That's the dirty little secret of Mormon growth. Lots of baptisms don't necessarily translate into long-term membership.

  • -- David Campbell 大卫·坎贝尔

这就是摩门教成长的肮脏小秘密。许多洗礼并不一定会转化为长期的会员资格。

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Among my activities was membership in the Boy Scouts; I rose each year through the ranks, eventually achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and undertaking leadership roles in the organization.

我的活动包括参加童子军;我每年都在队伍中不断提升,最终达到了鹰童军的级别,并在组织中担任领导角色。

So if I get pegged as a bikini girl, that's fine, and that can still translate into acting or other areas. But, no, I don't wanna be doing bikini shoots my whole life.

所以如果我被贴上比基尼女郎的标签,那很好,这仍然可以转化为表演或其他领域。但是,不,我不想一辈子都做比基尼摄影。

I am leaving the town to the invaders: increasingly numerous, mediocre, dirty, badly behaved, shameless tourists.

我要把这座城市留给入侵者:越来越多的平庸、肮脏、行为不端、无耻的游客。

If I could get my membership fee back, I'd resign from the human race.

如果我能拿回会员费,我就从人类中辞职。

Sarcasm doesn't translate in print at all.

讽刺根本不能翻译成文字。

A dirty floor means a busy stove.

肮脏的地板意味着忙碌的火炉。