Such reforms seem likely to remain little more than pious hopes.
这类改革可能只是画饼充饥而已。
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He was brought up by pious female relatives.
他是由虔诚的女性亲属带大的。
...pious acts of charity.
虔诚的慈善行为
What we need is not manifestos of pious intentions, but real action.
我们需要的不是善意但难以实现的宣言，而是实际行动。
His attitude is compassionate without being pious.
他的态度是真心实意的同情。
...an expression of pious innocence.
假装无辜的表情
Members of the community were considered holy and pious by outsiders of their group.
社区成员被认为是神圣和虔诚的外来者的集团.
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At the age of 12, he became a pious Christian.
12岁那年起, 卡卡成为一个虔诚的基督徒.
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Having converted to Buddhism, it was important for him to be pious.
初心向佛, 贵在诚心.
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Education was not just for the pious.
教育的对象不仅是教徒.
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Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.
亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒.
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They were pious people.
他们是虔信宗教的人.
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His father is a pious confessor.
他父亲是个虔诚的圣徒.
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Jack's parents believe in Sikhism, and Jack is a pious follower.
杰克父母都信锡克教, 他本人更是一个虔诚锡克教徒.
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In spite of her small vanities , Margaret had a sweet and pious nature.
玛格丽特尽管有些小小的虚荣心, 天性却很温柔纯洁.
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Congress had done no more than set out some pious hopes.
国会除了提出一些不可能实现的希望之外别无所为.
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She was then a very pious , sober, and religious woman.
她那时是个非常虔敬 、 庄严和有信仰的女人.
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The pious people of the plateau wrote their wishes on the flags to pray for happiness.
虔诚的高原人民把经文写在风幡上,祈求幸福吉祥.
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She is a pious woman who goes to church every morning.
他是一位每天早晨都到教会去的虔诚妇人.
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They were very pious and went to many services in temples, to repent their past mistakes.
他们非常虔诚地参加了庙里的许多法会, 忏悔他们过去生中的罪过.
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Pious Muslims may also offer up a kidney to anyone who needs it.
虔诚的穆斯林也会将肾脏捐献给任何需要的人.
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The Roman Catholic Church has for centuries commissioned statues of saints and other pious heroes.
几个世纪以来,罗马天主教廷为许多圣徒及虔诚的英雄树起了雕像.
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When he is reading the Koran, he looks very serious and pious.
他读可兰经时, 神情认真虔诚.
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Pious audiences loved it, says Mr Sutterfield.
虔诚的教众都喜爱他的演出,MrSutterfield说.
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Then, with a pious heart, enforcement of a brighter light Tsui pot to collect a moon.
那么, 用一颗虔诚的心, 执一只清亮淡翠的壶,来收取一片月光.
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