authentic, author, authority, authorize

authority的词源: opinion, decision, power.

Scripture or the scriptures refers to writings that are regarded as holy in a particular religion, for example the Bible in Christianity. 唐三藏取的是《真经》。

authentic: 1. known to be true or genuine; 2. trustworthy; reliable

以前圣经只有拉丁文版没有英文版。经过激烈的斗争，The King James Version (KJV), commonly known as the Authorized Version (AV) or King James Bible (KJB), is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England begun in 1604 and completed in 1611.

author的古意很厉害：father, creator, one who brings about, one who makes or creates sb/sth.

来自人人皆可编辑的百度百科：

• “历史是由胜利者书写的，但事实真相只有亲历者才知道。” 一个德国纳粹说的。
• 1955年1月号的《哲学研究》杂志刊登了冯友兰的一篇文章《哲学史与政治——论胡适哲学史工作和他底反动的政治路线底关系》，其中有一段说：“实用主义者的胡适，本来认为历史是可以随便摆弄的。历史像个‘千依百顺的女孩子’，是可以随便装扮涂抹的。”
• “欲知平直，则必准绳；欲知方圆，则必规矩”出自战国时期秦国相国吕不韦与其门客编著的《吕氏春秋》。

ruler: 1. 尺子; 2. 统治者  college-ruled notebook 不是大学指定的笔记本

rein: 1. 缰绳; 2. 掌权，the reins of government/office/power

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