| 释义 |
penaltyn. punishment 惩罚。
△ Rom.1.2.2:“In pen-alty alike，”（违犯时）受同样的惩罚。
Penalty of Adam: According to Christian tradition,when Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden,there were no seasons: it was perpetual spring.The change of seasons,introducing cold,etc. was part ofthe penalty which Adam’s sin (the Fall of Man) brought on himself and his posterity. 亚当的惩罚—指天气的变化。(据基督教传说：当亚当与夏娃住在伊甸园时，并没有季节变化，永远是春天。但亚当违犯上帝禁令（即所谓人的堕落）之后，作为对他和他的后代的一种惩罚，才有了四季变化，并随之有了寒冷等恶劣的天气。)
△As.2.1.5:“Here feel we but the penalty of Adam,/ The seasons’ difference，”在这里我们只感受到亚当的惩罚，季节的变化。 |