So I tell them that growing up, as a kid in a Catholic family in New Orleans, during Lent I was always taught that the most meaningful thing one could do was to give something up, sacrifice something you typically indulge in to prove to God you understand his sanctity.
所以我告诉他们我在新奥尔良 一个天主教家庭长大， 在四旬斋期间， （译注：基督教在复活节前为期40天的一个节期） 大人们告诉我能做的最有意义的事 就是放弃一些事情， 牺牲你曾经所沉迷的事物， 向上帝证明你感悟到了他的圣洁。