The finger on the wall

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1、Thefingeronthewall学院:艺术与传媒学院班级：111201姓名：周泽民，邱智君学号：111201114，111201110     Thisidiomliterallymeans“thewallfinger”，andthefactmeaningis“asignorwarningofimpendingdisaster;asignthatsomethingbadwillhappen;afeelingthatone'snumberisupandsoon.However,weshouldunderstandthisidiom'sLanguageshellandconnotation

2、,Itbeginswith《TheBible》.Accordingto《Theoldtestament.Daniel》,itsfifthchapterdescribes:oneday,theBabyloniankingnamedBelshazerwasdrinkingwithhisministersinthepalace.Suddenly,amysteriousfingerappeared,whichfacedwithkingandwritesfourstrangewordsonthewallthatthepalaceoppositedthelampstand:MENE、MENE、TEKE

3、L、UPHARSING.Kingwasscared,nooneknewwhatwordsonthewallmeaned.Afterwards,kingturnedtocapturedJewishprophetforhelp,heknewthefourwordsmeanedthathewouldfacewithimminentdisaster,Jewishprophetsaid:“MENE:Godhadnumberedcountry'sdaysandthecountrywillperish.TEKEL:youhavebeenweighedonthescalesinordertoshowyou

4、rdebt.PERES:yourkingdomisdividedandgiventothemedesandpersians.Asexpected,whenBelshazerwaskilled,62-year-oldDariustheMedianreplaced.Finally,“thewallfinger”representstheomenofdeadbodyanddestructioncountry.