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Did you ever meet any person from our religious history?
你遇到过历史上宗教里的人物吗?
A biblical figure?
《圣经》里的原型?
In a way.
某种程度上
Who?
谁?
We should skip this one.
我想跳过这段
No, no, no skipping. Come on.
不 不 别跳过 说吧
Next question.
下一个问题
No, come on!
哦 别这样!
Come on, spit it out!
说吧
Good lord! You were one of them!
天哪!你就是其中之一!
This is going in a direction that I-I didn’t expect.
这次谈话朝我没有预料到的方向发展了
I hoped it wouldn’t - We... call it a night.
我不希望... 我们 今晚就到这儿吧
Come on! You were someone in religious history?
拜托!你是宗教历史里的人物?
Yes.
是的
In the bible?
《圣经》里有?
Yes.
是的
Someone we know?
我们认识的?
How could we not know someone in the bible?
《圣经》里我们谁不认识?
I mean somebody important.
我是说有重要地位的
You may think you know him,
你们大概觉得你们认识他
But it’s mostly myth.
但关于他的事都是神话
The entire bible is mostly myth and allegory
整部《圣经》都是神话和寓言
With maybe some basis in historical events.
有可能基于历史事件

妙语佳句

1.In a way

在某种程度上；有点儿；十分激动
In a way, you have been engaging me in this Q & A for the past year.
在某种程度上，在过去的一年里你们一直都在让我从事这种问答。

2.spit it out

vt. 痛痛快快地讲出来
He had no choice except to spit it out.
他没有别的办法，只好一吐为快。

剧情百科

当约翰的朋友们问到宗教问题的时候，不免会对圣经故事里面的情节感兴趣，不料约翰却极力回避，一再追问之下，发现约翰竟是是圣经里面的重要人物……

考考你 Q&A
Please fill in the blanks with the proper words

1.I had counted on him to ______ ______ me.
我满以为他会同意的。

2.He nodded ______ ______ with me.
他点头表示同意我的意见。

本期答案见下期

上期答案：

1.We adhere to the principle that everyone should be treated fairly.
我们坚持人人都应该被平等对待这一原则。

2.The house adjacent to ours is under repairs.
与我家相邻的房子正在修缮。