In becoming a doctor like his father Jacob had really just followed the line of least resistance.
雅各布像他父亲一样当了医生，的确是走了最便当的路。
Jacob was at his best in the role of Shylock; he did not merely act; he lived the part.
雅各布最擅长扮演夏洛克这个角色，他不仅是在演戏，而是把角色演活了。
The Hebrew people, past, present, and future, regarded as the chosen people of God by virtue of the covenant of Jacob.
上帝的选民希伯来民族，希伯来人的过去、现在和将来，被看作是上帝凭借着雅各的契约而选中的民族
