約瑟夫熱心幫助他人 JOSEPH'S EAGERNESS TO HELP OTHERS

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JOSEPH'S EAGERNESS TO HELP OTHERS
【譯】約瑟夫熱心幫助他人

【單詞】EAGERNESS 原型：eagerness 名詞 ['iːgənɪs] n. 渴望；熱心
【單詞】HELP 原型：help 動詞 [help] v. 幫助
【單詞】OTHERS 原型：others 代詞 ['ʌðə(r)z] pron. 其他(人或物)

Joseph was taken down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an Egyptian, one of Pharaoh's officers, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites.
【譯】約瑟夫被帶到埃及，Potiphar是一個埃及人，他是法老的軍官之一，也是衛兵隊長，他把約瑟夫從以實瑪利人那裡買了過來。
【單詞】officers 原型：officer 名詞複數形式 ['ɔːfɪsər] n. 軍官；官員
【單詞】captain 名詞 ['kæptɪn] n. 首領；隊長
【單詞】guard 名詞 [ɡɑːd] n. 護衛隊；警衛
【單詞】bought 原型：buy 動詞過去式 [baɪ] v. 買
【專有名詞】Egypt 地名 ['iːdʒɪpt] n. 埃及
【專有名詞】Potiphar n. 波提乏(基督教《聖經·創世記》中埃及法老之護衛長)
【專有名詞】Egyptian 名詞 [i'dʒɪpʃn] n. 埃及人
【專有名詞】Pharaoh 名詞 ['feərəʊ] n. 法老
【專有名詞】Ishmaelites 原型：Ishmaelite 名詞複數形式 n. [聖經]以實瑪利人

When his master saw that Jehovah was with him and made everything succeed that he undertook, he trusted him and made him his own servant.
【譯】當約瑟夫的主人看見Jehovah與約瑟夫在一起，並使他所做的一切事都成功，就信任約瑟夫，讓他當自己的僕人。
【單詞】succeed 動詞 [sək'siːd] v. 成功

He also made him overseer of his household and placed all that he had in his care.
【譯】他也讓約瑟夫掌管他全家事務和他所有的一切東西。
【單詞】overseer 名詞 ['əʊvəsɪə] n. 監督人；工頭
【單詞】household 名詞 ['haʊshəʊld] n. 家庭；全家

From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's household for Joseph's sake, and the blessing of Jehovah was upon all that he had in the house and in the field.
【譯】從約瑟夫掌管他主人的全家事務和一切東西開始，Jehovah為了約瑟夫的緣故就保佑了這個埃及人的家，這份保佑普及他房子和田野裡的所有東西。
【短語】for Joseph's sake 原型：for one's sake 為 ... 起見，為了 ... 好；例句：There is nothing that I will not brave for your sake. 為了你，我什麼風險都願冒。
【單詞】blessed 原型：bless 動詞過去式 [bles] v. 保佑；祝福；賜福
【單詞】sake 名詞 [seɪk] n. 理由；緣故；利益
【單詞】blessing 名詞 ['blesɪŋ] n. 祝福；禱告
【單詞】field 名詞 [fiːld] n. 田地；田野

Potiphar left all that he had in Joseph's charge, and he knew nothing about his affairs except about the food which he ate.
【譯】Potiphar把他所有東西都交給約瑟夫管，除了自己吃的食物，他對其他事務都一無所知。
【單詞】charge 名詞 [tʃɑːrdʒ] n. 掌管
【單詞】affairs 原型：affair 名詞複數形式 [ə'feə] n. 事件；事務；事情
【單詞】except 介詞 [ɪk'sept] prep. 除了 ... 之外
【單詞】ate 原型：eat 動詞過去式 [iːt] v. 吃

And Joseph was handsome and attractive.
【譯】約瑟夫英俊迷人。
【單詞】handsome 形容詞 ['hænsəm] adj. 英俊的
【單詞】attractive 形容詞 [ə'træktɪv] adj. 有吸引力的；有魅力的

After these honors had come to Joseph, his master's wife tried to tempt him to be unfaithful to his trust.
【譯】約瑟夫得到這些榮譽後，他主人的妻子試圖誘使他背叛他主人的信任。
【語法】try to do sth. 設法做某事，盡力做某事；例句：He tried to finish the work ahead of time.他設法提前完成這件工作。try doing sth. 試著做某事；例句：Why not try going there by boat? 為什麼不試著乘船去那兒呢?
【單詞】honors 原型：honor 名詞複數形式 ['ɒnə] n. 榮譽；榮幸

But he refused, saying to her, "See, my master knows nothing about what I do in the house, and he has put all that he has in my charge.
【譯】他卻不肯，對她說：“看哪，我在家裡所做的事我主人都不知道，他把他一切的都交由我掌管。
【語法】what 常用來引導名詞性從句，即主語從句，賓語從句，表語從句和同位語從句。what在引導名詞性從句時有兩個重要的特點： 一是它在相應的名詞性從句中一定有含義，常表示“什麼”，“所...的”，“...的樣子”等； 二是它在相應的名詞性從句中一定做成分，而且常做主語，賓語或表語。例如：做句子的主語：What you have done might do harm to other people. 你所做的事情可能對其他人有害。 作句子的表語：He is not what he used to be. 他已不是從前的他了。
【單詞】refused 原型：refuse 動詞過去式 [rɪ'fjuːz] v. 拒絕

How then can I do this great wrong and sin against God?" Day after day she tempted Joseph, but he did not listen to her.
【譯】那麼，我怎麼能對上帝犯下這樣重大的錯誤和罪呢？”她日復一日誘惑約瑟夫，但他並不聽從她的話。
【短語】day after day 日復一日地；例句：The sun has been shining brightly day after day. 太陽日復一日地照耀著。

One day, however, when he went into the house to do his work and when none of the men of the household were at home, she caught hold of his garment and again tried to tempt him, but he left his garment in her hand and fled out of the house.
【譯】然而有一天，他在房子裡工作，房子裡的人都不在家，她抓住他的衣服，再次試圖誘惑他，但他脫下被她抓住的衣服，逃離了房子。
【短語】caught hold of 原型：catch hold of 抓住，捉住；例句：Catch hold of this rope when I throw it to you.我把繩子扔給你時，抓住它。
【單詞】however 副詞 [haʊ'evər] adv. 然而
【單詞】garment 名詞 ['ɡɑːmənt] n. 衣服
【單詞】fled 原型：flee 動詞過去式 [fliː] v. 逃走；逃離

She kept his garment by her until his master came home; then she said to him, "The Hebrew slave whom you have brought to us came to me to insult me; and when I cried aloud, he left his garment with me and fled."
【譯】她留著約瑟夫的衣服，等他主人一回家，她就對他主人說道：“你帶到我們這裡來的希伯來奴隸，到我這裡來侮辱我，我放聲大哭，他就把他的衣服留下然後逃走了。”
【時態】have(has) + 動詞的過去分詞 是動詞的“現在完成時”，這種時態主要用於表示 1.從過去某一事件發生到現在或將繼續持續下去；2.過去發生的事對現在造成的影響；3.表示現在已經完成的動作；例句：I have used this pen only three times. It is still good.這支鋼筆我只用過三次。它仍然是好的。

When Joseph's master heard what his wife said to him, he was very angry; and he took Joseph and put him into the prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept.
【譯】約瑟夫的主人聽見他妻子對他所說的話，非常生氣，就把約瑟夫送到監獄裡，那裡囚禁著國王的罪犯。
【單詞】angry 形容詞 ['æŋɡri] adj. 生氣的；憤怒的
【單詞】prison 名詞 ['prɪzn] n. 監獄
【單詞】prisoners 原型：prisoner 名詞複數形式 ['prɪznə] n. 囚犯

So he was left there in prison.
【譯】所以他被關在監獄裡。

But Jehovah was with Joseph and showed kindness to him and helped him to win the friendship of the keeper of the prison, so that he placed all the prisoners in Joseph's charge and made him responsible for whatever they did there.
【譯】但Jehovah和約瑟夫在一起，對他展現仁慈並幫助他贏得了監獄看守人的友誼，所以他把所有的囚犯都交給約瑟夫掌管，讓他負責囚犯們在那裡所做的一切。

After these things the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their master the king of Egypt, and Pharaoh was so angry with these two officers that he put them in the same prison where Joseph was.
【譯】這事以後，埃及國王的管家和麵包師得罪了他們的主人埃及國王，法老十分生氣，就把他們關進了約瑟夫所在的那個監獄。
【短語】so…that… 如此……以至於……；例句：She is so young that she can't look after herself 她太小了,不能照顧自己
【單詞】butler 名詞 ['bʌtlə] n. 男管家；僕役長
【單詞】baker 名詞 ['beɪkə] n. 麵包師
【單詞】offended 原型：offend 動詞過去式 [ə'fend] v. 冒犯

And the captain of the guard appointed Joseph to wait on them; and they stayed in prison for some time.
【譯】護衛長吩咐約瑟等候他們，他們就在監獄裡待了一段時間。

And the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were in the prison, both had dreams the same night, each with a different meaning.
【譯】埃及國王的管家和麵包師在監獄裡時在同一個晚上都做了夢，各有不同的意思。
【語法】sb., who ...，是定語從句，who後面的從句用來修飾前面的人物；
【單詞】dreams 原型：dream 名詞複數形式 [driːm] n. 夢
【單詞】different 形容詞 ['dɪfrənt] adj. 不同的

When Joseph came in to them in the morning, he saw plainly that they were sad.
【譯】當約瑟夫早晨去他們那裡的時候，很明顯看出他們很悲傷。
【單詞】plainly 副詞 ['pleɪnli] adv. 清晰地；明顯地
【單詞】sad 形容詞 [sæd] adj. 悲哀的；憂愁的；傷心的

So he asked Pharaoh's officers, "Why do you look so sad to-day?" They answered, "We have had a dream, and there is no one who can tell what it means." Then Joseph said to them, "Is not God the one who knows what dreams mean?
【譯】於是他問他們：“你今天為什麼看起來這麼傷心？”他們回答說：“我們做了一個夢，但是沒人能明白這夢是什麼意思。”約瑟夫對他們說：“上帝不是知道夢的意思嗎？”

Tell them to me, if you will."
【譯】如果你願意的話，告訴我。”

Then the chief butler told his dream to Joseph and said to him, "In my dream I saw a vine before me, and on the vine were three branches, and the buds put out blossoms, and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes.
【譯】管家將夢告訴約瑟夫，對他說：“我夢見我面前有一棵葡萄樹，葡萄樹上有三根枝條，蓓蕾開花，花簇結出成熟的葡萄。
【短語】put out 長出，發出；例句：The freighter has put out to sea. 貨輪已經出海。
【短語】brought forth 原型：bring forth 產生；例句：These efforts will surely bring forth good fruit. 這些努力必將產生好的結果。
【單詞】vine 名詞 [vaɪn] n. 藤；蔓；葡萄樹
【單詞】branches 原型：branch 名詞複數形式 [brɑːntʃ] n. 分支；樹枝
【單詞】buds 原型：bud 名詞複數形式 [bʌd] n. 芽；花蕾
【單詞】blossoms 原型：blossom 名詞複數形式 ['blɒsəm] n. 花
【單詞】clusters 原型：cluster 名詞複數形式 ['klʌstə] n. 群；簇；叢；串
【單詞】ripe 形容詞 [raɪp] adj. 成熟的；熟的
【單詞】grapes 原型：grape 名詞複數形式 [ɡreɪp] n. 葡萄

Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and squeezed the juice into his cup and gave the cup to Pharaoh."
【譯】我手裡拿著法老的杯子，拿著葡萄把汁擠到法老的杯裡，然後把杯子給他。”
【單詞】squeezed 原型：squeeze 動詞過去式 [skwiːz] v. 擠壓；壓榨
【單詞】juice 名詞 [dʒuːs] n. 果汁

Then Joseph said to him, "This is what it means: the three branches are three days.
【譯】約瑟夫對他說：“這個夢的意思是，三根枝條意味著三天。

Within three days Pharaoh will let you out of prison and restore you to your office, and you will give Pharaoh's cup into his hand as you used to do when you were his butler.
【譯】三日之內，法老必把你從監裡救出來，使你回到你的辦公室，你會把法老的杯子遞給他，正如你從前做管家的時候那樣。
【單詞】Within 原型：within 介詞 [wɪ'ðɪn] prep. 在(某段時間、距離或範圍)內；在…裡面
【單詞】restore 動詞 [rɪ'stɔː] v. 恢復；復原

When the chief baker saw that the meaning of the butler's dream was good, he said to Joseph, "I also saw something in my dream: there were three baskets of white bread on my head, and in the upper basket there were all kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, and the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head." Joseph answered, "This is what it means: the three baskets are three days; within three days Pharaoh will take off your head and hang you on a tree, and the birds shall eat your flesh."
【譯】當面包師看到管家的夢所代表的意義是好的，就對約瑟夫說，“我在夢中也看到些東西：有三筐白麵包在我頭上，最上面的筐子裡有各種各樣為法老烤的食物，而且鳥兒在吃筐子裡的東西。”約瑟夫說，“這個夢的意思是：三個筐子意味著三天；三天之內，法老將砍下你的頭，把你掛在樹上，鳥兒會吃你的肉。”
【短語】take off 拿下，去除；例句：His leg had to be taken off above the knee. 他的一條腿從膝蓋以上截去了。
【單詞】baskets 原型：basket 名詞複數形式 ['bɑːskɪt] n. 籃；簍；筐
【單詞】upper 形容詞 ['ʌpə] adj. 較高的；上面的；上部的

Now on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his servants.
【譯】到了第三日，這天是法老的生日，他為他的僕人們做了一頓筵席。
【語法】sth., which ...，是定語從句，which後面的從句用來修飾前面的事物
【單詞】birthday 名詞 ['bɜːθdeɪ] n. 生日
【單詞】feast 名詞 [fiːst] n. 宴會；酒席
【單詞】servants 原型：servant 名詞複數形式 ['sɜːvənt] n. 僕人

Then he set free the chief butler and the chief baker.
【譯】然後他釋放了管家和麵包師。
【短語】set free 釋放；例句：The prisoner had hopes that he might be set free. 這個囚犯希望能獲得釋放。

He restored the chief butler to his office, so that he again gave the cup to Pharaoh; but the chief baker he hanged, as Joseph had told them.
【譯】他讓管家又回到了自己的辦公室，管家又像以前一樣給法老遞水，但卻把麵包師吊起來，就像之前約瑟夫所說的那樣。

Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
【譯】然而，管家卻不記得約瑟夫，把他給忘了。
【單詞】forgot 原型：forget 動詞過去式 [fə'ɡet] v. 忘記

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