英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 The Ganges 恒河—3

The Ganges river basin covers nearly a third of India and has one of the largest populations of any river basin on earth, no other river is so important to India and none as holy, a billion Hindus worship the Ganges, it's known as Ganga as a Goddess, at the point where the river begins, i'm meeting a Barber, a holy man who provides blessings¹ for pilgrims. This is astonishing. G says he has renounced² worldly goods to live a simple life of contemplation close to the river, G meditates³ next to the river for hours every day and says he draws power from the water. Very powerful, very powerful, this is my guru, i feel the power, my guru is the river Ganges. B became a holy man soon after leaving school, eventually his devotion to the river brought him here to this cave.

1 blessings   

n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福

参考例句：

• Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 renounced   

v.声明放弃( renounce的过去式和过去分词 )；宣布放弃；宣布与…决裂；宣布摒弃

参考例句：

• We have renounced the use of force to settle our disputes. 我们已再次宣布放弃使用武力来解决争端。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Andrew renounced his claim to the property. 安德鲁放弃了财产的所有权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 meditates   

深思，沉思，冥想( meditate的第三人称单数 )； 内心策划，考虑

参考例句：

• He purges his subconscious and meditates only on God. 他净化他的潜意识且只思念上帝。
• He meditates away eight or ten hours every day. 他每天花8或10小时作沉思冥想。