Habakkuk 哈巴谷书01
英语课
1The oracle 1 that Habakkuk the prophet received.
2How long, O Lord , must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, "Violence!" but you do not save?
3Why do you make me look at injustice 2? Why do you tolerate wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife 3, and conflict abounds 4. 4Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem 5 in the righteous, so that justice is perverted 6.
5"Look at the nations and watch- and be utterly 7 amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.
6I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwelling 8 places not their own.
7They are a feared and dreaded 9 people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honor.
8Their horses are swifter than leopards 10, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry 11 gallops 12 headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like a vulture swooping 13 to devour 14;
9they all come bent 15 on violence. Their hordes 16 advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand.
10They deride 17 kings and scoff 18 at rulers. They laugh at all fortified 19 cities; they build earthen ramps 20 and capture them.
11Then they sweep past like the wind and go on- guilty men, whose own strength is their god."
12O Lord , are you not from everlasting 21? My God, my Holy One, we will not die. O Lord , you have appointed them to execute judgment 22; O Rock, you have ordained 23 them to punish.
13Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrong. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous 24? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
14You have made men like fish in the sea, like sea creatures that have no ruler.
15The wicked foe 25 pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad.
16Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense 26 to his dragnet, for by his net he lives in luxury and enjoys the choicest food.
17Is he to keep on emptying his net, destroying nations without mercy?
2How long, O Lord , must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, "Violence!" but you do not save?
3Why do you make me look at injustice 2? Why do you tolerate wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife 3, and conflict abounds 4. 4Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem 5 in the righteous, so that justice is perverted 6.
5"Look at the nations and watch- and be utterly 7 amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.
6I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwelling 8 places not their own.
7They are a feared and dreaded 9 people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honor.
8Their horses are swifter than leopards 10, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry 11 gallops 12 headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like a vulture swooping 13 to devour 14;
9they all come bent 15 on violence. Their hordes 16 advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand.
10They deride 17 kings and scoff 18 at rulers. They laugh at all fortified 19 cities; they build earthen ramps 20 and capture them.
11Then they sweep past like the wind and go on- guilty men, whose own strength is their god."
12O Lord , are you not from everlasting 21? My God, my Holy One, we will not die. O Lord , you have appointed them to execute judgment 22; O Rock, you have ordained 23 them to punish.
13Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrong. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous 24? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
14You have made men like fish in the sea, like sea creatures that have no ruler.
15The wicked foe 25 pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad.
16Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense 26 to his dragnet, for by his net he lives in luxury and enjoys the choicest food.
17Is he to keep on emptying his net, destroying nations without mercy?
1 oracle
n.神谕，神谕处，预言
- In times of difficulty,she pray for an oracle to guide her.在困难的时候，她祈祷神谕来指引她。
- It is a kind of oracle that often foretells things most important.它是一种内生性神谕，常常能预言最重要的事情。
2 injustice
n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利
- They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
- All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。
3 strife
n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争
- We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
- Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。
4 abounds
v.大量存在，充满，富于( abound的第三人称单数 )
- The place abounds with fruit, especially pears and peaches. 此地盛产水果，尤以梨桃著称。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- This country abounds with fruit. 这个国家盛产水果。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5 hem
n.贴边，镶边；vt.缝贴边；(in)包围，限制
- The hem on her skirt needs sewing.她裙子上的褶边需要缝一缝。
- The hem of your dress needs to be let down an inch.你衣服的折边有必要放长1英寸。
6 perverted
adj.不正当的v.滥用( pervert的过去式和过去分词 )；腐蚀；败坏；使堕落
- Some scientific discoveries have been perverted to create weapons of destruction. 某些科学发明被滥用来生产毁灭性武器。
- sexual acts, normal and perverted 正常的和变态的性行为
7 utterly
adv.完全地，绝对地
- Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
- I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。
8 dwelling
n.住宅，住所，寓所
- Those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
- He occupies a three-story dwelling place on the Park Street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。
9 dreaded
adj.令人畏惧的；害怕的v.害怕，恐惧，担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)
- The dreaded moment had finally arrived. 可怕的时刻终于来到了。
- He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。 来自《用法词典》
10 leopards
n.豹( leopard的名词复数 )；本性难移
- Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats. 狮、虎和豹都是猫科动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- For example, airlines never ship leopards and canaries on the same flight. 例如，飞机上从来不会同时运送豹和金丝雀。 来自英语晨读30分（初三）
11 cavalry
n.骑兵；轻装甲部队
- We were taken in flank by a troop of cavalry. 我们翼侧受到一队骑兵的袭击。
- The enemy cavalry rode our men down. 敌人的骑兵撞倒了我们的人。
12 gallops
（马等）奔驰，骑马奔驰( gallop的名词复数 )
- Let me turn the beautiful steed, gallops with you in the horizon. 让我变成美丽的骏马，和你驰骋在天涯。
- When Tao gallops through and Yang, all things come into and thrive. 当道驰骋在阴阳之中时，则万物生焉，万物兴焉。
13 swooping
俯冲，猛冲( swoop的现在分词 )
- The wind were swooping down to tease the waves. 大风猛扑到海面上戏弄着浪涛。
- And she was talking so well-swooping with swift wing this way and that. 而她却是那样健谈--一下子谈到东，一下子谈到西。
14 devour
v.吞没；贪婪地注视或谛听，贪读；使着迷
- Larger fish devour the smaller ones.大鱼吃小鱼。
- Beauty is but a flower which wrinkle will devour.美只不过是一朵，终会被皱纹所吞噬。
15 bent
n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的
- He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
- We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
16 hordes
n.移动着的一大群( horde的名词复数 )；部落
- There are always hordes of tourists here in the summer. 夏天这里总有成群结队的游客。
- Hordes of journalists jostled for position outside the conference hall. 大群记者在会堂外争抢位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
17 deride
v.嘲弄，愚弄
- Some critics deride the group as self - appointed food police.一些批评人士嘲讽这个组织为“自封的食品警察”。
- They deride his effort as childish.他们嘲笑他的努力，认为太孩子气。
18 scoff
n.嘲笑，笑柄，愚弄；v.嘲笑，嘲弄，愚弄，狼吞虎咽
- You are not supposed to scoff at religion.你不该嘲弄宗教。
- He was the scoff of the town.他成为全城的笑柄。
19 fortified
adj. 加强的
- He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink. 他喝了一杯热饮御寒。
- The enemy drew back into a few fortified points. 敌人收缩到几个据点里。
20 ramps
resources allocation and multiproject scheduling 资源分配和多项目的行程安排
- Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。
- He has the upper floor and ramps are fitted everywhere for his convenience. 他住在上面一层，为了他的方便着想，到处设有坡道。
21 everlasting
adj.永恒的，持久的，无止境的
- These tyres are advertised as being everlasting.广告上说轮胎持久耐用。
- He believes in everlasting life after death.他相信死后有不朽的生命。
22 judgment
n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见
- The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
- He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
23 ordained
v.任命（某人）为牧师( ordain的过去式和过去分词 )；授予（某人）圣职；（上帝、法律等）命令；判定
- He was ordained in 1984. 他在一九八四年被任命为牧师。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was ordained priest. 他被任命为牧师。 来自辞典例句
24 treacherous
adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的
- The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
- The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。