grail

基本解釋

But when we did the Holy Grail we knew it was a good story that everyone recognises.
但是當我們演繹《圣杯》時，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)這是一個每個人都認可的好故事。
In the tales of King Arthur and his knights, one recurring story is the quest for the Holy Grail.
在亞瑟王和他的圓桌騎士的傳說中，一個經(jīng)久傳頌的故事便是尋找圣杯。
Many Cups indicate fortunate circumstances and ultimately a happy ending, especially if the Grail [Ace of Cups] is among them.
很多圣杯牌表示幸運的情況和最終的幸福結(jié)果，特別是如果圣杯首牌出現(xiàn)的話。
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It's the Grail; it's the cup of the Last Supper.
它是一個圣杯;,它是最后的晚餐里的杯子。
耶魯公開課 - 現(xiàn)代詩歌課程節(jié)選
..I have kept hidden in the instep arch Of an old cedar at the waterside A broken drinking goblet like the Grail Under a spell so the wrong ones can't find it, So can't get saved as Saint Mark says they mustn't.
我還保存著一只壞了的高腳酒杯,埋在水邊的一棵老樹底下,像受了符咒的圣杯,使壞人找不到，如圣馬可所說：他們因此不能得救。
耶魯公開課 - 現(xiàn)代詩歌課程節(jié)選

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The Grail or the Holy Grail is the cup that was used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper. In medieval times, many people tried to find the Grail without success.
If you describe something as a grail or a holy grail, you mean that someone is trying very hard to obtain or achieve it.