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first-bornn. first-born of Egypt: a Biblical reference (Exodus 11:5,12:29): when Pharaoh refused to let the Israelitesleave Egypt,God killed“all the first-born in the landof Egypt”. But here Jaques alludes to the Duke Senioras the “first-born”of the two brothers埃及的长子,圣经典故(见《出埃及记》第11章第5节,第12章第29节):法老王不许以色列人离开埃及,上帝就杀死了“埃及土地上的一切长子”但杰奎斯在此所指的是老公爵,因为他在两兄弟中是“长子”。 △As.2.5.60:“I’ll go sleep,if I can; if I cannot,I’llrail against all the first-born of Egypt.”我若能睡得成,我要去睡了;我若睡不成,我就要嘲骂埃及的一切长子。 |