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4. an eye for an eye以眼还眼8 B9 q! ]! C) S: J9 [$ r0 y
释义:punishment in which the offender suffers ( C; E6 r: I# R/ S1 K+ s/ J1 N4 y7 P
what the victim has suffered, exact retribution
/ _3 z' v- Z1 L" R0 H/ o5 p 例句:Joe believed in an eye for an eye; stealing his client would have to 9 H% R" b [4 U
be avenged.6 \) T* F: E, F; j6 J/ H: O
乔坚信凡事都应该以其人之道还治其人之身,抢了他的客户,就必须要2 i- g" C- V, b2 s% O
遭到报复。6 N& V8 V4 t2 i$ ^, N- D8 Q, a
典故:《旧约·出埃及记》(Exodus)第21章谈到耶和华告诉摩西,要在以色
! x0 `+ t3 q' z' f N& ~ S0 K 列人中立下典章。其中第23到25节中说到:0 N+ A3 l3 ?+ ^4 }4 h7 I" w) s
And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, eye for ( n0 Q4 t" r. G0 P& `) j
eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for
# Z; S) J+ g/ n5 Q2 W4 m$ h burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
( b& l! f, e7 J' w! D9 w 若有他害,就要以命偿命, 以眼还眼,以牙还牙,以手还手,以脚4 U) l, D/ u! d! E5 e
还脚,以烙还烙,以伤还伤,以鞭还鞭。 |
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