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She was a daughter of Aeolus, god of the winds. Her husband Ceyx, disregarding her entreaties for safety, sailed to Ionia and was shipwrecked. He appeared all naked and dripping to her in a dream and told her of his death. When she found his body at the seashore, she leaped into the sea to drown herself. The gods, taking pity, changed her and Ceyx into kingfishers. Thenceforth, each year for seven days prior to and seven days after the winter solstice, the winds ceased to blow so that the birds might hatch their eggs in the nests on the sea.

[解說]

1. “She was a daughter of Aeolus, god of the winds”：她是風神 Aeolus 的一個女兒。

2. “Her husband Ceyx, disregarding her entreaties for safety, sailed to Ionia and was shipwrecked”：她丈夫 Ceyx 不顧她懇求注意安全，航行到 Ionia 去，而被沉了船。 “entreaty for safety”：為安全所做的懇求。

據說： Ceyx 去 Ionia 是為了要問 Apollo 求神諭。

3. “He appeared all naked and dripping to her in a dream and told her of his death”：他全身赤裸滴著水出現在夢中給她看而告訴她他的死亡。

4. “When she found his body at the seashore, she leaped into the sea to drown herself”：當她發現他屍體在海岸時，她跳入海裡要溺死自己。

5. “The gods, taking pity, changed her and Ceyx into kingfishers”：眾神，因為憐憫，就把她和 Ceyx 變成魚狗。 “taking pity”在此 = as they take pity。 “kingfisher”：魚狗、翠鳥。

6. “Thenceforth, each year for seven days prior to and seven days after the winter solstice”：此後，每年冬至前後各七天。 “prior to” = before。 “winter solstice”：冬至。 summer solstice 為夏至。

7. “the winds ceased to blow so that the birds might hatch their eggs in the nests on the sea”：風停止吹，好讓那些鳥可以在海邊巢裡孵牠們的蛋。

[複習填充]

Halcyone was a daughter of Aeolus, god of the w . Her husband Ceyx, dis her en for safety, sailed to Ionia and was ship . He appeared all n and d to her in a dream and told her of his death. When she found his body at the sea , she leaped into the sea to d herself. The gods, taking p , changed her and Ceyx into king . Thence , each year for seven days prior and seven days after the winter s , the winds ceased to blow so that the birds might h their eggs in the nests on the sea.


唸音	She was a daughter of Aeolus, god of the winds. Her husband Ceyx, disregarding her entreaties for safety, sailed to Ionia and was shipwrecked. He appeared all naked and dripping to her in a dream and told her of his death. When she found his body at the seashore, she leaped into the sea to drown herself. The gods, taking pity, changed her and Ceyx into kingfishers. Thenceforth, each year for seven days prior to and seven days after the winter solstice, the winds ceased to blow so that the birds might hatch their eggs in the nests on the sea. [解說] 1. “She was a daughter of Aeolus, god of the winds”：她是風神 Aeolus 的一個女兒。 2. “Her husband Ceyx, disregarding her entreaties for safety, sailed to Ionia and was shipwrecked”：她丈夫 Ceyx 不顧她懇求注意安全，航行到 Ionia 去，而被沉了船。 “entreaty for safety”：為安全所做的懇求。據說： Ceyx 去 Ionia 是為了要問 Apollo 求神諭。 3. “He appeared all naked and dripping to her in a dream and told her of his death”：他全身赤裸滴著水出現在夢中給她看而告訴她他的死亡。 4. “When she found his body at the seashore, she leaped into the sea to drown herself”：當她發現他屍體在海岸時，她跳入海裡要溺死自己。 5. “The gods, taking pity, changed her and Ceyx into kingfishers”：眾神，因為憐憫，就把她和 Ceyx 變成魚狗。 “taking pity”在此 = as they take pity。 “kingfisher”：魚狗、翠鳥。 6. “Thenceforth, each year for seven days prior to and seven days after the winter solstice”：此後，每年冬至前後各七天。 “prior to” = before。 “winter solstice”：冬至。 summer solstice 為夏至。 7. “the winds ceased to blow so that the birds might hatch their eggs in the nests on the sea”：風停止吹，好讓那些鳥可以在海邊巢裡孵牠們的蛋。 [複習填充] Halcyone was a daughter of Aeolus, god of the w . Her husband Ceyx, dis her en for safety, sailed to Ionia and was ship . He appeared all n and d to her in a dream and told her of his death. When she found his body at the sea , she leaped into the sea to d herself. The gods, taking p , changed her and Ceyx into king . Thence , each year for seven days prior and seven days after the winter s , the winds ceased to blow so that the birds might h their eggs in the nests on the sea.
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