Absolution is the washing away of sin...赦免是洗净罪孽的圣水

wash away 冲走； 洗去；

He is trying to wash away his sins.

他正试图洗刷他的罪过。

I could not wash away the mark of the scorch.

我洗不掉这焦痕。

The best among us will learn from the mistakes of the past,我们中的智者从过去吸取教训

learn from向 ... 学习

His suggestion is that we shall learn from her.

他的建议是我们应当向她学习。

The young should learn from his heroism.

年青人应该学习他的的英雄事迹。

And then there are those who operate on the fringes of society...而那些游走于社会边缘之人

operate on给 ... 动手术；在 ... 操作

The doctors shall operate on his central nervous system.

医生们将要对他的中枢神经系统动手术。

We still had to operate on a shoestring.

我们仍得小本经营。