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 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这种忏悔的本性。

And no amount of penitence could help him there.

在这方面的忏悔还是帮不了忙。

Such confessional Tweeting may help dieters stay honest.

这种忏悔式的微博也许能让节食者保持坦率。

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

们想为们的罪行忏悔。们想忘掉过去。

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

这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，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.

我总是把它和忏悔的故联系起来。

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，这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?

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。

In Biblical times, people covered themselves in ash to express their sorrow for their sins.

在圣经时代，人们会用灰涂抹自己的身体，来表达对所犯过错的忏悔。

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

说没好忏悔的。罪犯才应该忏悔。

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

这名囚犯在死刑之前向神父忏悔所有的罪。

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

这难道就是从这个人的良心里迸发出来的忏悔吗？

They say the target was a prominent Sukhbir leader who was carrying out religious penances.

们说，袭击目标是一名正在进行宗教忏悔的苏赫比尔族著名领袖。

There's a place in St. Timothy's Church where sinners go to confess their sins.

在圣帝莫西教堂里有个地方，罪人们去那里忏悔自己的罪过。