He was the sun god descended from Hyperion.   He drove a chariot with four horses across the heavens every day, from east to west.   Every night he floated back in a huge cup which was swept along in the current of the airy ocean.   Since he saw everything, he was often invoked to witness oaths.   Unlike Apollo, who represents the brightness of the sun, Helios represents mostly the sun in its daily course and physical manifestation. 

[解說]

1.      “He was the sun god descended from Hyperion”：他是從 Hyperion 傳下來的太陽神。 “descend 或 be descended from”：從 … 傳下來。

2.      “He drove a chariot with four horses across the heavens every day, from east to west”：他駕一輛車有四匹馬，每天從東到西橫過天空。 “heaven”：天空 (通常 pl.)，天堂 (sg.)。

3.      “Every night he floated back in a huge cup”：每晚他坐在一個巨大的杯子中飄浮回來。 “float”: 飄浮。

4.      “which was swept along in the current of the airy ocean”：那個被空氣的洋流往前掃動。 “sweep along”：往前橫掃、推移。 “current”：水流、氣流。 “airy ocean”：空氣形成的海洋。

5.      “Since he saw everything, he was often invoked to witness oaths”：既然他看見每件事，他常被招引來見證誓言。 “invoke, invocation”：招引、祈喚 (神)。 “witness oaths”：見證誓言。

6.      “Unlike Apollo, who represents the brightness of the sun”：不像 Apollo 代表太陽的光明。其實，Apollo 也因此代表智慧。

7.      “Helios represents mostly the sun in its daily course and physical manifestation”：Helios 大部分代表太陽每日的行徑及其物理的表現。 “manifest, manifestation”：表現、表演。 

[複習填充]

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