《圣经》是世界上被翻译的语言最多、流传最广的一部经典，被视为人类历史上最有影响的书籍。英语中大量词语源自圣经故事，甚至西方人的价值观念和生活习俗，都深受《圣经》的影响。

“拾趣”是整理、归纳、串连，是把有趣的词语拣拾在一块儿，既溯其源，更明其义，知其流变。历史上有哪些相似用法？使用时会有些什么陷阱？东西文化中有哪些相应、相对或相关的说法足资比较或进行链接？这些在王文明编著的《英语词语拾趣(圣经篇)》中均能找到答案，复以例句说明，使读者在有限的时间内“举一而知N”，收获较高的性价比。

Aaron's rod：Aaron's serpent制胜法宝

Adam人类始祖；古老，陈旧，原始

A tree is known by its fruit观其行而知其人

A beam/plank in one's own eye自己身上的严重缺点

A bird that wanders from its nest离巢之鸟；离开家乡的游子

A donkey does not bray when it has grass有怨才鸣

A nv in the ointment美中不足；使人扫兴的小事

A dog returns to his own vomit重犯过错；旧病复发

A living dog is better than a dead lion好死不如赖活

A little bird told me有人(私下)告诉我

A land flowing with milk and honey富饶之地；鱼米之乡

A leopard won't change its spots本性难移

A prophet is not without honor except in his own country墙内开花墙外香

A righteous man may fall seven times英雄多磨难；屡败屡战

A ring ofgold in a swine's snout鲜花插在牛粪上

A rod forthe fool's back对愚行的惩罚

A soft answer tums away wrath婉言可以息怒

A widow's cruse/jar聚宝盆；取之不尽，用之不竭

A wise son makes a glad father儿女聪明，父母宽心

Abigail婢女，侍女

Absalom's hair俊美有时反而成了致命伤

After one's own heart称心如意；正中下怀

Ahab贪得无厌之徒；偏执狂

All things to all men八面玲珑

All is vanity一切皆空

A11 who take the sword will perish by the sword凡动刀的，必死于刀下

A friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity朋友每时常亲爱，兄弟为患难而生

A good man's words are a fountain of life，but a wicked man's words hide a violent nature君子成人之美，小人背后行恶

A good name is better than riches好名声胜过金钱

A grain of wheat星星之火，可以燎原

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