福克斯新闻 教皇弗朗西斯计划前往美国

The Pope¹ confirming he plans to travel to Philadelphia next September to attend a conference on family values, after being invited by the Archbishop of Philadelphia Charles Chaput.

教皇弗朗西斯已经确认应费城嘉禄卡布大主教之邀明年9月前往费城出席有关家庭价值观的会议。

“When the Holy Father announced at the meeting inside that he was coming to Philadelphia, the people who were gathered around him applauded², but I applauded the loudest, because we're very, very grateful for this opportunity.”

“当圣父在会上宣布他会来到费城,他身边的人都鼓掌表示庆贺,但我则是最大的掌声,因为我们非常,非常感谢这次机会。”

The Pope is also being tipped to visit the White House and the United Nations.

教皇还将访问白宫和联合国。

It's six years since the U.S. last hosted a reigning³ Pope.

而美国上次邀请在位教皇还是在6年之前。

Francis's predecessor⁴ Benedict XVI celebrating Mass in New York and Washington in 2008.

当时弗朗西斯的前任教皇本笃十六世曾于2008年在纽约和华盛顿举行弥撒。

1 pope   

n.（罗马天主教的）教皇

参考例句：

• The Pope is the spiritual leader of many Christians.教皇是众多基督徒的宗教领袖。
• The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖。

2 applauded   

v.鼓掌( applaud的过去式和过去分词 )；称赞，赞许

参考例句：

• The audience warmly applauded when the performance came to the end. 当演出接近尾声时，观众热烈鼓掌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The audience applauded after the soprano sang the aria so beautifully. 女高音将咏叹调唱得十分优美，观众爆发出热烈的掌声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 reigning   

adj.统治的，起支配作用的

参考例句：

• The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence. 天很黑，星很繁，夜阑人静。
• Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule. 在黄巢的带领下，他们推翻了统治了三百年的王朝。

4 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。