tithe

1 Why, others asked, should all their tithes go to helping strangers, to the extent of building a room to feed them supper?

2 Many churches practice tithing, in which members make regular donations to support their church.

3 But for houses of worship everywhere, the pandemic has changed the ways followers can tithe.

4 If there has ever been a conqueror who did not exact this most devastating tithe from his subjects, he is unknown to history.

5 At first they’d insulted my father by turning us down, even after our Bethlehem congregation had done special tithes for a whole year to fly us here for the perfusion of Jesus’ name.

6 I can not remember a tithe of it.

我一点儿也不记得了。

7 A . The Tithe is compulsory while the offering is voluntary.

十一是当纳的,奉献是自愿的.

8 My mother urged me to start tithing as a way of thanking God for all the good luck.

9 A muffled trumpet sounded from one of the tithe cottages.

10 And to the overly literal, I don't mean tithing or some religious-themed amusement park or you popping out that shiny quarter to cover your entry fee into the pearly gates.

11 Members are encouraged to tithe with automatic bank account withdrawals managed by World Changers Church.

12 The public will certainly be beneficent in filling the boxoffice plates, but the substantial tithe will be more earth-bound than heavenly.

13 None of them smile, like they’re judging us for not tithing enough.

14 Because if one Gemstone goes down, so goes the empire they've constructed on a foundation of holy rolling, built with congregants' tithes.

15 He said, “A fine Christian thing to do! Now I was also wondering, Elijah, if you know anything about a word called tithing?”

16 According to persistent rumors, after King Constantine was deposed, a small group of wealthy Greek families tithed, in effect, for his benefit.

17 That Harvard lost this one ought to serve as a warning to those who have convinced themselves that the purpose of the American citizenry is to furnish a few members of a distant caste with ever-increasing tithes and never to ask how they are being spent.

18 “It was an open bar. And every hour was tequila time. Its gone midnight... the family are now handing out envelopes... pay attention... These envelopes looked like those Thanksgiving/ tithes envelopes in church.”

19 My uncle is a religious man and he has been strictly observing the tithe rule.

我的叔叔是个虔诚的人，他一直严格遵守十一奉制度。

20 When the new owners entered the neoclassical building, they discovered a scene frozen in place and prayer, down to the tithe envelopes tucked inside the prayer books.

1 缴纳什一税

tithing

2 捐税

charge toll geld

3 一点点

imperceivable petty imperceptible sl. little slightly point touch thought taste spark stitch trait quantum straw whisper smack whiff whoop hoot whit teaspoonful smidgen tittle minim twopence fiddlestick skosh skerrick haet a little bit only a few the least bit cool tooth shadow trace scrap morsel modicum soupcon scantling stiver

4 捐款

contribution subsidy endowment offertory dub dob offering donation

5 小部分

fraction snippet subpart cantlet subsection

6 十分之一

tenth decimus decimal

7 少许

trifling bit spot touch shadow shade sprinkle crumb dram soupcon little something a few a bit of a touch of a little of

8 什一税

tithing borrow tenth