(续上)毛毛细雨连土块底下的种子也有益,因它无处不到,又不伤损。革玛拉问「毛毛细雨」一词何意,答:是「起来吧,犁沟」的缩合。拉瓦 用同一比喻说:这位学者如同土块底下的种子,一旦发芽,就不断长大。
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而毛毛细雨,连对土块底下的种子也有益处,因为它无处不到,又不造成任何损害。
and drizzle [urpila] is even beneficial to a seed [partzida] under a clod of earth, as it can reach anywhere without causing any harm.
「毛毛细雨」原文 עוּרְפִּילָא,「种子」原文 פַּרְצִידָא。
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革玛拉问:「毛毛细雨」这个词是什么意思?
The Gemara asks: What is the meaning of the word drizzle?
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革玛拉解释:它是「起来吧,犁沟」这一语的缩合。
The Gemara explains: It is a contraction of the phrase: Arise, furrows [uru pilei].
「起来吧,犁沟」原文 עוּרוּ פִּילֵי,与「毛毛细雨」音近为训。
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革玛拉又引 拉瓦 用同一比喻所说的另一句话。
And the Gemara cites another saying in which Rava uses the same imagery.
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拉瓦 说:这位妥拉学者如同土块底下的一粒种子,因为他一旦发芽、开始成长,就不断地发芽,他的伟大也日益增加。
Rava said: This Torah scholar [tzurva] is like a seed under a clod of earth, as once he sprouts and begins to develop, he continues to sprout and his greatness increases.
「学者」原文 צוּרְבָּא。