precept of the church meaning in English

圣教四规

There was no response forthcoming to the suggestion , however , such as it was , stephen s mind s eye being too busily engaged in repicturing his family hearth the last time he saw it , with his sister , dilly , sitting by the ingle , her hair hanging down , waiting for some weak trinidad shell cocoa that was in the sootcoated kettle to be done so that she and he could drink it with the oatmeal water for milk after the friday herrings they had eaten at two a penny , with an egg apiece for maggy , boody and katey , the cat meanwhile under the mangle devouring a mess of eggshells and charred fish heads and bones on a square of brown paper in accordance with the third precept of the church to fast and abstain on the days commanded , it being quarter tense or , if not , ember days or something like that
披长发的迪丽坐在炉边等候着巴满煤烟的壶里那稀薄的特立尼达可可豆36煮沸，好和代替牛奶的燕麦水一道喝。那是星期五37 ，他们刚吃完一便士两条的鲱鱼，另外让玛吉布律和凯蒂每人都各吃了一个鸡蛋。那天正赶上四季大斋或是什么日子，根据教会在指定的日子守斋并节制的第三戒律，猫儿也正在轧液机底下吞食着一方块褐色纸上的那簇蛋壳和鱼头鱼骨。