VOA慢速英语:Silent Monks Learn to Speak for Revenue

短语讲解：

1. They have given up their worldly possessions. They have promised to remain in the same community under a vow of “stability.”

give up 放弃; 投降; 把…让给; 戒除
例句：Don't give up hope; keep on trying.
不要灰心，继续努力。

2. And silence is maintained as much as possible.

as much as possible 尽可能
例句：She worked in with them as much as possible.
她尽可能地与他们协作。

3. Today, there are more than 2,000 Benedictine monasteries on six continents, according to “Christian Spirituality: The Classics.”

according to 根据
例句：But simple I according to my skill.
很简单，我将按我的技能行事。