福克斯新闻 芝加哥牧师呼吁祈祷者停止暴力行为

2016 has opened up with shootings at an epidemic¹ rate in Chicago.

The police there are struggling to get a handle on the problem.

Now another approach:

“We believe that it is through prayer that hearts will be transformed.

The work will start from the inside and be found on the outside.”

Pastor² Shando Valdez of the New Jerusalem Baptist Church, one of several Churches across Chicago, where people are hoping for help from a higher power.

2016年芝加哥的枪击事件已经呈现一发不可收拾的局面。

警方也在处理这样的问题上感到棘手。

现在有了另一种解决方法:

“我们相信通过改变祈祷者内心的方式带来改变。

我们的这项工作将从内部开始,在外部出现成效。”

牧师斯安多·瓦尔迪兹隶属于新耶路撒冷浸信会教堂,这是芝加哥的其中一座教堂,那里的人们希望获得帮助。

1 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

2 pastor   

n.牧师，牧人

参考例句：

• He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
• We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。