2. Does God's Work necessarily include vows of chastity, tithing, and atonement for sins through self-flagellation and the cilice? ‘上帝的善行’非得包括要对自己的贞洁起誓、征收什么税和通过自我鞭笞，还有带苦修带来赎罪这类东西吗？
3. But I was made to understand that such religious samplings required no sustained commitment on my part—no introspective exertion or self-flagellation. 但是，她也告诉我，时不时地参加这些宗教活动并不需要我们持续的宗教承诺——不要求自省或自我鞭策。
英英解释
n.
1. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
