英语词汇lazy as lawrence的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

lazy as Lawrence. What does a Roman judge do with a saint of a man who when told to bring forth the treasures of his church comes forward with all its poor people? The Romans under Emperor Valerian did not appreciate St. Lawrence’s phi- losophy, and this deacon to Pope Sixtus II (later St. Sixtus) soon followed his bishop to a martyr’s death in 258. The Romans burnt him alive on a gridiron over a slow fire, and legend has it that he addressed his torturers ironically with the words “I am roasted enough on this side, turn me round, and eat.” Over the years the legend has become more British and St. Lawrence’s words are now “Turn me around, for this side is quite done,” which is supposed to signify that the martyr was too lazy to move in the flames. More probably the expression lazy as Law- rence refers to the heat of St. Lawrence Day, August 10. In fact, the speech over the fire probably comes from a much older sto- ry told by Socrates and others about the Phrygian martyrs.

词汇	lazy as lawrence
词源	lazy as Lawrence. What does a Roman judge do with a saint of a man who when told to bring forth the treasures of his church comes forward with all its poor people? The Romans under Emperor Valerian did not appreciate St. Lawrence’s phi- losophy, and this deacon to Pope Sixtus II (later St. Sixtus) soon followed his bishop to a martyr’s death in 258. The Romans burnt him alive on a gridiron over a slow fire, and legend has it that he addressed his torturers ironically with the words “I am roasted enough on this side, turn me round, and eat.” Over the years the legend has become more British and St. Lawrence’s words are now “Turn me around, for this side is quite done,” which is supposed to signify that the martyr was too lazy to move in the flames. More probably the expression lazy as Law- rence refers to the heat of St. Lawrence Day, August 10. In fact, the speech over the fire probably comes from a much older sto- ry told by Socrates and others about the Phrygian martyrs.
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