He was son of Theseus by Hippolyte. Theseus married
Phaedra after Hippolyte was killed by Hercules. Once, during Theseus'
absence, Phaedra made advances to Hippolytus, whom she had fallen in
love with at first sight. But Hippolytus rejected Phaedra's advances
then and there, and that infuriated her. When Theseus was back, Phaedra
then falsely accused Hippolytus of having made advances to her. Finally, Theseus begged Poseidon to avenge him and the god sent a
monster out of the sea, and the monster so frightened Hippolytus' horses
that he was thrown from his chariot and dragged to death.
[解說]
1.
“He was son of Theseus by Hippolyte”:
他是 Theseus 與
Hippolyte 生的兒子。
2.
“Theseus married Phaedra after Hippolyte was killed by Hercules”:
Theseus 娶
Phaedra, 在
Hippolyte 被
Hercules 殺死之後。
3.
“Once, during Theseus' absence, Phaedra made advances to
Hippolytus”: 有一次,當
Thesus 不在時,
Phaedra 對
Hippolytus 接近以示愛。
“make advances to”:
對 … 接近(而表示愛意)。
4.
“whom she had fallen in love with at first sight”:
她在第一次見到時已經愛上了他。
“fall in love with ...”: 愛上 …。
5.
“But Hippolytus rejected Phaedra's advances then and there”:
可是,
Hippolytus 當場拒絕
Phaedra 的接近。
“reject”: 拒絕。
“then and there”:
當場(此時此地)。
6.
“and that infuriated her”:
而那樣激怒了她。
7.
“When Theseus was back, Phaedra then falsely accused Hippolytus
of having made advances to her”: 當
Theseus 回來時,
Phaedra 於是冤枉地控告
Hippolytus 曾經對她接近。
“falsely”:
假的,違反事實的,冤枉的。
8.
“Finally, Theseus begged Poseidon to avenge him and the god sent
a monster out of the sea”: 最後
Theseus 要求海神
Poseidon 來替他報復,而那神就從海裡送來一隻妖怪。
9.
“and the monster so frightened Hippolytus' horses that he was
thrown from his chariot and dragged to death”:
而那妖怪如此嚇壞
Hippolytus 的馬,以至於他從馬車上被扔出來,然後拖行至死。
[複習填充]
Hippolytus was son of Theseus ____ Hippolyte.
Theseus married Phaedra after Hippolyte was killed by Hercules. Once,
during Theseus' ab_____, Phaedra made ad______ to Hippolytus, whom she
had fallen in love with at first s____. But Hippolytus re______
Phaedra's advances then and there, and that in_______ her. When Theseus
was back, Phaedra then falsely accused Hippolytus ____ having made
advances to her. Finally, Theseus begged Poseidon to avenge him and the
god sent a monster out of the sea, and the monster so f_______
Hippolytus' horses that he was thrown from his chariot and d_____ to
death.
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