1·Those devout traders, called "Wali Ullah" or "those close to God", energetically spread both trade and religion by adapting their appeals tothe native mysticism of Java.
这些虔诚的商人，叫做“Wali Ullah”，或者“接近主的人”，把他们的祈求呼吁跟爪哇当地的神秘主义相结合，通过这一途径积极热情地拓展商业买卖和宗教信仰。
2·Acknowledging that the Ganges is polluted means believing that it can be polluted, an idea many devout Hindus once refused to accept.
承认恒河被污染意味着相信它能够被污染，这个想法曾被很多虔诚的印度教徒拒绝接受。
3·A devout Catholic, she'd drive me to St. Thomas the Apostle Church so I could serve the six A.M. mass as an altar boy, with her praying in the first row in the right pew.
作为一个虔诚的天主教徒，她载我到传教士教堂—圣。托马斯教堂，让我在早上六点作为圣童迎接大批教徒，她也会坐在右边第一排的条凳上祷告。
4·Mr. Hasan said his cousin became more devout after his parents died in 1998 and 2001.
哈桑先生说，他的表弟在父母分别于1998和2001年去世后，变得更加虔诚。
5·Wouldn't you have to be something of a devout Taoist yourself, or a wildly optimistic and credulous climate warrior in order to believe that such a meeting could amount to much?
难道要我们也成为一个虔诚的道教徒，或者一个盲目乐观而轻信的气候战士来相信这样一次会议能带来什么重要意义？