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    亲爱的小文:

    你注意到警察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。美国underworldslang把ladder叫做jacob,你知道是谁吗?

    jacobwasthesonofisaac,andthefatherofthe12sonswhofoundedthetwelvetribesofisrael,accordingtotheoldtestament。he波ughthisolderbrotheresausbirthrightwitha波wlofsavorystew(“messofpottage”)。later,jacobenforcedhisclaimbypretendingtohisblindandagedfatherthathehimselfwasesau。thus,heobtainedfromisaacthewordsofblessingisaachadmeantforesau。esauwassoangrythatjacobfledforhislife。

    onthewaytohisunclelaban,jacobsleptataplacecalledbethel,wherehedreamedofawonderfulladderbetweenheavenandearth。inthedream,godpromisedtoprotectandblesshimwhilehewasawayfromhome。muchencouraged,jacobtontolabanshome。therehefellonlovewithlabansdaughter,rachel。butlabanforcedjacobtomarryhidolderdaughter。leah,beforehecouldhaverachelforhiswife。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)。thepatriarchjacobfallsasleepandtheavision:“andhedreamed,andbeholdaladdersetupontheearth,andhetopofitreachedtoheaven;andbeholdtheangelsofgodascendinganddescendingonit。”

    jacobsladderhasbeenusedinatleasttwootherquiteearthlymeanings。asmallplantwithaflower-and-leafformationresemblingaladderbearsthisname。inengland,alsowhatweamericanscall“runs”inhosierywereformerlycalledjacobsladders。nowadaystheyaresimplyladders。

    jacobsladder可以登天,所以美国黑社会的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ladderlikeleaves。

    爸爸

    一九七五年十一月一日