centrality to a strong identity, either as Israelite or as Christian,

毋庸置疑的血统无论是作为希伯来人还是基督教徒
in these two versions of this story of lineage.

对血统而言这个故事的两个版本都有说明
It is no accident that this is the name that

罗宾逊并不是巧合地选择
Robinson has chosen for this character.

它作为人物的名字
Lots of elements of that story enter into Ruth's story.

那个故事中的许多元素都被融进了露丝的故事里
So Ruth, like her namesake, cleaves to a woman relative, and this is Sylvie.

露丝和与她同名的人物一样跟随着女亲戚希尔维
She cleaves to and becomes faithful to Sylvie, her aunt,

她忠诚地跟随着自己的姑母希尔维
in place of her own mother.

而并非自己的母亲
So, there is an exchange, as in the biblical story,

在《圣经》的故事里也有这样一个转换
between the mother that she has lost,

那里讲的是她与母亲失散了
in this novel through the mother's suicide.

而小说里是说她的母亲自杀了
She is replaced with an aunt.

只是岳母被姑母所替代