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你该把炉灰扒出来。 You should scrape the ashes out from the furnace. | ||
将炉灰从炉中耙出是他的职责。 It is his duty to rake the ashes out of the stove. | ||
岂是叫人垂头像苇子，用麻布和炉灰铺在他以下吗。 A day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? | ||
如果你在户外生火或烧烤，一定要小心，离开前一定要确保炉灰是冷的。 Be careful if you have an outdoor fire or barbecue — make sure ashes are cold before leaving. | ||
小傻瓜回答说：“我只有炉灰烤饼和酸啤酒；如果你愿意的话，我们可以坐下来吃。” Dummling answered: "I have only cinder-cake and sour beer; if that pleases you, we will sit down and eat." | ||
这种做法是源自于，旧约经文中所提到的使用炉灰与衰老或死亡(创世纪18.27)，悲伤或哀悼(以斯帖记4.3)，和忏悔(约拿书3.6)的连结。 This practice derived from Old Testament passages that mention the use of ashes in connection with frailty or death (Genesis 18.27), sadness or mourning (Esther 4.3), and repentance (Jonah 3.6). | ||
