| 釋義 |
penaltyn. punishment 懲罰。 △ Rom.1.2.2:“In pen-alty alike,”(違犯時(shí))受同樣的懲罰。 Penalty of Adam: According to Christian tradition,when Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden,there were no seasons: it was perpetual spring.The change of seasons,introducing cold,etc. was part ofthe penalty which Adam’s sin (the Fall of Man) brought on himself and his posterity. 亞當(dāng)?shù)膽土P—指天氣的變化。(據(jù)基督教傳說:當(dāng)亞當(dāng)與夏娃住在伊甸園時(shí),并沒有季節(jié)變化,永遠(yuǎn)是春天。但亞當(dāng)違犯上帝禁令(即所謂人的墮落)之后,作為對(duì)他和他的后代的一種懲罰,才有了四季變化,并隨之有了寒冷等惡劣的天氣。) △As.2.1.5:“Here feel we but the penalty of Adam,/ The seasons’ difference,”在這里我們只感受到亞當(dāng)?shù)膽土P,季節(jié)的變化。 |