And I think that's partly because there's this confessional nature to social media.

我认为其中部分原因是社交媒体具有种忏悔的本性。

And no amount of penitence could help him there.

在方面的忏悔还是帮不了他什么忙。

Such confessional Tweeting may help dieters stay honest.

种忏悔式的微博也许能让节食者保持坦。

But the truth is, not all confessions are worthy of such forgiveness.

但实是，并非所有的忏悔都应得到宽恕。

And away she went boldly; but she had not got farther than the churchyard gate before she saw the red shoes dancing before her; and she was frightened, and turned back, and repented of her sin from her heart.

于是她就大胆地走出去。但是当她刚刚走到教堂院落门口时，又看到双红鞋在她面前跳舞。时她害怕起来，转身回到家，同时诚心忏悔她的罪过。

They wanted to confess their crimes. They wanted to put the past behind them.

他们想为他们的罪行忏悔。他们想忘掉过去。

The phrase comes from a prayer of confession in the Catholic Church.

个短语来自天主教会的忏悔祈祷。

At Edmond's confession Faria's eyes shone, for he loved to teach.

听到爱德蒙的忏悔，法利亚的眼睛亮了起来，实上，他是一个乐于教授别人的人。

You know, I always relate it to the story of him like paying penance.

我总是把它和他忏悔的联系起来。

It is from St Augustine's " Confessions" .

它出自圣奥古斯丁的《忏悔录》。

Her confessional texts penetrated the thin veil between public and private.

她的忏悔文字穿透了公开与私密之间的薄薄面纱。

They include priests being ordered to report abuse confided to them and the confessional.

如果有人向牧师吐露他们所犯下的性侵行为，牧师应该上报，包括在忏悔室中吐露的性侵行为。

Yeah, it's my penance for having solved the other thing.

是的，是我为解决另一件所做的忏悔。

When should we burden a spouse with a confession of our own thoughts?

什么时候应当给另一半负担向对方忏悔 说明自己的想法?

I'll be meek under their coldness and repentant of my evil ways.

我愿意乖乖地忍受她们的奚落，忏悔我过去的恶行。

True Confessions Day is the day to do it.

忏悔日就是让你来忏悔的。

So what happens if I repent later? Like, say, when I'm 75?

如果我忏悔的晚些会怎么样？比如说，我75岁的时候再忏悔？

He said there was nothing to repent. Criminals are supposed to repent.

他说没什么好忏悔的。罪犯才应该忏悔。

The convict confessed all his sins to the priest before the execution.

名囚犯在死刑之前向神父忏悔他所有的罪。

Was it a vow of repentance that had just escaped from this man's conscience... ?

难道就是从个人的良心里迸发出来的忏悔吗？