雙語常用典故： The Salt of the Earth 社會中堅;民族精華;優(yōu)秀份子

雙語常用典故： The Salt of the Earth 社會中堅;民族精華;優(yōu)秀份子

The Salt of the Earth 這個成語，字面意思“世上的鹽”

鹽是飲食中不可缺少的調(diào)味品，人體若缺鹽，健康就會受到影響，出現(xiàn)種種疾病。鹽還有殺菌、解毒、 消炎、除污等多種功用，它既是“百藥之王”，又是工業(yè)之母，確是值得珍視的東西。在許多民族的習(xí)俗匯總， 鹽被當作敬客的高貴禮品。

The Salt of the Earth 一詞出自《圣經(jīng)》，據(jù)《新約。馬太福音》（Matthew）第５長記載：耶穌對他的門徒說:"Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? " 在這里，salt 用于轉(zhuǎn)義，表示 flavor；of the earth 即 of the world。這是耶穌登山垂訓(xùn)論"福"，所講福音結(jié)尾的話，他把門徒比做“世上的鹽”，這是極高的稱贊。這句話在后世不斷引用變成了一個典故性成語，轉(zhuǎn)義為 the most valuable members of society; the finest type of humanity; a person or a group of people having the best character 之 意

Eg: He does a lot of good jobs and is considered to be the salt of the world.

You all are the salt of the earth. Our hope is placed on you.