She was daughter of Aeëtes, king of Colchis. When
the Argonauts came to Colchis to obtain the Golden Fleece, Medea fell in
love with Jason and helped them accomplish their task. Back in Iolcus
Medea by a ruse tricked the daughters of Pelias into killing their
father. When Jason sought to replace her as his wife with Glauce, Medea
murdered Glauce and the children Medea had by Jason as well. Later, she
married King Aegeus and attempted to get him to kill his son Perseus. Aegeus drove her out. But because she had repulsed the advances of
Zeus, Hera made her immortal.
[解說]
1.
“She was daughter of Aeëtes, king of Colchis”:她是 Colchis 國王 以意提斯 (Aeëtes)
的女兒。
2.
“When the Argonauts came to Colchis to obtain the Golden Fleece”:當阿果航員來 Colchis 要獲取金羊毛時。
“Argonaut”:乘阿果號
(the Argo) 的航員。
3.
“Medea fell in love with Jason and helped them accomplish their
task”:
Medea 愛上 Jason 而幫他們完成他們的任務。
4.
“Back in Iolcus Medea by a ruse tricked the daughters of Pelias
into killing their father”:回到
Iolcus
時,Medea
藉ㄧ種策略騙 Pelias 的女兒殺死她們的父親。 Pelias
篡位不還,Medea 用法術使
Pelias
哥哥 Aeson
回復青春,然後騙 Pelias
的女兒說:把人切成碎片施法術煮後便可回復青春。
5.
“When Jason sought to replace her as his wife with Glauce”:當
Jason 想要用格羅西
(Glauce)
來取代她當他的妻子時。 “seek, sought, sought”:尋求、想要。
“replace A with B”:用 B 取代 A。
Glauce 是 King
Creon 的女兒。
6.
“Medea murdered Glauce and the children Medea had by Jason as
well”:
Medea 謀殺 Glauce
以及謀殺 Medea 跟 Jason 生的小孩。
“and ... as well”:還加上 …,以及 …。
7.
“Later, she married King Aegeus and attempted to get him to kill
his son Perseus”:後來,她嫁給
Aegeus 王,而企圖令他殺死他兒子 Perseus。
8.
“Aegeus drove her out”:
Aegeus 把她趕出去。
9.
“But because she had repulsed the advances of Zeus, Hera made her
immortal”:但是因為她斥退Zeus的親近,Hera 便使她不會死。
“repulse”:拒絕、斥退。
“advances”:感情上的親近、接近。
“immortal”:不朽、不死,成為神仙。
[複習填充]
Medea was daughter of Aeëtes, king of Colchis. When
the Argonauts came to Colchis to ob the Golden Fleece, Medea
fell in love with Jason and helped them ac their task.
Back in Iolcus Medea by a r tricked the daughters of Pelias
killing their father. When Jason sought to re
her as his wife with Glauce, Medea murdered Glauce and the children
Medea had Jason as well. Later, she married King Aegeus and
at to get him to kill his son Perseus. Aegeus d
her out. But because she had re the advances of Zeus,
Hera made her im .
.