据《圣经》记载:古巴比伦人想建造一个能接近上帝的高塔,上帝认为他们过于狂妄,便惩罚了他们。惩罚的方法很奇特:上帝混乱了他们的语言,使他们各操方言,相互不能交流,于是也就没有办法合作建造高塔了。其实,上帝对人的惩罚不仅仅只有这一个例子,其中用意最严厉的,当数把人类分成男人和女人。 According to the Bible, ancient Babylonians want to build a tower that is close to God, and God thinks they are too arrogant to punish them. The method of punishment is peculiar: God has confused their language so that they can not communicate with each other, and there is no way to co-operate in building the tower. In fact, God’s punishment of people is not just an example. The most severe of these is the division of human beings into men and women.