美國流行笑話：Between church and state 政教之間

225　Between church and state 政教之間

As a Catholic, I'm partial to Notre Dame football. As a former Michigan resident, though, I also keep tabs on Michigan college teams. One Saturday afternoon, a neighbor dropped in while I was watching Notre Dame vs. Michigan State. “Which team do you want to win?” he asked. “Gee, I don't know,” I replied. “I'm kind of torn between Church and State.”
作為一個天主教徒，我偏向于諾切得橄欖球隊。但是作為一個以往的密歇根州居民，我又密切注意密歇根州立大學橄欖球隊。一個星期六下午，我的鄰居來訪，正好我在看諾切得隊對密歇根州立大學隊的比賽。他問我：“你希望哪一個隊贏?。?rdquo;我說：“我不知道哎。我是個在政教之間徘徊的人。”（注：State這個字有“州”的意思，也有“政府”的意思。美國人在講到“Church and State”的時候常常指“政教分離”。）