古代X檔案：聖杯之謎
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Holy Grail（聖杯）是一個非常常見的英文單詞。聖杯的傳說和基督教有關，傳說那是耶穌基督在最後的晚餐中使用的酒杯。在亞瑟王的傳說中，尋找聖杯則成為騎士們的最高目標。現在，Holy Grail常常被用來指代人們追求的最高目標。
幾百年來，世人對聖杯的追求從未斷過，聖杯也成為很多文學作品和好萊塢大片的靈感來源。那麼，聖杯究竟是何物？它有什麼神奇的力量，以致無數英雄苦苦追尋？它真的存在嗎？馬上解開聖杯之謎——
From the Knights of the Round Table to Indiana Jones’ “Last Crusade[宗教戰爭]，” fictional[虛構的] characters， and even some real ones， have been searching for the Holy[神聖的] Grail for nearly 900 years.
According to legend， the Holy Grail is the cup that Jesus drank from at the Last Supper， and it’s believed to give whoever drinks from it eternal[永恒的] life.
These days， the term “Holy Grail” has become so common it is often used to describe a difficult quest[尋求] for a long-awaited goal. But does it really exist？
It may surprise you to learn that the concept of the Holy Grail did not originate[起源] in the Bible. Though the Bible does mention the cup Jesus used during the Last Supper， it doesn’t play a prominent[顯著的] role or stand out as a miraculous[奇跡的] object. In fact， the legend of the Holy Grail was born in quite another place， the medieval[中世紀的] romantic adventures， written about King Arthur and his legendary[傳奇的] court[朝臣].
In the late 12th century， building on even older Celtic注myths[神話]， a French poet named Chrétien De Troyes first wrote of a mystical[神秘的] vessel[器皿] known as “The Grail.”Chrétien didn’t explicitly[明確地] connect the vessel to the Last Supper， and he didn’t even refer to it as holy. In fact， in his version of the story， the grail wasn’t even a cup at all， but more of a serving dish.