亲爱的小文：

你注意到警察局里消防车上的云梯（dder）了吗？那种梯子升起来很高，可高出一百英尺。美国underworldsng把dder叫做jacob，你知道是谁吗？

jacobwashesonofisaac,andhefaherofhe12sonswhofoundedhewelveribesofisrael,accordingoheoldesamenheboughhisolderbroheresausbirhrighwihabowlofsavorysew（“messofpoage”）er,jacobenforcedhiscimbypreendingohisblindandagedfaherhahehimselfwasesauhus,heobainedfromisaachewordsofblessingisaachadmeanforesauesauwassoangryhajacobfledforhislife

onhewayohisuncleban,jacobslepaapcecalledbehel,wherehedreamedofawonderfuldderbeweenheavenandearhinhedream,godpromisedoproecandblesshimwhilehewasawayfromhomemuchencouraged,jacobwenonobanshomeherehefellonlovewihbansdaugher,rachelbubanforcedjacobomarryhidolderdaugherleah,beforehecouldhaverachelforhiswifeaferworking20yearsforban,jacoblefforhome

onheway,jacobprayedallnighunilgodreassuredhimhaesauwouldsparehislifeesaumehimwihforgiveness,andheyparedgoodfriendsjacobspenhissyearsinegyp,wherehissonjosephbroughhimolive

esauwashesonofisaacandrebecca,andwinbroherofjacobinhebibleheisamaincharacerinmanysoriesfoundingenesis2533hebesknownarejacobscheainghimouofhisbirhrighfora“messofpoage”（gen25：2734）,andhelossofhisblessinghroughheploingofhismoherandbroher（gen27）esauwasreconciledojacobaferheersreurnopalesine20yearser

biblicalhisoryregardsesauashefounderofheedomienaion

jacob就是现在以色列（israel）人的老老老老老老老老老老……老祖宗。

messofpoage就是“因小失大”、“得不偿失”、“划不来”的意思。

ajacobsdderisaddermadeofropeorcable,usuallywihwoodenrungsiisdroppedoverhesideofashipoenablepeopleoascendfromordescendosmallboasalongsideharborpilosusuallycomeaboardviaajacobsdder

hejacobsddergesisnamefromanincideninhebookofgenesis（28：12）hepariarchjacobfallsasleepandheavision：“andhedreamed,andbeholdadderseuponheearh,andheopofireachedoheaven；andbeholdheangelsofgodascendinganddescendingoni”

jacobsdderhasbeenusedinaleaswooherquieearhlymeaningsasmallpnwihaflowerandleafformaionresemblingadderbearshisnameinengnd,alsowhaweamericanscall“runs”inhosierywereformerlycalledjacobsddersnowadaysheyaresimplydders

jacobsdder可以登天，所以美国黑社会的hievesin（盗贼的隐语，切口）就把梯子叫jacob。

植物里头花葱属（polemoniums）中的一种就叫jacobsdder，因为它们有dderlikeleaves。

爸爸

一九七五年十一月一日