Chapter One Where do All the Allusions Come from／1

I．What Is an Allusion?  ／1

1．Definition of Allusion／1

2．Key Elements of Allusions  ／1

3．Quotes about Allusions／2

II．What Are the Major Categories of Allusions?／3

1．Historical--Religious／Mythological--Literary Allusions／3

2．Allusions to Events—Allusions to Quotes  ／4

3．Classical A11usions—Modern Allusions  ／8

III．Why do Writers and Poets Like to Use Allusions?／9

1．Examples from Miscellaneous Literary Works  ／9

2．Case Study：The Isles of Greece by Lord Byron／11

3．Major Purposes of Using Allusions in Literature／14

IV．Do People Use Allusions in Daily Communication?／17

Most Popular Allusions in Common Speech／1 8

V．How do Allusions Travel between English and Chinese?／20

1．Literal Translation／20

2．Substitutes  ／23

3．Free Translation  ／24

4．Omissions／25

Chapter Two The Bible／29

I．About the Bible／29

1．Basic Facts／29

2．Additional Facts／32

3．Quiz／33

II．Quotes on the Bible／34

Ⅲ．In．class Reading Materials from the Bible／335

1．Passages

Passage One Seven Days of the Creation of the World／35

Passage Two Man’s  Original Sin and the Loss of Paradise／39

Passage Three The Tower of Babel／42

Passage Four The Ten Commandments／43

Passage Five Solomon’s Wisdom／47

Passage Six The Birth of the Messiah／49

Passage Seven The Good Samaritan／53

2．Language in the Bible／54

IV．Discussions on the Bible／63

1．Comparative Study／63

2．Inconsistencies in the Bible  ／67

3．Surviving on Noah’S Ark／69

4．Different Voices／69

V．Fun Stuff／71

1．Jokes／71

2．Cartoon Comics／76

3．Riddles／77

4．Funny Bible Facts／78

5．Ten Misconceptions About the Bible／78