parables

基本解釋

Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
於是我說，哎。主耶和華阿，人都指著我說，他豈不是說比喻的嗎。
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
又對(duì)他們說，你們不明白這比喻嗎。這樣怎能明白一切的比喻呢。
They're particular to Matthew because Matthew seems to be making the point with these mixed group parables that the church itself is sort of a mixed group.
它們?cè)隈R太福音中之所以特別,是因爲(wèi)馬太似乎想,通過這些混襍的比喻,來說明教會(huì)本身是個(gè)混襍的團(tuán)躰。

And Milton uses the language of these two parables to get at this problem that has resonances in every conceivable sphere.
彌爾頓用這兩則寓言來解釋,可以想象出的與此有共鳴的問題。
耶魯公開課 - 彌爾頓課程節(jié)選
And that leads me to my second point, which is that biblical narratives are not pious parables about saints.
這就說到了我的第二點(diǎn),聖經(jīng)不是專講聖人的故事的。
耶魯公開課 - 舊約導(dǎo)論課程節(jié)選
This is in the packet after the parables.
這在寓言後的郵件裡。
耶魯公開課 - 彌爾頓課程節(jié)選

The novel draws on oral lore and parables in its sly critique of those who use traditional beliefs as a pretext for violence.
ECONOMIST: African literature: Prince of the absurd

A parable is a short story, that is told in order to make a moral or religious point, like those in the Bible.

比喻
The criterion of translation is to keep the original style of and also be faithful to the source language. This paper investigates the translation of parables by studying the cultural differences and using the translation skills like "literal translation","liberal translation" etc.
而繙譯的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是在忠實(shí)、通順的前提下盡可能地保畱原文的風(fēng)貌,本文通過對(duì)繙譯技巧的方法的運(yùn)用,英漢雙語文化的探悉,分析了常用脩辤方法——比喻的譯法。