圣经典故: The salt of the earth
<p>圣经典故: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span></p><p>关于“盐”的短语，稍一拾掇就能罗列一大串，如：说“你加深我的痛苦”最常用<span word="You">You</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="rubbed">rubbed</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wounds">wounds</span>（你在我伤口上撒了把盐），“邀请贵宾坐上席”可以说<span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>（请上座）…… 今天谈的<span word="the">the</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>（精英）源于《圣经》。 据《新约·马太福音》记载：耶稣对他的门徒说：“<span word="Ye">Ye</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>: <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="savor">savor</span>, <span word="wherewith">wherewith</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="salted">salted</span>? ”（你们是世上的盐，盐若失了味，如何才能再咸呢？）在这里，<span word="salt">salt</span>转义为<span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>（中坚力量，精英，高尚的人）。这是耶稣在福音结尾时所说的话，既然他把门徒比做“世上的盐”，足见此种称赞高乎寻常。 其实，盐自古代就很贵重，并被认为是“尊贵”的象征——罗马士兵有专门用来买盐的<span word="salary">salary</span>（津贴）；伊丽莎白时代，王公贵族们的餐桌上都摆着一个很大的盐罐，贵宾坐在盐罐的上首，正因此才有短语<span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>（请上座）。 看两个关于“盐”的例句： <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banquet">banquet</span> <span word="hall">hall</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>.（我一走进宴会厅，他们都站了起来，请我坐上席。） <span word="They">They</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>.（他们自认为是社会中坚。）</p>
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