The witch that came To wash the steps with pail and rag Was once the beauty Abishag, The picture pride of Hollywood.

向我们走来的女巫,提着水桶和抹布擦洗台阶,她曾经像亚比沙一样美，好莱坞里最值得骄傲的记忆。

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And so here in Exodus, we find that just as the nation of Israel is coming into existence, just as the Israelites are making the transition from a nomadic existence to a more settled way of life ultimately in their own land, there seems to be a collective memory of a similar change in her religion.

所以在《出埃及记》中，我们可以看到,以色列作为一个国家即将诞生，就像犹太人,从游牧的生活方式,向更安定生活的转变,就像在宗教中同一个改变中的共同记忆。

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