英语词汇jacob-s ladder的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	jacob-s ladder
词源	Jacob’s ladder. A Jacob’s ladder is a ship’s wood-runged rope or chain ladder primarily used to let people ascend from or de- scend to smaller boats alongside. The name is also given to a steep flight of steps up a cliff, an herb or flower in the shape of a ladder, and a burglar’s ladder. All take their name from the ladder seen by the biblical patriarch Jacob in a vision (Gen. 28:12–13), the ladder in the dream symbolizing the hopes of Jacob for his descendants.
随便看	don’t bogart that joint don’t change horses in midstream don’t come the acid don’t count on rain when it-s needed ‘til it-s floatin’ chips up around your belly button don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched don’t do anything i wouldn’t do don’t even think about it don’t fence me in don’t fix it if it-s not broke don’t get your bowels in an uproar don’t get your knickers in a twist don’t give a rap don’t give holy things to hounds don’t give up the ship don’t go shootin’ all the dogs ’cause one has fleas don’t go to the bad for the shadow of an ass don’t have a clue don’t hurry hopkins don’t know him from adam don’t let money burn a hole in your pocket don’t like the cut of his jib don’t look a gift horse in the mouth don’t look back something might be gaining on you don’t look now don’t make two bites of a cherry

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