He was the grandfather of Achilles.  He asked Zeus to turn a troop of busy ants into a people, the Myrmidons, for him.  After his death he was appointed one of the judges in Hell since he used to judge disputes between gods when he was still alive. 

[解說]

1.      “He was the grandfather of Achilles”：「他是 Achilles 的祖父」。

2.      “He asked Zeus to turn a troop of busy ants into a people, the Myrmidons, for him”：「他要求 Zeus 為他而把一群忙碌的螞蟻變成一個民族，即墨米丹人」。“turn A into B”為「把 A 變成 B」。“troop”是「群、隊」或「班、組」，“a troop of soldiers”是「一隊兵」，“a troop of actors”則是「一班或一團演員」。“a people”為「一個民族」。注意：“people”當「人們」解時是多數，前面不能加“a”。“the Myrmidons”是後來追隨 Achilles 去攻打 Troy 的人。

3.      “After his death he was appointed one of the judges in Hell”：「死後他被任命為地獄的判官之一」。“appoint”為「任命」，常用於“appoint 某人 + 某職位”之句型，例如：“They appointed him mayor of the city”(他們任命他為市長)。

4.      “since he used to judge disputes between gods when he was still alive”：「既然他常裁判神與神之間的爭執，當他還活著的時候」。“used to …”指過去「一向或常常」。“judge disputes”是「裁判爭執」。 

 [複習填充]

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