we rise at the bidding of a bell.

我們伴隨鐘聲甦醒

There is no moment for idleness

沒時間懶散

or self-indulgence.

或是自我放縱

Everywhere peace,

所見之處

Everywhere serenity,

皆是祥和與寧靜

and a marvellous freedom from the tumult of the world.

以及脫俗於塵世紛擾的崇高自由

Hi! I'm Emily, and I'm Sam,

嗨！我是 Emily ，我是 Sam

we're here at Rievaulx Abbey.

我們在 Rievaulx 修道院

We're here to discover what it was like to

我們今天要來探索住在中世紀修道院的生活

live in a medieval monastery. Let's go!

出發吧！

Ah, young pilgrims,

年輕的朝聖者啊！

my name is Aelred,

我名叫 Aelred

and I am the Abbot of Rievaulx Abbey.

我是 Rievaulx 修道院的院長

Now I understand you that want to learn something about our way of life.

我了解，你們要來認識我們的生活方式

Yes, correct.

沒有錯

I think the best way to learn

我覺得要知道僧侶生活

about what it's like to be a monk

最好的學習方式

is to wear the same sort of clothes that monks wear.

就是穿和僧侶一樣的衣服

Would you like to come and dress as monks?

你們想來打扮得和僧侶一樣嗎？

Yes please!

好啊！麻煩了

Then follow me.

那麼跟我來

You look very, very smart now in your monks habits.

你們現在穿了僧侶服裝，看起來非常精明

Why are you called Aelred?

為什麼你叫做 Aelred？

My name means, noble strength, it's Anglo Saxon.

我的名字代表「高尚的力量」，源自盎格魯-撒克遜語

My family come from the north of England and for many years they have been devoted to the northern Saints, especially St Cuthbert.

我的家族來自英格蘭北方，多年以來都侍奉著北方聖人，尤其是聖卡斯伯特

What does a Monk do?

僧侶會做些什麼？

When you become a Monk you leave the world behind

一旦成為僧侶，就要把世界拋諸腦後

with all its riches, possessions,

包含世界的萬有和千奇

your family and instead you come to an Abbey

以及你的家人，你會來到一座修道院

and devote your life to the glory of God.

為著上帝的榮耀奉獻一生

What do you eat for breakfast?

你們早餐都吃什麼？

We have one meal a day and that's normally the middle of the day

我們一天吃一餐，通常是在日正當頭時

and that meal is a sort of... I suppose you would call it porridge.

餐點是... 我想你們會稱之為粥

It's made of bread which we grind up.

那是用磨碎的麵包製成的

Then we add hot water.

加上熱水

And then we add whatever vegetables we happen to have depending on the season.

和任何當季蔬菜

Some herbs, and maybe some fish.

一些草藥，或許再加一些魚

So what you end up with is a sort of porridge with vegetables and fish in it

最後你就會有一碗含有蔬菜和魚的粥類食物

and that's what we have to sustain us.

這就是我們的食物

Why are your robes white?

為什麼你的袍子是白色的？

By wearing white, we are wearing the colour that wool is when it comes off a sheep's back,

著白色袍子，我們同時也是穿著羊背的羊毛顏色

so that makes it the cheapest so that's a way of showing that we believe very strongly in our vow of poverty.

那是價格最低廉的一種，同時代表我們發誓甘於清貧的強烈信念

Do you have to be silent all the time and if you do how do you communicate?

你們會需要一直禁言嗎？要是如此，那你們如何溝通？

Well St Benedict whose rule we follow

是這樣的，我們遵守的聖班尼迪克規範強調

stresses that silence is very very important for Monks, because it stops us gossiping and lets us concentrate instead on God

對於僧侶來說靜默是非常重要的，因為那能避免我們嚼舌根，讓我們專注於上帝

so we're not allowed to speak at certain times of the day.

所以我們每天有特定時段不允許講話

We have a set of signs that we use to communicate with each other,

我們有一套手勢用來和彼此溝通

so that people still know what's going on.

所以人們還是能理解彼此

So see if you can guess what these might be the signs for.

看看你們能不能猜出這些手勢代表什麼

Is that fire?

那是火嗎？

Light out, candle?

熄滅，蠟燭嗎？

Very good!

非常好！

What about this?

那這個呢？

Does that mean porridge?

那代表粥嗎？

Yes it does.

沒錯

So you see we can communicate with each other quite easily without the use of words.

所以你們看，我們不用靠說話也能很輕易地和彼此溝通

That's very clever.

真是聰明

Thank you.

謝謝

Well, you have done very, very well and you have learnt

你們做得非常好

all about the life of a Monk in the Abbey.

你們也都學習到了修道院僧侶的生活

But you face one final test.

不過還有最後一關

And that is the test of silence.

那就是靜默測驗

So I challenge you, to see

所以我們來挑戰看看

who can be silent for longer?

看誰能維持靜默最久？

So Emily, Sam, face each other

Emily 和 Sam ，面向彼此

Begin!

開始！

And everything is peace,

所見之處

and everything serenity...

皆是祥和與寧靜...