American thanksgiving is often seen as a sort of bizarre jingoistic rite by those outside the us .
美国以外的人经常认为,美国感恩节是一场奇怪的侵略分子仪式。
Unlike many other forms of faith protestantism has no mystical rite to absolve sin .
不同于其他信仰方式,新教没有神秘的宗教仪式用以赎罪。
Traditional marriage has evolved from a near-universal rite to a luxury for the educated and affluent .
传统婚姻已经从几乎一致的仪式演化成了受教育者和富人才能享受的奢侈品。
Following divine liturgy this sunday we orthodox will celebrate the forgiveness vespers with the rite of mutual forgiveness .
这个礼拜日神圣的礼拜后,我们东正教徒将会用彼此宽恕的仪式来欢度宽恕祷。
A federal law and various state equivalents indeed ban female circumcision , whether performed as a religious rite or not .
一项联邦法律以及许多州级法律明确禁止实施女性割礼,无论这是否作为宗教仪式执行。
In many african countries , male circumcision is a rite of passage , sometimes with dire or lethal results .
在非洲一些国家,男性割礼是一种通过仪式,有时会导致严重甚至致命的后果。
The main rite of passage in a young south korean man 's life is his two-year period of compulsory military service .
对一个年轻的韩国男人的生命而言,其最重要的“仪式”莫过于他的两年义务兵役生涯了。
Unlike many other forms of faith , protestantism has no mystical rite to absolve sin .
不像许多其他的宗教信仰形式,清教徒没有神秘的赦罪仪式。
Horn-honking had become a symbolic rite , evoking the function once filled , in the world of physical reality , by use of the brake pedal .
按汽车喇叭成了一种象征性的仪式,用来将人们唤回现实世界,重获踩下刹车踏板的功能。
Many people seem to think they must endure a " rite of passage " which , once passed , will allow them to do the kind of work they want to do . Then they end up disappointed that this day never comes .