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Ten Commandments, the

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++the Ten CommandmentsˌTen Comˈmandments, the  according to the Old Testament of the Bible, the set of rules that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai, in order to tell people how they should behave. They are supposed to have been written on two stone tablets (=flat pieces of stone) and they appear in the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic religions. The ten rules include ‘Thou shalt not kill’ and ‘Thou shalt not steal’. A set of basic rules is sometimes called the ‘Ten Commandments 十诫〔《圣经旧约》中记载的上帝在西奈山上晓谕摩西、规定世人行为的一套律法,据说诫律刻写在两块石板上,其内容在基督教、犹太教和伊斯兰教中均有反映。十诫包括不可杀人不可偷盗等等。有时也用于指一套基本规定〕 The ‘Ten Commandments of Good Communication’ are designed to help people to communicate better within an organization. 《良好交流准则》旨在帮助人们在组织内部更好地沟通。
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Ten Commandments, the
ˌTen Comˈmandments, the
according to the Old Testament of the Bible, the set of rules that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai, in order to tell people how they should behave. They are supposed to have been written on two stone tablets (=flat pieces of stone) and they appear in the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic religions. The ten rules include ‘Thou shalt not kill’ and ‘Thou shalt not steal’. A set of basic rules is sometimes called the ‘Ten Commandments’:
    The ‘Ten Commandments of Good Communication’ are designed to help people to communicate better within an organization.