Augustine proposed that human nature is inherently damaged and tainted because — in the Garden of Eden — the mother of all people, Eve, sinned against God by eating an apple from the Tree of Knowledge.

奥古斯丁提出，人性生来就受过损害和玷污，因为在伊甸园里人类之母夏娃违背上帝的意志，偷食了智慧树上的苹果。

They will say, " This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden; the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited" .

他们必说：‘这先前为荒废之地，现在成如伊甸园；这荒废、凄凉、毁坏的城邑，现在坚固有人居住。’