今天读报看到这么一句话： ...China's anti-secession law would give Europe a "fig leaf" that would enable it to retreat (from lifting arms embargo on China) with honour intact. 想起在圣经里的一段情节，当夏娃听从了蛇的话偷吃了禁果，看得出自己是赤裸的，于是用无花果叶缝在一起裹在腰间遮羞。（Genesis 3:7）原文是这样的：Then the eyes of both of them became opened and they began to realize that they were naked. Hence they sewed fig leaves together and made loin coverings for themselves.