1、A little bird told me.一只小鳥告訴我。
From: The Book of Ecclesiastes《傳道書》
Do not curse the king, even in your thoughts; do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom; for a bird of the air may carry your voice, and a bird in flight may tell the matter
此言喻指“有人(私下)告訴我，消息不脛而走”。
Example: --How do you know this information?
--A little bird told me.
2、The leopard won't change its spots.豹子不會(huì)改變身上的斑點(diǎn)。
From: The Book of Jeremiah《邱利亞書》
Can the Ethiopion change its skin, or the leopard its spots? Then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. Therefore I will scatter them like stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.
此言喻指：本性難改
Example: I think Jim will reform himself, but Tom won't, as a leopard won't change its spots.
3、Balaam's donkey 巴蘭的驢
From: The Book of Numbers《民數(shù)記》
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?"
此言喻指“平素沉默馴服而突然提出抗議的人”。
Example: I don't think Jim is Balaam's donkey.
4、a lion in the road 道上有獅子
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：“攔路虎，可怕的障礙”等
Example: A lion in the road, so he did't pass the examination.
5、Sheep that have no shepherd 沒有牧人的羊群
From: The First Book of Kings 《列王記(上)》
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."
此言喻指：“群龍無(wú)首，沒有領(lǐng)頭人的群眾”。
Example: Our group is like sheep having no shepherd in this match.
二、運(yùn)用《圣經(jīng)》中特指的人物進(jìn)行表述。
1、Adam and Eve 亞當(dāng)和夏娃
From: The Book of Genesis 《創(chuàng)世記》
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.
[喻]祖先，人類始祖
Example: Tom's grandma lived to be over a hundred,----lived to be Adam and Eve, as they say.
2、Lot's wife 羅德的妻子
From: The Book of Genesis《創(chuàng)世紀(jì)》
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和Gomorrah均是因居民罪孽深重而被上帝焚毀的古城)
[喻]過分好奇的人
Example: Curious as Lot's wife, Helen can't get along well with her classmates'
3、Moses 摩西
From: The Book of Exadus《出埃及記》
Moses led the Jews out of Egypt.
[喻]領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，領(lǐng)袖
Example: In this war, you are our Moses.
4、Samaritan 撒馬利亞人
From: The Gospel According to Luke《路加福音》)
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.
[喻]樂善好施者
Example: this poor man begged,"you good Samaritan, have pity on me!"
5、Saul and David 保羅和大衛(wèi)
From: The Book of Samuel 《撒母耳記》
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.
[喻]不可同日而語(yǔ)，有天壤之別
Example: Compared with John, I did very little indeed. Saul has slained his thousands and David his ten thousands.
