The minister preached a sermon on the parable of the lost sheep.
牧师讲道时用了亡羊的比喻。
I launched into the parable, embellishing the story with invented dialogue and extra details.
我开始投入地讲这个寓言，编了些对话和额外细节为故事添油加醋。
I think the genius of this parable hinges on the fact that the servant who was only given one gold coin seems to be acting so perfectly reasonably.
我认为这则寓言的特别之处在于，那个只拿到一个金币的仆人的行为是很合理的。
So this is the parable of the talents.
这是关于才能的寓言。
How does this parable describe repentance?
这个比喻是如何描述悔改的？
Now God only knows what this parable actually means.
现在只有上帝知道这个寓言的原意是什么了。
The parable of Toyota may be that the tortoise became the hare.
这次经历中的丰田可能就像，在龟兔赛跑的寓言故事中它从乌龟的角色变成了兔子。
The parable of the unprofitable servant, the parable of the talents.
无益的仆人的寓言，才能的寓言。
This is what I tried to say by way of a parable or a song in The Echo.
这就是我通过一个比喻或是一首诗歌在《回声》中试图所说的。
Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
彼得说，主阿，这比喻是为我们说的呢，还是为众人呢。
And he said unto them, know ye not this parable? And how then will ye know all parables?
又对他们说，你们不明白这比喻吗。这样怎能明白一切的比喻呢。
On one level this parable shows the Baal Shem Tov's ambivalence about going to Palestine.
一方面这个寓言表现了巴尔·谢姆·托夫对去巴勒斯坦的矛盾心理。
Would having a relevant parable uppermost in their minds nudge participants into helping?
脑袋里想着这个寓言故事会促使受试者去帮助他人吗？
His disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."
他的门徒进前来说，请把田间稗子的比喻，讲给我们听。
Like a parable, this story can have a big impact if we have eyes to see and ears to hear.
如果我们的眼睛能够洞察，耳朵能够倾听，这个故事就会像寓言一样产生巨大的影响。
I explained to my friends what had puzzled me for some years in terms of the following parable.
我用一个比喻对这些朋友解释困扰了我好几年的问题。
The simplest way for us to determine the meaning of a parable is to follow three simple rules.
对于我们来说要确定比喻的意思，最简单的方法就是要遵循三个简单的规则。
The simplest way for us to determine the meaning of a parable is to follow three simple rules.
对于我们来说要确定比喻的意思，最简单的方法就是要遵循三个简单的规则。
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