Samaritan是“撒玛利亚人”，这个短语是什么意思呢？请看对话：

    A: Pete was fired for leaving his post to help a man extinguish his car fire.

    B: Really? Can a person be fired for being a Good Samaritan?

    Note: This idiom refers to someone who helps others when they are in need, with no discussion for compensation and no thought of a reward. The story of the Good Samaritan is a parable told by Jesus. According to the “Gospel of Luke,” a traveler is stripped of clothing, beaten, and left half dead along the road. First a priest and then a Levite come by, but both avoid the man. Finally, a Samaritan comes by. Samaritans and Jews generally despised each other, but the Samaritan helps the injured man. The parable has inspired paintings, sculptures, satires, poems, and films. Many hospitals and charitable organizations are named after the Good Samaritan.