The monks lived a very ascetic life.

僧侣过着很清苦的生活。

He is critical of the monks, whom he considers narrow-minded and self-righteous.

他对僧侣们颇有微词，认为他们心胸狭隘，自以为是。

Monks in orange robes offer flowers and food to the gods and produce haunting sounds on conch shells.

身穿橘袍的僧人向神灵献上鲜花和食物，并在海螺壳上发出萦绕不去的声音。

Lightning floodlights gnarled trees and a giant iron bell. Monks with umbrellas flit about in robes and slippers.

闪电泛光灯照亮了盘根错节的古树和一具庞大的铁钟。和尚们打着伞，穿着僧衣和拖鞋四处走动。

He had sent two Nestorian monks to Central Asia, and they were able to smuggle silkworm eggs to him hidden in rods of bamboo.

他派遣了两名内斯托里亚僧侣到中亚，他们能够将藏在竹竿中的蚕卵走私给他。