约瑟 Joseph
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《旧约》中,牧首雅各与其妻拉结之子。约瑟最得父亲宠爱,他获赠一件耀眼的“彩衣”(coat of many colors,原字面意义为“长袖外衣”〔coat with flowing sleeves〕),令兄长们十分嫉妒。兄长们将约瑟卖往埃及当奴隶,但跟雅各说约瑟遭野兽所害。在埃及,由于解梦的能力,以及取得谷物补给让埃及度过饥荒,约瑟受到了法老赏识且担任高官。当饥荒迫使雅各派遣儿子们到埃及购买谷物,家族与约瑟和解,并定居埃及。约瑟的故事,记载于〈创世记〉第37~50章,描写了以色列民族的留存,开启以色列人在埃及的历史,〈出埃及记〉继续了这段历史。

In the Old Testament1, the son of the patriarch Jacob and his wife, Rachel. He was favored by his father, and his brothers became bitterly jealous when he was given a resplendent “coat of many colors” (literally, coat with flowing sleeves). They sold him into slavery in Egypt, telling Jacob he had been killed by a wild beast. In Egypt Joseph gained favor with the pharaoh and rose to high office, owing to his ability to interpret dreams, and his acquisition of grain supplies enabled Egypt to withstand a famine. When famine forced Jacob to send his sons to Egypt to buy grain, the family was reconciled with Joseph and settled there. The story of Joseph, told in Genesis 37-50, depicts2 the preservation3 of Israel and begins the history of the Israelites in Egypt that is continued in Exodus4.



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1 testament yyEzf     
n.遗嘱;证明
参考例句:
  • This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
  • It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明,编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。
2 depicts fd8ee09c0b2264bb6b44abf7282d37f6     
描绘,描画( depict的第三人称单数 ); 描述
参考例句:
  • The book vividly depicts French society of the 1930s. 这本书生动地描绘了20 世纪30 年代的法国社会。
  • He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively. 他只描写人生肮脏和庸俗的一面。
3 preservation glnzYU     
n.保护,维护,保存,保留,保持
参考例句:
  • The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。
  • The picture is in an excellent state of preservation.这幅画保存得极为完好。
4 exodus khnzj     
v.大批离去,成群外出
参考例句:
  • The medical system is facing collapse because of an exodus of doctors.由于医生大批离去,医疗系统面临崩溃。
  • Man's great challenge at this moment is to prevent his exodus from this planet.人在当前所遇到的最大挑战,就是要防止人从这个星球上消失。
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