明星变蜡像吓路人视频:大家可否告诉我一些由圣经故事而来的英语idiom,越多越好!

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希腊故事也好,比如the Achilles' heel——意为‘薄弱环节’

1.Judas

English: Judas kiss (modern meaning: the symbol of betrayal)

Origin: He drew near to Jesus to kiss him; but Jesus said to him, "Judas, would you betray the Son of man with a kiss?" (Luke 22.47.)

2.English: to wash one's hands (modern meaning: refuse to assume responsibility)

Origin: So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves." (Matthew 27.24.)
gift

English: the gift of God (modern meaning: talent, cleverness)

Origin: For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6.23.)

4.give

English: It is more blessed to give than to receive

Origin: In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" (Acts 20.35. )

5.

English: forgive, and you will be forgiven

Origin: Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven (Luke 6.37.)

6.flesh

English: Flesh of my flesh (modern meaning: 1. own children 2. consanguinity 2. affinity)

Origin: Bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.(Genesis 2. 23)
7.fire

English: to go through fire and water (modern meaning: to suffer or sacrifice)

Origin: often he falls into the fire, and often into the water (Matthew 17.15.)

8.face

English: face to face

Origin: Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. (Exodus 33.11.)

9.eye

English: If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away.

Origin: (Matthew 5.29.)

10.evil

English: If a man returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.

Origin: (Psalms 17.13. )

11.enemy

English: love your enemies

Origin: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, (Matthew 5.44 - 45))

12.English: to shake off the dust from feet (modern meaning: to forget smth. or to forgive smb.)

Origin: And if any one will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. (Matthew 10.14.)

13.double-minded

English: a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways

Origin: For that person must not suppose that a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways, will receive anything from the Lord (James 1.8.)

14.dog

English: A living dog is better than a dead lion.

Origin: (Ecclesiastes 9.4.)

15.company

English: Bad company ruins good morals

Origin: (1 Corinthians 15.33 - 34. )

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