“念经”怎么翻译成英语？
“念经”可能是字面意思，也可以是比喻人的唠叨。那么，“念经”，怎么翻译成英语？
参考这段英语翻译：
One more sophisticated becomes a professional go-between and takes advantage of her status to call on other families with status, keeping old ladies company when they chant sutras, or practising a little black magic like the priestess Ma in A Dream of Red Mansions who abetted Concubine Zhao, burying paper figures in the ground or hiding them under a pillow to get the better of an enemy.
为人世故，就成为三姑六婆之一，利用身分，串当地有身份人家的门子，陪老太太念经，或如《红楼梦》中与赵姨娘合作同谋马道婆之流妇女，行使点小法术，埋在地下，放在枕边，使“仇人”吃亏。
sutra
sutra/ ˈsuːtrə / noun1. a rule or statement in Sanskrit literature, or a set of rules
(梵文的)箴言,格言,经
2. a Buddhist or Jainist holy text
(佛教或耆那教的)修多罗,经
Etymology: Sanskrit sūtra thread, string of rules, aphorisms; akin to Sanskrit sīvyati he sews — more at sew
1. Brahmanism : a precept, aphorism, or collection of brief rules produced generally in the period 500-200 B.C.
2. Buddhism : one of the narrative parts of the Buddhist canonical literature; especially : the dialogues of the Buddha
3. Jainism : any of various scriptures; especially : a scripture dealing with the life of the founder of Jainism
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