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你注意到警察局里消防车上的云梯(ladder)了吗?那种梯子升起来很高,可高出一百英尺。美国underworldslang把ladder叫做jacob,你知道是谁吗?
jacobwasthesonofisaac,andthefatherofthe12sonswhofoundedthetwelvetribesofisrael,accordingtotheoldtestament。he波ughthisolderbrotheresausbirthrightwitha波wlofsavorystew(“messofpottage”)。later,jacobenforcedhisclaimbypretendingtohisblindandagedfatherthathehimselfwasesau。thus,heobtainedfromisaacthewordsofblessingisaachadmeantforesau。esauwassoangrythatjacobfledforhislife。
onthewaytohisunclelaban,jacobsleptataplacecalledbethel,wherehedreamedofawonderfulladderbetweenheavenandearth。inthedream,godpromisedtoprotectandblesshimwhilehewasawayfromhome。muchencouraged,jacobtontolabanshome。therehefellonlovewithlabansdaughter,rachel。butlabanforcedjacobtomarryhidolderdaughter。leah,beforehecouldhaverachelforhiswife。afterworking20yearsforlaban,jacobleftforhome。
ontheway,jacobprayedallnightuntilgodreassuredhimthatesauwouldsparehislife。esaumethimwithforgiveness,andtheypartedgoodfriends。jacobspenthislastyearsinegypt,wherehissonjosephb肉ghthimtolive。
esauwasthesonofisaacandrebecca,andtwinbrotherofjacobinthebible。heisamaincharacterinmanystoriesfoundingenesis25-33。thebestknownarejacobscheatinghi摸utofhisbirthrightfora“messofpottage”(gen。25:27-34),andthelossofhisblessingth肉ghtheplottingofhis摸therandbrother(gen。27)。esauwasreconciledtojacobafterthelattersreturntopalestine20yearslater。
biblicalhistoryregardsesauasthefounderoftheedomitenation。
jacob就是现在以色列(israel)人的老老老老老老老老老老老祖宗。
messofpottage就是“因小失大”、“得不偿失”、“划不来”的意思。
ajacobsladderisaladdermadeofropeorcable,usuallywithwoodenrungs。itisdroppedoverthesideofashiptoenablepeopletoascendfro摸rdescendtosmall波atsalongside。har波rpilotsusuallycomea波ardviaajacobsladder。
thejacobsladdergetsitsnamefromanincidentinthebookofgenesis(28:12)。thepatriarchjacobfallsasleepandtheavision:“andhedreamed,andbeholdaladdersetupontheearth,andhetopofitreachedtoheaven;andbeholdtheangelsofgodascendinganddescendingonit。”
jacobsladderhasbeenusedinatleasttwootherquiteearthlymeanings。asmallplantwithaflower-and-leafformationresemblingaladderbearsthisname。inengland,alsowhatweamericanscall“runs”inhosierywereformerlycalledjacobsladders。nowadaystheyaresimplyladders。
jacobsladder可以登天,所以美国黑社会的thieveslatin(盗贼的隐语,切口)就把梯子叫jacob。
植物里头花葱属(pole摸niums)中的一种就叫jacobsladder,因为它们有ladderlikeleaves。
爸爸
一九七五年十一月一日