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Prof. Barbara Newman, Northwestern University
from 2006 Bible Literary project

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Prof. Steven Goldsmith, University of California at Berkeley
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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I can only say that if a student doesn't know any Bible literature, he or she will simply not understand whole elements of Shakespeare, Sidney, Spenser, Milton, Pope, Wordsworth

Prof. Robert Kiely, Harvard University
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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Prof. David Daniell, University College London
from The Bible in English

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Prof. Gerald L. Bruns, University of Notre Dame
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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...a familiar understanding of Christian doctrine in historical perspective thus contributes to a fuller appreciation of Shakespeare's art, but Shakespeare's art

Prof. Roland M. Frye
from Shakespeare and the Christian Doctrine

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In English tradition and also for an American tradition begun by Puritan writers, a knowledge of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament is even more crucial than classical references.

Prof. Ulrich Knoefplmacher, Princeton University
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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Prof. David Jasper and Prof. Stephen Prickett
from the Bible and literature

Shake the dust off one’s feet 把脚上的尘土跺下去(马太 10:14)/ 使徒行传13:50-51

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圣经经文

“If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.” (Matthew 10:14) “凡不接待你们、不听你们话的人你们离开那家或是那城的时候,就把脚上的尘土跺下去。”(马太 10:14)

意思

shaking dust from one’s feet这种动作表示了你非常希望离开一些不满意的境况。

来源及应用

这样的表述在圣经里出现了两次。在马太福音里,耶稣告诉他的门徒如果那个镇的人不欢迎他们传教,他们就把脚上的尘土跺下去。这种行为是表示他们要与那些拒绝神的话的人分开。“shaking dust from one’s feet”亦记载于使徒行传。当时保罗和巴拿巴在安提阿向外邦人传道,这些人很高兴地接纳了神的话,但他们俩却被犹太人驱逐出境。所以保罗和巴拿巴在他们面前跺下脚上的尘土以示抗议。

例句

I don’t like this city. I am hoping to shake the dust off my feet and move on. 我不喜欢这城市,希望远离此地。

Keywords

dust    feet    leave    shake    unpleasant   

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