1. cut a cross into the palm of his hand
在他手的掌面上刻一个十字
注意：the palm of his hand与his palm有何区别？我这里特意用“手的掌面”而不是“手掌”。

2. after sentence has been pronounced
判刑之后
注意：①sentence前为何无冠词？②pronounce与sentence的搭配。

3. There was no single morality, but rather diverse systems of morals.
没有单一的道德，只有多元的伦理体系。
注意：区别morality与morals——别忘了，还有morale和可用名词单数形式的moral。

4. his apostasy into worldly pursuits
他的背叛信仰，投身名利
注意：①apostasy与apostate的读音。②into的语义。

5. His reading in religion and philosophy was wide and eclectic.
他在宗教与哲学领域，博览群书。
注意：①“博览群书”的译法。wide言其“博”，eclectic则意重“采众长”。②in可否改为of？

来源
Robertson, Ritchie. Kafka: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2004.