词汇 "the nearer the church, the farther from God" 在中文的含义
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the nearer the church, the farther from God
US /ðə ˈnɪrər ðə tʃɜːrtʃ, ðə ˈfɑːrðər frʌm ɡɑːd/
UK /ðə ˈnɪərər ðə tʃɜːtʃ, ðə ˈfɑːðər frəm ɡɒd/
成语
离教堂越近，离上帝越远
used to suggest that those who are most involved with religious institutions or claim to be religious are often the least likely to follow its actual moral or spiritual teachings
示例:
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He spends all his time at the cathedral but treats his neighbors poorly; truly, the nearer the church, the farther from God.
他整天待在大教堂里，却对邻居很刻薄；真是离教堂越近，离上帝越远。
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The scandal involving the bishop proves the old saying: the nearer the church, the farther from God.
涉及主教的丑闻证明了那句老话：离教堂越近，离上帝越远。