chosen few

基本解释

Humanity has existed somewhere between the two, believing that Heaven was only available to a chosen few after death.
人类以某种方式存在于这两者之间，过去一直相信天堂仅仅只能是在经历死亡之后的一个短暂的挑选过程。
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The ‘chosen few’ are the only ones allowed into the ‘Drogikamr‘ where many herbs and spices are combined, placed in a sack, then steeped in alcohol for a week.
“精心挑选”的几个人能够进入Drogikamr——在那里，多种香草被混合，并放入一个麻袋，然后放在酒精中浸泡数周。
God's mercy is only for the chosen few.
只有少又被拣选的人才得到神的悯。
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There are so few words that you can be sure that they were chosen with care. You'll be looking at Genesis 22 closely in your section discussions.
几乎没有一个词你可以确定含义，它们的选定都是经过仔细,推敲的，你们将在讨论阶段更详细地看《创世纪》第22章。
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