英汉习语和文化要点.ppt

《圣经》又名《新旧约全书》，由《新约》和《旧约》组成，两个组成部分中以《旧约》影响较大，内容充实。 《旧约》一共有三十九卷，以古希伯来文写就，由犹太教教士依据犹太教的教义编纂而成，记录不同时期各种人物的文献与作品。它的涉及面十分广泛，囊括了犹太及邻近民族从公元前12世纪至公元前2世纪的人文历史资料。 The main content of the Bible 1. The creation, which tells how Jehovah, the God of Christianity, made the things such as light, heaven, land, the sun and the stars, fishes and birds, animals, and man and woman. 2. The first generation of the Jews, their life and their struggles for existence, which is meant to explain the early history of the Jewish people. 3. The birth of Jesus and his activities and his death, his sermons and the gospels and so on. What is taught in the Bible is only false reflection of the objective world. We don’t believe it, however, we should learn something about the Bible,because it has had so much influence upon the culture and literature of the world, esp. of the western countries. In English-speaking countries, with Christianity as the dominant religion, one naturally expects to find a number of references to characters or events in Christianity` s sacred book, the Bible: a kiss of death---an act of affection or good-will on the surface, but which precedes or is itself an act of malice; from Judas` s kissing of Jesus in his betrayal. Noah’s ark---避难所 Judas’ kiss---不怀好意 Thirty pieces of silver---因叛卖获得的酬劳 Last supper---永别之宴 Eye for eye ------以眼还眼 The elect of the God------上帝的选民 Scapegoat------替罪羊 David------大卫，指少年英雄 Satan------撒旦，指魔鬼 Naboth’s vineyard------拿伯的葡萄园 ，指令人垂涎的事物 Clay feet------泥足巨人，指“貌似强大，实则不堪一击”（列宁~Lenin形容帝国主义） Eat ,drink and be merry------吃喝玩乐 Tom, Dick and Harry------张三李四王五 The Salt of the Earth Salt is an indispensable ingredient of diet and essential material in industry as well. In many cultures, salt is regarded as the best gift. The Salt of the Earth originated ‘The New Testament. Matthew’. Jesus said to his disciples, "Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor,wherewith shall it be salted? " Salt—flavor of the earth—in the worl