古实人岂能改变皮肤呢？豹岂能改变斑点呢？若能，你们这习惯行恶的便能行善了。

此言喻指：本性难改

Example: I think Jim will reform himself, but Tom won't, as a leopard won't change its spots.

3、Balaam's donkey 巴兰的驴

From: The Book of Numbers《民数记》22:30

So the donkey said to Balaam,"Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden, ever since I became yours,to this day? Was I ever disposed to do this to you?"

驴对巴兰说：“我不是你从小时直到今日所骑的驴吗？我素常向你这样行过吗？”

此言喻指“平素沉默驯服而突然提出抗议的人”。

Example: I don't think Jim is Balaam's donkey.

4、a lion in the road 道上有狮子

From: The Book of Proverbs《箴言》

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. The lazy man says,"There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion is in the streets!"

此言喻指：“拦路虎，可怕的障碍”等

Example: A lion in the road, so he did't pass the examination.

5、Sheep that have no shepherd 没有牧人的羊群

From: The First Book of Kings 《列王记（上）》22:17

I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said:"These have no master. Let each of them return to his house in peace."

我看见以色列众民散在山上，如同没有牧人的羊群一般。耶和华说：‘这民没有主人，他们可以平平安安地各归各家去。

此言喻指：“群龙无首，没有领头人的群众”。

Example: Our group is like sheep having no shepherd in this match.

运用《圣经》中特指的人物进行表述

1、Adam and Eve 亚当和夏娃

From: The Book of Genesis 《创世记》2:7

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from the man He made into a woman and brought her to the man.

耶和华神用地上的尘土造人，将生气吹在他鼻孔里，他就成了有灵的活人，名叫亚当。

耶和华神就用那人身上所取的肋骨造成一个女人，领她到那人跟前。

[喻]祖先，人类始祖

Example: Tom's grandma lived to be over a hundred,----lived to be Adam and Eve, as they say.

2、Lot's wife 罗德的妻子

From: The Book of Genesis《创世纪》19:24-26

When the Lord began to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, he sent two angels to urge the goodman Lot and his family to flee and warned them not to turn their head in flight. But too curious to see what was happening to her home city, his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.（其中Sodom所多玛和Gomorrah俄摩拉均是因居民罪孽深重而被上帝焚毁的古城）

当时，耶和华将硫磺与火，从天上耶和华那里，降与所多玛和蛾摩拉，把那些城和全平原，并城里所有的居民，连地上生长的都毁灭了。罗得的妻子在后边回头一看，就变成了一根盐柱。

[喻]过分好奇的人

Example: Curious as Lot's wife, Helen can't get along well with her classmates.

3、Moses 摩西

From: The Book of Exadus《出埃及记》

Moses led the people out of Egypt.

摩西带领以色列人出埃及。

[喻]领导者，领袖

Example: In this war, you are our Moses.

4、Samaritan 撒马利亚人

From: The Gospel According to Luke《路加福音》10：33-34

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was,and when he saw him, he had compassion on him. And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine,and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

惟有一个撒马利亚人行路来到那里，看见他就动了慈心，上前用油和酒倒在他的伤处，包裹好了，扶他骑上自己的牲口，带到店里去照应他。

[喻]乐善好施者

Example: this poor man begged,"you good Samaritan, have pity on me!"

5、Saul and David 扫罗和大卫

From: The Book of Samuel 《撒母耳记上》 18:7

In the battle with the philistines, David killed many with stones, on his triumphant return, women sang,”Saul has slained his thousands and David his ten thousands," which made Saul the king very jealous.

众妇女舞蹈唱和说：“扫罗杀死千千，大卫杀死万万。”

[喻]不可同日而语，有天壤之别

Example: Compared with John, I did very little indeed. Saul has slained his thousands and David his ten thousands.

运用特指的建筑物名称、地名、城市名等进行表述

1、Garden of Eden 伊甸园

From: The Book of Genesis 《创世纪》2:15-17

Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to tend and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying,"Of every tree of good and eveil you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."

耶和华神将那人安置在伊甸园，使他修理看守。耶和华神吩咐他说：“园中各样树上的果子，你可以随意吃，只是分别善恶树上的果子，你不可吃，因为你吃的日子必定死。”

[喻]人间天堂，乐园

Example: This place is thought the Garden of Eden by youg people.

2、Tower of Babel 巴别塔

From: The Book of Genesis 《创世纪》11:8－9

So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city. therefore its name is called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of th earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.

于是，耶和华使他们从那里分散在全地上。他们就停工，不造那城 了。因为耶和华在那里变乱天下人的言语，使众人分散在全地上，所以那城名叫巴别 （就是变乱的意思）。

[喻]空想、空中楼阁

Example: They think Mike's plan is the tower of Babel.

3、a land of flowing with milk and honey 流奶与蜜之地

From: The Book of Exodus 《出埃及记》3:8

So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey.

我下來是要救他们脱离埃及人的手、领他们出了那地、到美好宽阔流奶与蜜之地、就是到迦南人、赫人、亚摩利人、比利洗人、希未人、耶布斯人之地。

[喻]富饶之地、鱼米之乡

Example: His hometown is considered to be a nice place, a land flowing with milk and honey.

运用特指的日常生活用品进行表述

１、Aaron's rod 亚伦的杖

From: The Book of Numbers 《民数记》 17:3

"And you shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi, for there shall be one rod of the head of each father's house."

并要将亚伦的名字写在利未的杖上，因为各族长必有一根杖。

[喻]大权在握

Example: What do you want if you are given Aaron's rod?

２、a widow's cruse 寡妇的坛子

From: the Book of Kings 《列王记下》4:2-6

And she said,"Your maidservant has nothing in the house, but a jar of oil." Then he(Elisha) said,"Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors--empty vessels; do not gather just a few. ... then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones."

她说：“婢女家中除了一瓶油之外，没有什么。”以利沙说：“你去，向你众邻舍借空器皿，不要少借。回到家里，关上门，你和你儿子在里面，将油倒在所有的器皿里，倒满了的放在一边。”于是，妇人离开以利沙去了，关上门，自己和儿子在里面。儿子把器皿拿来，她就倒油，器皿都满了。她对儿子说：“再给我拿器皿来。”儿子说：“再没有器皿了。”油就止住了。

[喻]貌似有限但取之不竭的财源

Example: In Susan's courtyard, the little well is a widow's cruse, which never dries, even in the severe season of drought.

３、coat of many colors 彩衣

From: The Book of Genesis 《创世记》37:3

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colors.

以色列原来爱约瑟过于爱他的众子，因为约瑟是他年老生的；他给约瑟作了一件彩衣。

[喻]恩宠

Example: In our classroom, Liu Tao is the one wearing a coat of many colors before our teacher

两种熟悉的事物合用，表述一种含义

１、pillar of cloud and pillar of fire 云柱和火柱

From: The Book of Exodus 《出埃及记》13:21

And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by the day and night.

日间，耶和华在云柱中领他们的路；夜间，在火柱中光照他们，使他们日夜都可以行走。

[喻]指路明灯

Example: Jane regard her teachers as pillars of cloud and pillars of fire in her life.珍妮把她的老师们当作自己人生的指路明灯。

２、loaves and fishes 面包和鱼

From: The Gospel According to John 《约翰福音》6:24-26

And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him,"Rabbi, when did You come here?" Jesus answered them and said,"Most assuredly, I tell you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled."

众人见耶稣和门徒都不在那里，就上了船，往迦百农去找耶稣。既在海那边找着了，就对他说：“拉比，是几时到这里来的？”耶稣回答说：“我实实在在地告诉你们：你们找我，并不是因见了神迹，乃是因吃饼得饱。

[喻]物质利益、实惠、好处

Example: They seek office, not to be useful to the state, but for the loaves and fishes.他们谋求工职，不是为了对国家有用，而是为了个人私利。

３、dove and olive leaf 鸽子和橄榄枝

From: The Book of Genesis 《创世记》8:10-11

And he waited yet another seven days, and again he sent the dove out from the ark. Then the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.

他又等了七天，再把鸽子从方舟放出去。到了晚上，鸽子回到他那里，嘴里叼着一个新拧下来的橄榄叶子，挪亚就知道地上的水退了。

[喻]和平，和解

Example: They are flying flag of dove and olive leaf instead of war.他们提出要和平，而不是要战争。

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