A beadle was a church officer in Britain in earlier times. He helped the priest in practical ways, and one big job was keeping order: quieting people, showing them where to sit, walking in front in a service, sometimes carrying a staff as a sign of the job.

A beadlebeadle was a church officer是一種職員 in Britain in earlier times以前英國教堂裡的。 He他 helped the priest in practical ways在實際事務上協助牧師， and而 one big job was keeping order其中一項重要工作就是維持秩序： quieting people讓吵鬧的人安靜下來、 showing them where to sit帶人找座位、 walking in front in a service在儀式中走在前頭、 sometimes carrying a staff as a sign of the job有時候還會拿著權杖作為這個職位的象徵。

You are not likely to meet a beadle in a church today; the word lives on in history, old stories, and a few old institutions.

You你 are not likely to meet a beadle不太可能遇到 beadle in a church today現在在教堂裡； the word這個字 lives on留存 in history歷史、 old stories老故事、 and and a few old institutions少數古老的機構裡。

Though actually the same kind of title was also used for parish officers outside the church — the man who carried out small public duties in a town — so in older books a “beadle” is not always standing in a pew. It sounds formal and British, and a little dusty.

Though actually不過其實 the same kind of title同樣的頭銜 was also used也用在 for parish officers outside the church教堂以外的教區官員身上 — the man who carried out small public duties in a town也就是在城鎮裡負責一些小型公務的人 — so所以 in older books在比較舊的書裡 a "beadle"「beadle」 is not always standing in a pew不一定是站在教堂長椅旁的那個人。 It它 sounds formal and British聽起來很正式、很英式， and and a little dusty也有點陳舊過時。