Some of the alleys, he knew, were notorious dens of thieves, cut-throats, and smugglers; others were merely wretched and poverty-stricken.

他知道，有些小巷是臭名昭著的小偷、杀手和走私者的窝点；其他人只是可怜和贫困。

" My son, " the priest answered solemnly, " Christ drove the moneychangers out of the Temple, for His House shall be called a House of Prayer, and they had made it a den of thieves" .

神父严肃地回答， “基督把货币兑换商赶出了圣殿， 因为他的房子将被称为祈祷之屋， 他们已经把它变成了贼窝” 。