ritual中等

There are a number of approaches to mastering the art of deep work — be it lengthy retreats dedicated to a specific task; developing a daily ritual; or taking a “journalistic” approach to seizing moments of deep work when you can throughout the day.

掌握深度工作的艺术有多种方法——无论是专门为某项特定任务进行长时间的闭关；养成每天的固定习惯；还是采取“新闻记者式”的方法，在一天中随时抓住可以深度工作的时刻。

School districts across the country, most recently Los Angeles Unified, are revising their thinking on this educational ritual.

全国各地的学区，最近的是洛杉矶联合学区，都在重新思考这一教育惯例。

is no longer an educational ritual.

不再是一种教育惯例。

It has become a grimly reliable annual ritual: every January the cost of travelling by train rises, imposing a significant extra burden on those who have no option but to use the rail network to get to work or otherwise.

这已成为一项令人沮丧却雷打不动的年度惯例：每年一月，乘火车出行的费用都会上涨，给那些别无选择、只能靠铁路网上班或出行的人带来了沉重的额外负担。

Just as the bewildering variety of human courtship rituals might all be considered forms of sexual selection, perhaps the world's languages, music, social and religious customs and even history are governed by universal features.

正如人类求偶仪式虽然多得令人眼花缭乱，却都可以被视为性选择的形式一样，或许世界上的语言、音乐、社会和宗教习俗乃至历史都受普遍特征的支配。

Parts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting, [tying] cotton threads soaked in holy water around the bride’s and groom’s wrists, and [passing] a candle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless the [union].

仪式的部分环节包括象征性的剪发、将浸过圣水的棉线系在新娘和新郎的手腕上，以及在一圈婚姻幸福、受人尊敬的夫妇之间传递蜡烛，以祝福这桩婚姻。