One wonders what Dane thought of the careful sermons explaining the Bible that he heard in Puritan churches.

们想知道戴在清堂里听到布道牧师认真解释圣经时会作何想。

According to many books and articles, New England's leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding, dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life.

据许多书籍及文章记载，新英格兰的领袖们在美国学术界中确立了正在发展、后来成为主流的清传统的基本主题和关注点。

The original meaning of 'thrift' was to flourish - grow or develop successfully, but that definition changed as different religious groups, like the Puritans, promoted their own agenda - aim or reason for a particular group to do something.

" 勤俭" 的最初含义是繁荣昌盛——成功地成长或发展，但随着不同的宗团体，如清徒，宣扬他们自己的动机，" 勤俭" 的定义发生了改变——动机是指特定群体做某事的目的或理由。

The Puritans were some of the first Christians to settle in America.

清徒是首批在美国定居的基督徒。

The Puritans refused to celebrate Christmas because they thought it trivialized the holiday's religious message.

清徒拒绝庆圣诞节，因为他们认为圣诞节淡化了节日传递的宗信息。

Puritanism refers to the practices and doctrines of the Puritans.

清主义指的是清徒的实践和义。

Puritans thought their religion was the only true religion and everyone should believe in it.

清徒认为他们的宗是唯的真正的宗，每个都应该相信.

You probably still don't hate the theater like the Puritans did.

即便这样你可能都还体会不到清徒对戏剧的那种厌恶。

As the word itself hints, Puritans wanted to purity their religious beliefs and practices.

就像这个词所暗指的那样，清徒们想“清化”他们的宗信仰和行为习惯。

Sometimes he talks about the people who had the first Thanksgiving. They were the Puritans. They were some people who landed on our Atlantic shore. We don't really remember much about them.

有时，他谈起庆节的第批，他们是清徒，是登陆我们大西洋海岸的，我们不太记得他们。

At Jeddah's annual festival, the organisers display the colourful costumes women used to wear before the puritans imposed the black abaya of the central desert on the whole country.

在吉达的年度盛会上，组织者会展示五颜六色的服装，而这些服装是在清徒迫使女性身着黑色长袍之前女性曾穿过的服装。

The Puritans who came to colonize America were Protestant and did not celebrate holidays of the Catholic church, as they were believed to lead to idolatry.

前来殖民美国的清徒是新徒，不庆天主会的节日，因为他们认为会导致偶像崇拜。

'If King James doesn't like plays, ' said Henry Condell, 'we're finished. There are already a lot of Puritans on the London City Council, and they'd love to close the theatres down.'

" 万詹姆士国王不爱看戏，" 亨利·康德尔说道，" 那我们全完了。伦敦市政参议会中有许多清徒，他们巴不得关闭剧院呢。"

To pious Puritans and humble Quakers this was obviously a sign from heaven or hell, but Ben had a more lofty explanation: Uh, tallest point in town anybody?

对于虔诚的清徒和谦逊的贵格会徒来说，这显然是来自天堂或地狱的预兆，但本有个更崇高的解释：呃，各位，那是镇上最高的地方吗？

Massachusetts got off to a somewhat different start; after 13 years in Dutch exile a group of puritans set out for Virginia onboard the Mayflower.

而马萨诸塞的情况则有些不同在遭到丹麦皇室流放13年之后群清徒登上了五月花号船。

Roger Williams (the Puritan theologian who founded Rhode Island) must walk out into the wilderness alone, for the sake of future communities living in freedom.

罗杰威廉姆斯（创建罗德岛的清徒神学家）必须独自走出荒野，为了未来生活在自由中的社区。

I'm deeply attached to the Puritan tradition, not in a religious sense.

我深深迷恋着清徒的传统，并非是处于宗原因。

Another was William Henry Edwards. His great grandfather was America's most renowned Puritan theologian, and he eventually wrote his own three-volume doorstop.

另位是威廉•亨利•爱德华。他了不起的祖父是美国最有名望的普鲁士神学家，他最终写出了自己三卷的杰作。

After the Native Americans helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter in America, the Puritans invited them to share the first Thanksgiving.

印地安帮助清徒撑过他们在美国的第个寒冬后，清徒邀他们共度首个节。

In exchange for seven years of work the puritans persuaded a London stock company to finance their journey to the New World.

清徒说服所伦敦证券公司，以七年工龄换来了他们去新世界旅行的资助。