Ezekiel 以西结书15

15The word of the LORD came to me:
2"Son of man, how is the wood of a vine better than that of a branch on any of the trees in the forest?
3Is wood ever taken from it to make anything useful? Do they make pegs¹ from it to hang things on?
4And after it is thrown on the fire as fuel and the fire burns both ends and chars² the middle, is it then useful for anything?
5If it was not useful for anything when it was whole, how much less can it be made into something useful when the fire has burned it and it is charred³?
6"Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: As I have given the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest as fuel for the fire, so will I treat the people living in Jerusalem.
7I will set my face against them. Although they have come out of the fire, the fire will yet consume them. And when I set my face against them, you will know that I am the LORD .
8I will make the land desolate⁴ because they have been unfaithful, declares the Sovereign LORD ."

1 pegs   

n.衣夹( peg的名词复数 )；挂钉；系帐篷的桩；弦钮v.用夹子或钉子固定( peg的第三人称单数 )；使固定在某水平

参考例句：

• She hung up the shirt with two (clothes) pegs. 她用两只衣夹挂上衬衫。 来自辞典例句
• The vice-presidents were all square pegs in round holes. 各位副总裁也都安排得不得其所。 来自辞典例句

2 chars   

abbr.characters （复数）角色，人物（剧本中用语）v.把…烧成炭，把…烧焦( char的第三人称单数 )；烧成炭，烧焦；做杂役女佣

参考例句：

• Test#2 covering Sounds and Symbols, Unit1 and Unit2, CharsPreview Chars2. 第二次考试的涵盖内容有：“语音及符号”课、元一、元二和识字课一。预习识字课二。 来自互联网
• Practicing conversational material with Chinese guests. Chars4.4, ' Talking about characters' and other discussion. 和中国友人进行交流并以此练习会话材料，学习识字课四的第4.4章“聊汉字”，并作其他相关讨论。 来自互联网

3 charred   

v.把…烧成炭( char的过去式)；烧焦

参考例句：

• the charred remains of a burnt-out car 被烧焦的轿车残骸
• The intensity of the explosion is recorded on the charred tree trunks. 那些烧焦的树干表明爆炸的强烈。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 desolate   

adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂

参考例句：

• The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
• We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。