汽车向东一驶出古朴凝重的耶路撒冷城,大自然便放纵地列开它那荒凉、贫瘠的胸襟。两旁低矮圆浑的石丘和远处光秃起伏的地平线淹没在一团死寂、单调、广袤的枯黄色之中,几处裸露的碎石在烈日下反射出白花花的刺眼光芒。据《圣经·出埃及记》记载,以色列本是“一片流奶与蜜之地”。它因地处欧、亚、非三洲的会合处,受到古代东西方文化 As the car sailed eastward out of the quaint ancient city of Jerusalem, nature would indulge its desolate, barren mind. The low, muddy hilly beacons and the distant, undulating horizon were submerged in a dull, monotonous, vast, yellowish sky. Several exposed gravel reflected the dazzling white flowers in the hot sun. According to “Bible Exodus” records, Israel was “a place flowing milk and honey.” It is located in the meeting place of Europe, Asia and Africa and is influenced by the ancient Eastern and Western cultures