英主教寫祈禱文 祈禱英格蘭世界盃出線

A British bishop has penned a special prayer in the hope that divine intervention can help England rediscover their World Cup form.

Nick Baines, Anglican Bishop of Croydon in south London, said while it might take "too much of a miracle" for his side to win the World Cup after lacklustre draws with the United States and Algeria, he wanted to try and help the side.

Writing on his blog, he joked that he had written a first prayer which consisted of just two words: "Oh God".

His second prayer is slightly longer and reads: "God, who played the cosmos into being, please help England rediscover their legs, their eyes and their hunger: that they might run more clearly, pass more nearly and enjoy the game more dearly. Amen."

England need to beat Slovenia on Wednesday to be sure of progressing to the last 16.

英國一名主教近日專門爲征戰南非世界盃的英格蘭隊撰寫了一段特殊的祈禱文，希望上帝能保佑他們找回狀態。

倫敦南部克羅伊登的聖公會主教尼克•貝恩斯稱，儘管英格蘭隊在此前對陣美國和阿爾及利亞的比賽中悶平，本屆世界盃奪冠可能需要指望“奇蹟”出現，但他仍想爲球隊做點什麼。

他在博客中開玩笑稱，他在第一段祈禱文只寫了兩個詞“噢，上帝”。

他的第二段略長的祈禱文是這樣寫的：“創造了宇宙的上帝啊，請幫助英格蘭隊找回他們有力的雙腿、敏銳的雙眼、和對勝利的渴望吧！這樣他們在賽場上才能更有目的地奔跑、更精準地傳球、更投入地踢比賽。阿門。”

英格蘭隊必須在本週三擊敗斯洛文尼亞隊才能挺進本屆世界盃的16強。

Vocabulary:

lacklustre：lacking liveliness, vitality, spirit, or enthusiasm（單調的，枯燥乏味的）