时间:2018-12-18 作者:英语课 分类:美国语文第五册


英语课

   相信各位学习英语的同学都知道圣经对学习英语是必不可少,尤其是在阅读英文作品的时候,知道圣经中的一些典故对理解文章有很大的帮助。今天,普特君为大家收集两个圣经典故。大家赶快来学习掌握这两个典故,相信对大家的阅读水平的提升有很大的帮助。


  1. Tower of Babel
  巴别塔或称巴贝塔、通天塔
  含义
  形容嘈杂声,乱成一团。
  原文:The Tower of Babel, described in the Old Testament 1 (Genesis 11: 1-9 ), was started by descendants of Noah on the plain of Shinar in Babylonia. The place where people built the tower is called Babel, so the tower is referred as the Tower of Babel.
  据《圣经·旧约·创世纪11:1-9》记载,诺亚的后裔在巴比伦王国的西纳尔平原始建巴别塔。因这座塔位于巴别塔地区,故称巴别塔。
  圣经典故
  典故
  《圣经·旧约·创世纪》有这样一段关于“通天塔”的故事,试图以此来解释语言的变化:经历了大洪水之后,诺亚的子孙越来越多,于是就向东迁移,当时天下人讲一样的语言,操一样的口音。在人口迁移的时候,他们在示拿地(今天的伊拉克境内)遇见一片平原,并定居下来。这些人心比天高,决定建一座通天塔:“来吧,我们要建造一座城和一座塔,塔顶通天,传扬我们的名字,免得日后分散在大地上。”由于大家语言相通,同心协力,建成的城市繁华而美丽,高塔直插云霄。不想此举惊动了上帝!上帝为人类的虚荣和傲慢而震怒,决定惩罚这些狂妄的人们。他看到人们如此齐心协力,心想:如果人类真的修成宏伟的通天塔,那以后还有什么事干不成呢?为了阻止人类的计划,他悄悄地离开天国来到人间,变乱了人类的语言,使他们无法沟通,巴别塔计划失败,人类自此各散东西。
  例句
  One way to prevent the European community from becoming a modern Tower of Babel would be to make English the community's sole official language.
  有一个办法可以防止欧洲共同体因语言的纷杂而成为现代的巴别塔,那就是把英语当作共同体唯一的官方语言。
  影视相关
  2005年的电影《通天塔》(Babel)就化用了这个典故,故事中通天塔的失败源于语言不同,而电影里的悲剧全部源于沟通不畅,因为语言,因为成长。这部豆瓣评分8.0的影片涉及6种语言,由布拉德·皮特和凯特·布兰切特主演, 最暗的夜,最亮的光,等待你去发掘。
  2. A mess of pottage
  一碗红豆汤
  含义
  比喻因小失大见利忘义,或付出高昂代价获得的物质利益。
  原文:A mess of pottage alludes 2 to Esau's sale of his birthright for a meal of lentil stew 3 ("pottage") in Genesis 25:29-34.Esau and Jacob were brothers.
  一碗红豆汤,出自《圣经·旧约·创世纪25:29-34》,以扫因一碗红豆汤将长子继承权卖给了弟弟雅各。
  典故
  出自《旧约·创世纪》。犹太人的远祖是亚伯拉罕,他的儿子以撒又生了以扫和雅各。长子以扫善于打猎,心地直爽,常在野外,更得父亲以撒的欢心;次子雅各为人安静,常在帐棚里,更受母亲利百加的偏爱。那时,以扫拥有长子继承权,可是雅各想夺取继承权。有一天,雅各正在熬汤,以扫从田野回来了。以扫对雅各说:“我累昏了,求你把这红汤给我喝。”雅各说:“你今日把长子的名分卖给我吧。”以扫说:“我将要死,这长子的名分于我有什么益处呢?”接着以扫就对他起了誓,把长子的名分卖给了雅各。因为一碗红豆汤而放弃了长子继承权。
  例句
  A: The board of directors has decided 4 to hold a vote on the motion.
  董事会已经决定对这项动议投票表决。
  B: I’ll certainly vote against it.
  我肯定会投反对票。
  A: Oh, really? Aren’t you afraid of losing your current position?
  真的吗?难道你就不怕失去你当前的职位吗?
  B: Do you think I’ll depart from my correct stand just for a mess of pottage? No, never.
  难道你认为我会因为一点点利益就改变我的立场吗?不,永远不会。

1 testament
n.遗嘱;证明
  • This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
  • It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明,编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。
2 alludes
提及,暗指( allude的第三人称单数 )
  • In the vegetable kingdom Mr. Mivart only alludes to two cases. 在植物界中,密伐脱先生仅提出两点。
  • Black-box testing alludes to test that are conducted at the software interface. 黑箱测试是指测试软件接口进行。
3 stew
n.炖汤,焖,烦恼;v.炖汤,焖,忧虑
  • The stew must be boiled up before serving.炖肉必须煮熟才能上桌。
  • There's no need to get in a stew.没有必要烦恼。
4 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
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