"hellfire and damnation" in Chinese (Simplified)
地狱之火和诅咒
Definition
一个过时的短语，用来描述地狱的可怕惩罚，常在宗教演讲中用来吓唬人使其遵守道德。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这个短语非常戏剧化且带有年代感，常用于宗教场合或夸张、幽默的语境。在现代很少严肃使用，更多是模仿老式布道或达到夸张效果。
Examples
The preacher spoke of hellfire and damnation every Sunday.
牧师每个星期天都讲**地狱之火和诅咒**。
Many old sermons warned about hellfire and damnation.
许多旧布道都警告**地狱之火和诅咒**。
He tried to scare the children with stories of hellfire and damnation.
他试图用**地狱之火和诅咒**的故事吓唬孩子们。
My grandmother used to threaten us with hellfire and damnation if we misbehaved.
我奶奶小时候一做坏事就用**地狱之火和诅咒**来吓唬我们。
That speech was full of hellfire and damnation, just like something from centuries ago.
那场演讲充满了**地狱之火和诅咒**，仿佛来自几个世纪前。
People these days don’t take hellfire and damnation warnings very seriously.
现在的人对**地狱之火和诅咒**的警告并不太当回事。