比喻的

Mr Putin compared the West to a "strict uncle in a pith helmet" telling other people how to live.

普金将西方比喻为一个"戴着遮阳帽的严肃大叔"告诉别人应该如何生活。

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man braught forth plentifully

恢复本 耶稣就告诉他们一个比喻，说，有一个财主的田地出产丰盛

He likened the Scriptures to "plumb bobs" for his heart.

他把圣经中的话比喻成他心灵的「铅锤」。

This can be likened to a loose pouch that is used to line the vagina.

这可以比喻为一个松散的邮袋是用来行阴道。

Arnold Prater has turned Paul's teaching into a parable: Once upon a time, he says, almost everybody was an ear.

阿诺德·普莱特曾改用一个比喻来说明保罗的教导：他说，从前，差不多人人都是耳朵。

This story is often called "the parable of the prodigal son."

这个故事往往被称为「浪子的比喻」。

EXAMPLE OF LIFE: Let us read the parable of the of the Pharisee and the Publican.

生活例子：让我们阅读法利塞人和税吏的比喻。

This figure of speech is plain and pungent.

这是个平凡而且发人深省的比喻。

Simon suggested it might be a reference to Mark IV, in which Jesus says he speaks in parables so that men may not understand.

西蒙建议，这个可能指的是圣经马可福音第4章的话，在那里，耶稣说，他讲话时使用比喻，所以有些人可能听不懂。

Hiroshima and Nagasaki are tropes for humanity. They take on a "universal referentiality."

广岛和长崎是人文主义的比喻，具有「普遍参考价值」。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。