圣经典故: The writing on the wall
<p>圣经典故: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span></p><p>来吧，先看一句话，猜猜它是什么意思——<span word="The">The</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>——“官员之所以逃到国外是因为‘看到了墙上的文字’”？ 如果真是这样，要么这位官员大白天搞占卜，要么这句话取自某本魔幻小说的离奇巫术。 “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>”常见于资讯报道或文学读本，指的是<span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="impending">impending</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>（迫在眉睫的凶兆、不祥之兆）。其渊源确实和“占卜”挂钩，可追溯到《旧约·但以理书》。 《旧约》中记载： 古巴比伦国王<span word="Belshazar">Belshazar</span>（伯沙撒）在宫殿里设宴纵饮时，忽然看到一个神秘的手指在王宫墙上写看不懂的文字，后来，国王叫到虏囚犹太预言家<span word="Daniel">Daniel</span>（但以理）才搞明白，墙上的字表示“大难临头”。如预言所示，伯沙撒当夜被杀，新国王由玛代人大利乌继任。 正由于这个“身死国王”的典故，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>（墙上的手指）或<span word="the">the</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>（墙上的文字）常和动词<span word="see">see</span>或<span word="read">read</span>连用，用来形容“不祥之兆”。所以，刚才的例句——<span word="The">The</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>——就可翻译为：“这个官员预感到自己将有大难，立即逃到了国外。”</p>
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