He was a satyr.   Once Athena threw away her flute because flute-playing distorted her face and made her appear undignified.   The satyr picked up the flute and made himself an enchanting flute-player.   Then he challenged Apollo to a contest of musical skill.  Apollo won, of course, and he punished Marsyas by flaying him. 

[解說]

1.      “He was a satyr”：他是個「沙特」(半人半羊的林中小神)。

2.      “Once Athena threw away her flute because flute-playing distorted her face and made her appear undignified”：有ㄧ次，Athena 丟棄她的笛子，因為吹笛子扭曲她的臉而使她顯得沒尊嚴。 “flute”：笛子 (據說是 Athena 發明的)。 “distort”：扭曲。 “undignified”：沒尊嚴。

3.      “The satyr picked up the flute and made himself an enchanting flute-player”：那沙特撿起那笛子，而使自己成為一個迷人的吹笛者。 “enchanting”：令人著迷的。

4.      “Then he challenged Apollo to a contest of musical skill”：然後他挑戰 Apollo 比賽音樂技巧。 “challenge sb.  to sth.”：挑戰某人進行某件事。

5.      “Apollo won, of course, and he punished Marsyas by flaying him”：阿波羅當然贏，而他處罰 Marsyas 藉由剝他的皮。 “flay”：剝皮。 

[複習填充]

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