APAD: The eleventh hour

本帖于 2025-12-27 08:58:19 时间, 由普通用户 最西边的岛上 编辑

"The eleventh hour" means the last possible moment or just in time before it's too late. Though originating from the Bible, today its biblical connotation is often secondary to its meaning of acting "in the nick of time".

Biblical Source: The Parable of the Laborers in Matthew 20:1–16.
The Story: A landowner hires workers throughout the day. At the eleventh hour (around 5 PM in a 12-hour day starting at sunrise), he hires more laborers who had been standing idle. All workers, including the last ones, were paid the same full day's wage, teaching that "the last shall be first" and showing God's generosity and grace, not a model for fair labor practices.

- From online with editing
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For whatever reason, I had a few dreams recently about forgetting my school exams and had to rush at the eleventh hour to study.  It's really hilarious: as in real life, I always finished study one day before school exams beacuse I just hate last minute rush.

Then what does the dream mean? Wish I knew, but I haven't the foggiest idea. 汗

Have company coming today, so I'd better get moving to avoid chaos at the eleventh hour.

Best wishes to All !!!

Pics: Red bean flower bread I baked yesterday (and every Xmas for past 10 years)

1. pre-oven

2. after-oven (note my cooking style is 不好看好吃 嘻嘻)

 

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Love the biblical story. Great pastry! -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/27/2025 postreply 08:49:58

Thx. Knew the phrase but not the story myself till yesterday -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/27/2025 postreply 10:08:07

Funny how the meaning evolved w/ time… … -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/27/2025 postreply 10:10:17

God underestimated his creatures' nature. -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/27/2025 postreply 09:37:17

Feel the same! When commenting under 1 WXC net-friend’s blog -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/27/2025 postreply 10:14:24

post this morning, that feeling was so overwhelming that -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (188 bytes) () 12/27/2025 postreply 10:20:31

Wow,very nice bakery,pretty!yummy! -暖冬cool夏- 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/27/2025 postreply 16:01:22

It's easy 2 make if U want 2 try :-) Company's gone now & we -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/27/2025 postreply 16:12:58

just came back from a long walk (2 get rid of what we ate ~~ -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/27/2025 postreply 16:15:00

Look pretty and yummy. -天边一片白云- 给 天边一片白云 发送悄悄话 天边一片白云 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/27/2025 postreply 17:51:46

I was about to make it in the eleventh hour. But gave up. -天边一片白云- 给 天边一片白云 发送悄悄话 天边一片白云 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/27/2025 postreply 17:52:33

I will make it next year. -天边一片白云- 给 天边一片白云 发送悄悄话 天边一片白云 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/27/2025 postreply 17:53:18

Very good, there's always next year :-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/27/2025 postreply 18:33:07

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