的宗教机构，包括基督教、伊斯兰教、佛教、犹太教，等等。

第014句

conversation becomes weaker in a society that spends so much time listening and being talked to that it has all but lost the will and the skill to speak for itself.

译文：在一个人们花很多时间听他人说话和听他人对自己说话的社会，社会已经失去了为自身说话的意愿和技巧，这时会话的力量就变弱了。