坐牢家爸爸给女儿的八十封信（李敖）,登天梯-阿珂小说网

书号:43593 时间:2017/11/7 字数:2434

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　　亲爱的小文：

　　你注意到‮察警‬局里消防车上的云梯（ladder）了吗？那种梯子升起来很⾼，可⾼出一百英尺。‮国美‬underworldslang把ladder叫做Jacob，你知道是谁吗？

　　JacobwasthesonofIsaac，andthefatherofthe12sonswhofoundedtheTwelveTribesofIsrael，accordingtotheOldTestament。He波ughthisolderbrotherEsausbirthrightwitha波wlofs‮va‬orystew（“messofpottage”）。Later，JacobenforcedhisclaimbypretendingtohisblindandagedfatherthathehimselfwasEsau。Thus，heobtainedfromIsaacthewordsofblessingIsaachadmeantforEsau。EsauwassoangrythatJacobfledforhislife。

　　OnthewaytohisuncleLaban，JacobsleptataplacecalledBethel，wherehedreamedofawonderfulladderbetweenhe‮va‬enandearth。Inthedream，Godpromisedtoprotectandblesshimwhilehewasawayfromhome。Muchencouraged，JacobtontoLabanshome。TherehefellonlovewithLabansdaughter，Rachel。ButLabanforcedJacobtomarryhidolderdaughter。Leah，beforehecouldh‮va‬eRachelforhiswife。Afterworking20yearsforLaban，Jacobleftforhome。

　　Ontheway，JacobprayedallnightuntilGodreassuredhimthatEsauwouldsparehislife。Esaumethimwithforgiveness，andtheypartedgoodfriends。JacobspenthislastyearsinEgypt，wherehissonJosephb⾁ghthimtolive。

　　EsauwasthesonofIsaacandRebecca，andtwinbrotherofJacobintheBible。HeisamaincharacterinmanystoriesfoundinGenesis25-33。ThebestknownareJacobscheatinghi摸utofhisbirthrightfora“messofpottage”（Gen。25：27-34），andthelossofhisblessingth⾁ghtheplottingofhis摸therandbrother（Gen。27）。EsauwasreconciledtoJacobafterthelattersreturntoPalestine20yearslater。

　　BiblicalhistoryregardsEsauasthefounderoftheEdomitenation。

　　Jacob就是现在以⾊列（Israel）人的老老老老老老老老老老…老祖宗。

　　Messofpottage就是“因小失大”、“得不偿失”、“划不来”的意思。

　　AJacobsladderisaladdermadeofropeorcable，usuallywithwoodenrungs。Itisdroppedoverthesideofashiptoenablepeopletoascendfro摸rdescendtosmall波atsalongside。Har波rpilotsusuallycomea波ardviaaJacobsladder。

　　TheJacobsladdergetsitsnamefromanincidentintheBookofGenesis（28：12）。ThepatriarchJacobfallsasleepandthe‮va‬ision：“Andhedreamed，andbeholdaladdersetupontheearth，andhetopofitreachedtohe‮va‬en；andbeholdtheangelsofGodascendinganddescendingonit。”

　　Jacobsladderhasbeenusedinatleasttwootherquiteearthlymeanings。Asmallplantwithaflower-and-leafformationresemblingaladderbearsthisname。InEngland，alsowhatweAmericanscall“runs”inhosierywereformerlycalledJacobsladders。Nowadaystheyaresimplyladders。

　　Jacobsladder可以登天，所以‮国美‬黑社会的thievesLatin（盗贼的隐语，切口）就把梯子叫Jacob。

　　植物里头花葱属（pole摸niums）中的一种就叫Jacobsladder，因为它们有ladderlikele‮va‬es。

　　爸爸

　　一九七五年十一月一⽇

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亲爱的小文：　　你注意到‮察警‬局里消防车上的云梯（ladder）了吗？那种梯子升起来很⾼，可⾼出一百英尺。‮国美‬underworldslang把ladder叫做Jacob，你知道是谁吗？　　JacobwasthesonofIsaac，andthefatherofthe12sonswhofoundedtheTwelveTribesofIsrael，accordingtotheOldTestament。He波ughthisolderbrotherEsausbirthrightwitha波wlofs‮va‬orystew（“messofpottage”）。Later，JacobenforcedhisclaimbypretendingtohisblindandagedfatherthathehimselfwasEsau。Thus，heobtainedfromIsaacthewordsofblessingIsaachadmeantforEsau。EsauwassoangrythatJacobfledforhislife。　　OnthewaytohisuncleLaban，JacobsleptataplacecalledBethel，wherehedreamedofawonderfulladderbetweenhe‮va‬enandearth。Inthedream，Godpromisedtoprotectandblesshimwhilehewasawayfromhome。Muchencouraged，JacobtontoLabanshome。TherehefellonlovewithLabansdaughter，Rachel。ButLabanforcedJacobtomarryhidolderdaughter。Leah，beforehecouldh‮va‬eRachelforhiswife。Afterworking20yearsforLaban，Jacobleftforhome。　　Ontheway，JacobprayedallnightuntilGodreassuredhimthatEsauwouldsparehislife。Esaumethimwithforgiveness，andtheypartedgoodfriends。JacobspenthislastyearsinEgypt，wherehissonJosephb⾁ghthimtolive。　　EsauwasthesonofIsaacandRebecca，andtwinbrotherofJacobintheBible。HeisamaincharacterinmanystoriesfoundinGenesis25-33。ThebestknownareJacobscheatinghi摸utofhisbirthrightfora“messofpottage”（Gen。25：27-34），andthelossofhisblessingth⾁ghtheplottingofhis摸therandbrother（Gen。27）。EsauwasreconciledtoJacobafterthelattersreturntoPalestine20yearslater。　　BiblicalhistoryregardsEsauasthefounderoftheEdomitenation。　　Jacob就是现在以⾊列（Israel）人的老老老老老老老老老老…老祖宗。　　Messofpottage就是“因小失大”、“得不偿失”、“划不来”的意思。　　AJacobsladderisaladdermadeofropeorcable，usuallywithwoodenrungs。Itisdroppedoverthesideofashiptoenablepeopletoascendfro摸rdescendtosmall波atsalongside。Har波rpilotsusuallycomea波ardviaaJacobsladder。　　TheJacobsladdergetsitsnamefromanincidentintheBookofGenesis（28：12）。ThepatriarchJacobfallsasleepandthe‮va‬ision：“Andhedreamed，andbeholdaladdersetupontheearth，andhetopofitreachedtohe‮va‬en；andbeholdtheangelsofGodascendinganddescendingonit。” 　　Jacobsladderhasbeenusedinatleasttwootherquiteearthlymeanings。Asmallplantwithaflower-and-leafformationresemblingaladderbearsthisname。InEngland，alsowhatweAmericanscall“runs”inhosierywereformerlycalledJacobsladders。Nowadaystheyaresimplyladders。　　Jacobsladder可以登天，所以‮国美‬黑社会的thievesLatin（盗贼的隐语，切口）就把梯子叫Jacob。　　植物里头花葱属（pole摸niums）中的一种就叫Jacobsladder，因为它们有ladderlikele‮va‬es。　　爸爸　　一九七五年十一月一⽇