ask for bread and be given a stone 要面包却给石头；得非所求。
据《圣经·新约·马太福音》（Bible, New Testament, Matthew）第7章第7-10节记载：耶稣对他的门徒讲到只要孜孜以求，就能如愿以偿时说：“你们祈求，就得到；寻找，就找到；敲门，就给你们开门。因为凡祈求的，就得到；寻找的，就找到；敲门的，门就开了。你们当中有谁，儿子要面包，却拿石头给他？要鱼，却拿蛇给他？……（…Would anyone of you who are fathers give your son a stone when he asks for bread? or would you give him a snake when he asks for a fish?）”
据此，人们用“要面包却给石头”（ask for bread and be given a stone）表示“得非所求；受到冷落。”如：
1. To his disappointment, he asked for bread and was given a stone.
（令他失望的是，他得非所求。）
2. The rascal is always giving the old man a stone for bead.
（这流氓老是假意帮助这个老人，其实是在愚弄他。）
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