美国流行笑话：Between church and state 政教之间

225　Between church and state 政教之间

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.”
作为一个天主教徒，我偏向于诺切得橄榄球队。但是作为一个以往的密歇根州居民，我又密切注意密歇根州立大学橄榄球队。一个星期六下午，我的邻居来访，正好我在看诺切得队对密歇根州立大学队的比赛。他问我：“你希望哪一个队赢啊？”我说：“我不知道哎。我是个在政教之间徘徊的人。”（注：State这个字有“州”的意思，也有“政府”的意思。美国人在讲到“Church and State”的时候常常指“政教分离”。）