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JOSEPH'S BROTHERS CAME TO BUY FOOD AGAIN

【譯】約瑟夫的兄弟們再次來買糧

【單詞】BUY 原型：buy 動詞 [ba?] v. 買

【單詞】FOOD 原型：food 名詞 [fud] 食物

【單詞】AGAIN 原型：again 副詞 [?'ɡ?n] adv. 又；再一次

When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened, saying, "The man who is master in that land spoke harshly to us and put us in prison as spies.

【譯】他們來到迦南，見到他們的父親雅各布，就把所發(fā)生的事告訴他，說：“那塊土地的主人和我們說話十分嚴(yán)厲，還把我們當(dāng)做間諜關(guān)在監(jiān)獄里。

【單詞】happened 原型：happen 動詞過去分詞 ['h?p(?)n] v. 發(fā)生

【單詞】master 名詞 ['mɑ?st?] n. 主人?

【單詞】harshly 副詞 [hɑ??li] adv. 嚴(yán)厲地；粗暴地；苛刻地

【單詞】prison 名詞 ['pr?zn] n. 監(jiān)獄

【單詞】spies 原型：spy 名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式 [spa?] n. 間諜；密探

【專有名詞】Canaan 地名. 迦南

We said to him, 'We are honest men; we are not spies; we are twelve brothers, sons of the same father; one is no longer living, and the youngest is to-day with our father in the land of Canaan.' But the man who is master in that land said to us, 'This is how I shall know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me and take the grain to supply the needs of your households and go.

【譯】我們對他說，‘我們是誠實人；我們不是間諜；我們是兄弟十二人，是同一父親的兒子；一個兄弟已經(jīng)死了，最年輕的那個今天在迦南和我們的父親在一起?！悄莾旱闹魅藢ξ覀冋f，‘你們要這么做來證明你們是誠實的人：把你們其中一個留下來，帶著你們家里需要的糧食走吧。

【短語】no longer 不再；例句：They no longer had him as a friend. 他們再也不把他看成朋友了。

【單詞】honest 形容詞 ['?n?st] adj. 誠實的；正直的；坦率的

【單詞】same 形容詞 [sem] adj. 相同的；同一的

【單詞】grain 名詞 [ɡre?n] n. 谷物；谷類

【單詞】supply 動詞 [s?'pla?] v. 供應(yīng)；提供

【單詞】needs 原型：need 名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式 [ni?d] n. 需要；需求

【單詞】households 原型：household 名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式 ['ha?sh??ld] n. 家庭；戶

Bring your youngest brother to me; then I shall know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men; and I will give your brother back to you and you shall be free to go about in the land.'"

【譯】把你們的小兄弟帶到我這里來，這樣我就知道你們不是奸細(xì)，而是誠實人；這樣我就把你們的兄弟還給你們，你們就可以在這里自由走動。’”

【短語】be free to 隨意，任意，不受拘束；例句：People should be free to express their individuality. 人們應(yīng)該能自由表達(dá)他們的個性。

【短語】go about 四處走動；例句：Is it dangerous to go about when it's raining? 下雨的時候到處走有危險嗎？

【單詞】Bring 原型：bring 動詞 [br??] v. 帶來

As they were emptying their sacks, they found that each man's purse with his money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw their purses and the money, they were afraid and they turned trembling to one another with the question, "What is this that God has done to us?" Jacob their father said to them, "You have robbed me of my children: Joseph is no longer living and Simeon is no longer here, and now you would take Benjamin also!

【譯】當(dāng)他們把袋子倒空的時候，發(fā)現(xiàn)每個人的錢袋還有錢都在各自的袋子里。他們和他們的父親看見錢袋和錢時，非常害怕，并戰(zhàn)戰(zhàn)兢兢地對彼此說：“上帝對我們做的這是什么事？”他們的父親雅各布對他們說：“你們把我的孩子們都搶走了：約瑟夫死了，Simeon不在這里了，你們現(xiàn)在也要把本杰明帶走！

【單詞】emptying 原型：empty 動詞進(jìn)行式 ['empti] v. 倒空；排空

【單詞】sacks 原型：sack 名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式 [s?k] n. 袋子

【單詞】purse 名詞 [p??s] n. 錢包；小錢袋

【單詞】afraid 形容詞 [?'fre?d] adj. 擔(dān)心的；害怕的

【單詞】trembling 原型：tremble 動詞動名詞形式 ['trembl] v. 發(fā)抖；顫抖；顫栗

【單詞】question 名詞 ['kwest?(?)n] n. 問題；疑問

【單詞】robbed 原型：rob 動詞過去分詞 [r?b] v. 搶劫；掠奪

All this trouble has come to me!" But Reuben said to his father, "You may put my two sons to death, if I do not bring him to you.

【譯】所有的麻煩都來找我了！”但是Reuben對他父親說：“我若沒把他帶回到你這里來，你可以把我的兩個兒子都?xì)⑺馈?/p>

【單詞】trouble 名詞 ['tr?b(?)l] n. 麻煩

【單詞】death 名詞 [d?θ] n. 死；死亡

Put him in my charge and I will bring him back to you." Then Jacob said, "My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he only is left.

【譯】把他交給我，我會把他帶回來的?！毖鸥鞑颊f：“我兒不可與你同去，因為他兄弟已經(jīng)死了，只剩下他了。

【單詞】charge 名詞 [t?ɑrd?] n. 掌管；負(fù)責(zé)

【單詞】dead 形容詞 [d?d] adj. 無生命的；死的

【單詞】left 原型：leave 動詞過去分詞 [liv] v. 留下

If harm should come to him on the way by which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave."

【譯】若他在路上被害，你必使我白發(fā)蒼蒼，悲入陰間。”

【短語】on the way 在途中；例句：He collapsed in the street and died on the way to hospital.他在大街上暈倒，在送往醫(yī)院途中死去。

【單詞】harm 名詞 [hɑ?m] n. 危害；傷害；損害

【單詞】gray 形容詞 [ɡre?] adj. 灰色的；灰白頭發(fā)的

【單詞】sorrow 名詞 ['s?r??] n. 悲傷；悲痛

【單詞】grave 名詞 [ɡreiv] n. 墳?zāi)?/p>

The famine was severe in the land; and when Joseph's brothers had eaten up the grain which they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Go again, buy us a little food." But Judah said to him, "The man plainly said to us: 'You shall not see me again unless your brother is with you.' If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food, but if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, 'You shall not see me unless your brother is with you.'" Jacob said, "Why did you bring trouble upon me by telling the man you had another brother?" They replied, "The man asked all about us and our family, saying, 'Is your father still alive?

【譯】這地的的饑荒很嚴(yán)重；當(dāng)約瑟夫的兄弟們吃完了他們從埃及帶回來的糧食，他們的父親就對他們說：“再去給我們買點食物吧?！钡q大對他說：“那人已對我們說的很明白，‘除非你的兄弟和你們一起來，否則我不會再見你們。’你若讓我們的兄弟和我們一起，我們就去給你買食物，但是你若不讓他和我們一起去，我們就不去；因為那人對我們說，'你們?nèi)舨皇呛湍銈兊男值芤黄鹞揖筒灰娔銈??！毖鸥鞑颊f：“你們?yōu)槭裁匆o我?guī)砺闊?，告訴那人你們還有兄弟？”他們回答說：“那人問我們和我們?nèi)业氖拢f，‘你們的父親還健在嗎？

【短語】eaten up 原型：eat up 吃完，吃光；例句：You can eat up the rest of the food. 你可以把剩余的食物吃光。

【短語】a little 一點，少許；例句：Maybe if you tell me a little about her? 也許你可以跟我講一點關(guān)于她的事情？

【單詞】famine 名詞 ['f?m?n] n. 饑荒

【單詞】severe 形容詞 [s?'v??] adj. 嚴(yán)重的；劇烈的；嚴(yán)峻的

【單詞】brought 原型：bring 動詞過去分詞 [br??] v. 帶來

【單詞】plainly 副詞 ['ple?nli] adv. 清晰地；明顯地；直截了當(dāng)?shù)?/p>

【單詞】replied 原型：reply 動詞過去式 [r?'pla?] v. 回答；答復(fù)；回應(yīng)

【單詞】alive 形容詞 [?'la?v] adj. 活著的；有活力的

Have you another brother?' So we answered his questions as he asked them.

【譯】你們還有其他兄弟嗎？’所以我們就回答了他問我們的問題。

【單詞】another 形容詞 [?'n?e?] adj. 另一的；再一個的

【單詞】questions 原型：question 名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式 ['kw?st??n] n. 問題；疑問

How were we to know that he would say, Bring your brother down'?"

【譯】我們怎么知道他會說，‘把你的兄弟帶來'？”

Then Judah said to Jacob, his father, "Send the lad with me, and we will go at once, that both we and you and our little ones may live and not die.

【譯】猶大對他父親雅各布說：“讓我們的小兄弟和我同去吧，我們立馬就出發(fā)，這樣我們倆、你們和我們的孩子就都活了，不至于死。

【短語】at once 立刻，馬上；例句：I must be going back at once. 我得馬上回去。

【單詞】lad 名詞 [l?d] n. 少年；小伙子

I will be responsible for him; from me you may demand him.

【譯】我會為他負(fù)責(zé)，你可以從我這里要他。

【短語】be responsible for 對……負(fù)責(zé)，是……的原因；例句：She is my child, and I am responsible for her. 她是我的孩子，我對她負(fù)責(zé)。

【單詞】demand 動詞 [d?'m?nd] v. 要求

If I do not bring him to you and set him before you, let me bear the blame forever; for if we had not waited so long, surely we would by this time have come back the second time." So their father said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: take some of the fruits of the land in your jars and carry a present to the man, a little balsam, a little syrup, spices, ladanum, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

【譯】如果我不把他帶到你面前，讓我永遠(yuǎn)擔(dān)罪；如果我們沒有等這么久，到現(xiàn)在我們都能回來兩次了?！彼运麄兊母赣H就對他們說：“如果必須這樣，那么這樣做：在你們的壇子里帶一些我們這里的水果，再帶一個禮物給那人，帶一點香脂，少許糖漿、香料、勞丹、開心果、杏仁。

【短語】by this time 到這時，此時；例句：Your clothes should have dried off by this time. 你的衣服此時應(yīng)該干透了。

【單詞】bear 動詞 [be?] v. 忍受；負(fù)荷

【單詞】blame 名詞 [ble?m] n. 責(zé)備；過失

【單詞】forever 副詞 [f?r'ev?] adv. 永遠(yuǎn)

【單詞】surely 副詞 ['???li] adv. 無疑；一定

【單詞】fruits 原型：fruit 名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式 [fru?t] n. 水果

【單詞】jars 原型：jar 名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式 [d?ɑ?] n. 廣口瓶；壇子

【單詞】carry 動詞 ['k?ri] v. 攜帶

【單詞】present 名詞 ['preznt] n. 禮物

【單詞】balsam 名詞 ['b??ls?m] n. 香脂；產(chǎn)香油的樹；香膏

【單詞】syrup 名詞 ['s?r?p] n. 糖漿；甜而黏稠的汁液

【單詞】spices 原型：spice 名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式 [spa?s] n. 調(diào)味品；香料

【單詞】ladanum 名詞 ['l?d?n?m] n. (=labdanum)[化]巖薔薇；賴百當(dāng)

【單詞】pistachio 名詞 [p?'st??i??] n. [植]阿月渾子樹；阿月渾子果實（開心果）

【單詞】nuts 原型：nut 名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式 [n?t] n. 堅果；果仁

【單詞】almonds 原型：almond 名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式 ['ɑ?m?nd] n. 杏仁；扁桃；巴旦木

Take twice as much money with you, carrying back the money that was put in your sacks.

【譯】帶上兩倍的錢，把放在你們袋子里的錢拿回來。

【單詞】twice 副詞 [twa?s] adv. 兩倍

Perhaps it was a mistake. Take also your brother and go again to the man.

【譯】這或許是一個錯誤。也帶著你的兄弟再次去見那個人。

【單詞】Perhaps 原型：perhaps 副詞 [p?'h?ps] adv. 或許；也許

【單詞】mistake 名詞 [m?'ste?k] n. 錯誤；誤會；過失

May God Almighty grant that the man may be merciful to you and free Benjamin and your other brother.

【譯】愿全能的神能讓那人憐憫你們，釋放本杰明和你另一個弟兄。

【單詞】grant 動詞 [ɡr?nt] v. 授予；允許；同意

【單詞】merciful 形容詞 ['m??s?fl] adj. 仁慈的；寬大的

【專有名詞】God Almighty 全能真主；全能的神；全能的上帝

But if I am robbed of my sons, I am bereaved indeed!" So the men took the present and twice as much money and Benjamin, and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

【譯】但如果我的兒子們搶走了，我就真的失去了親人！”眾人就帶著禮物和兩倍的錢以及本杰明去埃及，站在約瑟夫面前。

【單詞】bereaved 原型：bereave 動詞過去分詞 [b?'ri?v] v. 剝奪；使喪失

【單詞】indeed 副詞 [?n'di?d] adv. 真正地；的確，確實