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He was king of Crete. At his request Poseidon sent a bull from the sea to be sacrificed, but the bull was such a splendid creature that Minos did not sacrifice it. Offended, Poseidon caused Pasiphaë, Minos' wife, to fall in love with the bull and give birth to the Minotaur. In making war on Athens, Minos lost his son Androgeus but won a victory. As atonement for his son's death, he demanded that Athens send Crete a yearly tribute of young men and young women to be sacrificed to the Minotaur. This grisly and humiliating tribute was duly paid until Theseus came and slew the monster.

[解說]

1. “At his request Poseidon sent a bull from the sea to be sacrificed”：應他的要求，Poseidon 從海裡送ㄧ隻公牛來給以犧牲。 “at one's request”：應某人之要求。

2. “but the bull was such a splendid creature that Minos did not sacrifice it”：但那公牛是那麼美好的ㄧ隻動物，所以 Minos 並沒有犧牲牠。

3. “Offended, Poseidon caused Pasiphaë, Minos' wife, to fall in love with the bull and give birth to the Minotaur”：由於被冒犯，所以 Poseidon 使 Pasiphaë (Minos 的妻子) 愛上那公牛而生了那 Minotaur (牛頭人身怪)。在此，Offended = Being offended = As he was offended (因為他被冒犯)。

4. “In making war on Athens, Minos lost his son Androgeus but won a victory”：在對Athens發動戰爭時，Minos 失去他的兒子 Androgeus，可是贏得一場勝利。

5. “As atonement for his son's death, he demanded that Athens send Crete a yearly tribute”：他要求 Athens 每年送ㄧ個貢禮給 Crete，作為給他兒子死亡的贖罪。 “atone, atonement”：補償、贖罪。 “a yearly tribute”：每年ㄧ次的貢禮。在此 “send” 前省去了 “should”。

6. “a yearly tribute of young men and young women to be sacrificed to the Minotaur”：那每年ㄧ次的貢禮由年輕的男女組成，要犧牲給 Minotaur 吃。

7. “This grisly and humiliating tribute was duly paid until Theseus came and slew the monster”：這個可怕的、羞辱的貢獻被按時付給，直到 Theseus 來殺了那妖怪。 “grisly”：極可怕的、令人髮指的。

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Minos was king of Crete. At his re Poseidon sent a bull from the sea to be sacrificed, but the bull was such a s creature that Minos did not sacrifice it. Offended, Poseidon caused Pasiphaë, Minos' wife, to fall in love with the bull and birth to the Minotaur. In making war Athens, Minos lost his son Androgeus but a victory. As a for his son's death, he demanded that Athens s Crete a yearly t of young men and young women to be sacrificed to the Minotaur. This g and humiliating tribute was duly paid until Theseus came and s the monster.


唸音	He was king of Crete. At his request Poseidon sent a bull from the sea to be sacrificed, but the bull was such a splendid creature that Minos did not sacrifice it. Offended, Poseidon caused Pasiphaë, Minos' wife, to fall in love with the bull and give birth to the Minotaur. In making war on Athens, Minos lost his son Androgeus but won a victory. As atonement for his son's death, he demanded that Athens send Crete a yearly tribute of young men and young women to be sacrificed to the Minotaur. This grisly and humiliating tribute was duly paid until Theseus came and slew the monster. [解說] 1. “At his request Poseidon sent a bull from the sea to be sacrificed”：應他的要求，Poseidon 從海裡送ㄧ隻公牛來給以犧牲。 “at one's request”：應某人之要求。 2. “but the bull was such a splendid creature that Minos did not sacrifice it”：但那公牛是那麼美好的ㄧ隻動物，所以 Minos 並沒有犧牲牠。 3. “Offended, Poseidon caused Pasiphaë, Minos' wife, to fall in love with the bull and give birth to the Minotaur”：由於被冒犯，所以 Poseidon 使 Pasiphaë (Minos 的妻子) 愛上那公牛而生了那 Minotaur (牛頭人身怪)。在此，Offended = Being offended = As he was offended (因為他被冒犯)。 4. “In making war on Athens, Minos lost his son Androgeus but won a victory”：在對Athens發動戰爭時，Minos 失去他的兒子 Androgeus，可是贏得一場勝利。 5. “As atonement for his son's death, he demanded that Athens send Crete a yearly tribute”：他要求 Athens 每年送ㄧ個貢禮給 Crete，作為給他兒子死亡的贖罪。 “atone, atonement”：補償、贖罪。 “a yearly tribute”：每年ㄧ次的貢禮。在此 “send” 前省去了 “should”。 6. “a yearly tribute of young men and young women to be sacrificed to the Minotaur”：那每年ㄧ次的貢禮由年輕的男女組成，要犧牲給 Minotaur 吃。 7. “This grisly and humiliating tribute was duly paid until Theseus came and slew the monster”：這個可怕的、羞辱的貢獻被按時付給，直到 Theseus 來殺了那妖怪。 “grisly”：極可怕的、令人髮指的。 [複習填充] Minos was king of Crete. At his re Poseidon sent a bull from the sea to be sacrificed, but the bull was such a s creature that Minos did not sacrifice it. Offended, Poseidon caused Pasiphaë, Minos' wife, to fall in love with the bull and birth to the Minotaur. In making war Athens, Minos lost his son Androgeus but a victory. As a for his son's death, he demanded that Athens s Crete a yearly t of young men and young women to be sacrificed to the Minotaur. This g and humiliating tribute was duly paid until Theseus came and s the monster.
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