【正文】 send forth an evil odor。so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and find the house wonderful but there is a fly in the ointmentit is too far from the 《圣經(jīng)舊約傳道書》（Bible, Old Testament, Ecclesiastes）第10章第1節(jié)記載： “死蒼蠅使作香的膏油發(fā)出臭氣。這樣，一點(diǎn)愚昧，也能敗壞智慧和尊榮。（Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor: so does a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor.）智慧的人心居右，愚昧的人心居左。并且愚昧人行路顯出無知，對眾人說，他是愚昧。掌權(quán)者的心若向你發(fā)怒，不要離開你的本位，因?yàn)槿岷湍苊獯筮^?！痹谶@里，把“愚昧”比作“蒼蠅”，把“智慧”和“尊榮”比作“膏油”，蒼蠅使膏油發(fā)出臭氣，一點(diǎn)愚昧也能敗壞“智慧和尊榮”，這與漢語中所說的“一條魚腥了一鍋湯”、“一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥”有異曲同工之妙。在英語中，人們用它來表示“美中不足之處；使人掃興的（小）事”。請看例句： enjoy my jobthe fly in the ointment is that I start early in the ，美中不足的是我得很早動身。 journey was perfect。the only fly in the ointment was that on our way our car broke down and there was no repair shop ，唯一美中不足的是：在回家的路上，我們的車子拋錨了，而且附近沒有修理店。 finds the place wonderful but there is a fly in the ointment: it is too far from the town.（他發(fā)現(xiàn)這地方太棒了，唯一不足的是離城里太遠(yuǎn)了。） enjoyed their holiday very only fly in the ointment was the bad weather.（他們的假期過得很愉快，唯一煞風(fēng)景的是天氣不好。）英國散文家蘭姆（Charles Lamb, 17751834）在他的《窮親戚》（）里對窮親戚下了一個(gè)定義，說他們在別的東西中間，就像膏油里的蒼蠅。2from Dan to Beersheba: from one bottom to another, all over the world JudgesDan was the northmost city in Palestine, while Beersheba the southmost town if you traveled from Dan to Beersheba, you will travel across the whole might travel from Dan to Beersheba without finding such a beautiful 、gift of the Magi: the most precious gift2Goliath: gigantic person or object(See David?s story)2good Samaritan 善良的撒瑪利亞人；樂施好善者。kind persons ready to help others Luke10:30Jesus answered, ”A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half :31By chance a certain priest was going down that he saw him, he passed by on the other :32In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other :33But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he he saw him, he was moved with passion, 10:34came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of :35On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, and gave them to the host, and said to him, 39。Take care of you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.39。 10:36Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?“ 據(jù)《圣經(jīng)新約路加福音》（Bible, New Testament, Luke）第10章第3334節(jié)記載：一個(gè)行人不幸落入強(qiáng)盜手中，被強(qiáng)盜打得半死扔在路旁。一個(gè)祭司和一位利末人先后路過這里，都裝做沒看見?？墒怯幸粋€(gè)撒瑪利亞人行路來到這里，看見他就動了憐憫之心，上前用油和酒倒在他的傷口上，包裹好了，扶他騎上自己的牲口，帶到店棧去照應(yīng)他。（But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he when he saw him, he had he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring in oil and wine。and he set him on his own him to an inn, and took care of him.）據(jù)此，后人用“good Samaritan”（善良的撒瑪利亞人）表示“樂施好善者?！比纾? begged, “You good Samaritans, have pity on me!” 他哀求道：“你們這些樂施好善的人，可憐可憐我吧！” acted as a good Samaritan, and took the poor woman to the ，把那個(gè)貧苦的婦人送進(jìn)了醫(yī)院。 was really in a hurry to get home to watch a footaball match on telly but I decided to be a good Samaritan and turn back with her without saying ，但我還是決定做個(gè)樂于助人的好人，只字不提看球賽的事，而轉(zhuǎn)回去陪她。2handwriting/writing on the wall 墻上的字跡；兇兆。an ill omen Daniel 5:119When the ancient Babylonian king Belshazar（伯沙撒）was giving a feast in his palace, he suddenly saw a mysterious finger writing some unknown letters on the wall opposite to where he king then sent for Daniel, the imprisoned Jewish prophet, to explain for him the meaning of the handwriting on the read the writing and told him it meant some disaster would soon so happened that Belshazar was killed that very kingdom was conquered by the Persians and Darius became the new official saw the writing on the wall and fled the country 據(jù)《圣經(jīng)舊約但以理書》（Bible, Old Testament, Daniel）第5 章記載：巴比倫（Babylon）王尼布甲尼撒（Nebuchadnezzar）的兒子伯沙撒（Belshazzar）繼承王位，一天晚上，王宮里舉行盛大的宴會。伯沙撒下令把他父親從耶路撒冷（Jerusalem）圣殿里搶來的金杯銀碗搬出來，用它們飲酒作樂。突然間，空中出現(xiàn)一只手，在燈臺對面的宮墻上寫下三個(gè)神秘的字：MENE，TEKEL，PERES。伯沙撒驚恐萬分，忙召人解謎。被擄到巴比倫的猶太人但以理（Daniel）被請來解謎，他說：“MENE就是上帝已經(jīng)數(shù)算你國的年日到此完畢；TEKEL就是你被稱在天平里顯出你的虧欠；PERES就是你的國分裂，歸與瑪代人和波斯人。當(dāng)夜，預(yù)言應(yīng)驗(yàn)：伯沙撒被殺，瑪代人大利烏（Darius）奪了巴比倫王位。后來，人們用handwriting on the wall指兇兆；厄運(yùn)臨頭的預(yù)兆；用see(read)the handwriting on the wall 來表示覺察到一種制度（或生活方式、傳統(tǒng)等）即將滅亡。如： times, however, the words about his having spoiled his opportunities, repeated to him as ing from , haunted him like a handwriting on the ，查門夫人說他錯(cuò)過了機(jī)會這一句話，時(shí)時(shí)盤旋在他腦海之中，象兇兆一樣。39。s employer had less and less work for him。John could read the handwriting on the wall and looked for another ，他覺察出解雇之日不遠(yuǎn)了，于是便尋找別的工作。2have itching ears 耳朵發(fā)癢；好打聽；愛聽新奇的事。inquisitive or eager to know news Paul39。s Second letter to Timothy Paul encouraged Timothy to be faithful to Jesus in spite of the difficulties and shoulder the responsibility of a said, For the time will e when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts。 asked me whether I had heard my neighbors quarrelling with each other。she has itching 《圣經(jīng)新約提摩太后書》（Bible, New Testament，2 Timothy）第4章第3節(jié)記載，耶穌（Jesus Christ）使徒保羅（Paul）勸勉其門徒提摩太（Timothy）要始終忠于耶穌，擔(dān)負(fù)起教師和傳道人的責(zé)任，他說：“要傳福音，不管時(shí)機(jī)成熟不成熟都要傳，用最大的耐心勸勉、督責(zé)、鼓勵(lì)、教導(dǎo)。時(shí)候?qū)⒌剑菚r(shí)人要拒絕健全的教義，隨從自己的欲望，到處拜人為師，好來滿足他們發(fā)癢的耳朵（For the time will e when they will not endure the sound doctrine。but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts.）。他們掩耳不聽真理的話，卻傾向荒唐的傳說。但是，你無論在任何情況下都要謹(jǐn)慎；要忍受苦難，做傳道人應(yīng)做的工作，忠心履行上帝仆人的職務(wù)。”據(jù)此，英語里用“have itching ears”（耳朵發(fā)癢）表示“好打聽；愛聽新奇的事；愛聽東家長西家短?！比纾篢he day before yesterday, asked me whether I had heard my neighbours quarreling with each other。she has itcing ，漢弗萊太太問我有沒有聽見我的兩家鄰居吵架，她就是愛聽個(gè)新鮮事兒。2heap coals of fire on sb.’s head [Proverbs 25:2122]: make others repent by bidding good to evilProverbs by Solomon If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat。/If he is thirsty, give him water to drink: /For you will heap coals of fire on his head, /And Yahweh will reward stole the B