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TheGoodSamaritan

IntheUnitedStates,youmayfindalotofhospitalsnamed“GoodSamaritanHospital”,andsomeorganizationsalsonamed“GoodSamaritanSociety”.IntheUSA,thereisevenalawcall“GoodSamaritanLaw”.SamaritansareapeopleintheMideast,whydopeoplelovetouse“GoodSamaritan”astheirname?Nobodyuses“GoodAmerican”,“GoodChinese”,or“GoodBritish”asacompanynameororganizationname.Whatdoes“GoodSamaritan”mean?Whydoes“GoodSamaritan”becomeapopularnameinsomeEnglishspeakingcountries?Ifyouonlylookatthetwowords“Good”and“Samaritan”,theymaynotgiveyoumuchmeaning;butthereisastorybehindthesetwowords.Ifyoudon’tknowthestory,youmaynotfullyunderstandthemeaningof“GoodSamaritan”.YoumayfindthatstoryinthegospelofLuke,chapter10,verses25~37.Itsays:

gospel四福音书；Luke路加，基督教的圣名

OnedayanexpertinreligiouslawstooduptotestJesusbyaskinghimthisquestion:“Teacher,whatshouldIdotoinheriteternallife?”

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eternal[ɪˈtɚnəl]永恒的Jesusreplied,“WhatdoesthelawofMosessay?Howdoyoureadit?”Themananswered,“‘YoumustlovetheLordyourGodwithallyourheart,allyoursoul,allyourstrength,andallyourmind.’And,‘Loveyourneighborasyourself.’”“Right!”Jesustoldhim.“Dothisandyouwilllive!”Themanwantedtojustifyhisactions,soheaskedJesus,“Andwhoismyneighbor?”Jesusthenrepliedwithastory:“AJewishmanwastravelingonatripfromJerusalemtoJericho,andhewasattackedbybandits.Theystrippedhimofhisclothes,beathimup,andlefthimhalfdeadbesidetheroad.Bychanceapriestcamealong,butwhenhesawthemanlyingthere,hecrossedtotheothersideoftheroadandpassedhimby.ATempleassistantwalkedoverandlookedathimlyingthere,buthealsopassedbyontheotherside.

Jewish犹太人；Jerusalem[dʒəˈrusələm]耶路撒冷

Jericho（地名）杰里科；bandits强盗；priest神父ThenadespisedSamaritancamealong,andwhenhesawtheman,hefeltcompassionforhim.Goingovertohim,theSamaritansoothedhiswoundswitholiveoilandwineandbandagedthem.Thenheputthemanonhisowndonkeyandtookhimtoaninn,wherehetookcareofhim.Thenextdayhehandedtheinnkeepertwosilvercoins,tellinghim,‘Takecareofthisman.Ifhisbillrunshigherthanthis,I’llpayyouthenexttimeI’mhere.’“

soothe减轻痛苦；innkeeper旅店老板“Nowwhichofthesethreewouldyousaywasaneighbortothemanwhowasattackedbybandits?”Jesusasked.Themanreplied,“Theonewhoshowedhimmercy.”ThenJesussaid,“Yes,nowgoanddothesame.”耶稣用这个寓言说明，鉴别人的标准是人心而不是人的身份。犹太人自己的祭司和利未人虽然是神职人员但见死不