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He was the son of Laius and Jocasta, the king and queen of Thebes. It was prophesied that the child would kill his father and marry his mother. So they pierced the child's feet and asked a shepherd to discard him on a mountainside. The shepherd took pity on the child and gave him to another shepherd, and the child was finally brought up by the king and queen of Corinth. The grown-up Oedipus was then told the oracle that he would kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he left Corinth and set out for Thebes. On the way he met his real father Laius and killed him in a scuffle over the right of way. Approaching Thebes, he encountered the Sphinx, solved the monster's riddle, and compelled her to hurl herself over the cliff to her death. For this he was given the hand of Thebes' recently-widowed queen, and so, unwittingly, fulfilled the prophecy. When he knew the facts of the patricide and incest, he plucked out his own eyes and went into exile.

[解說]

1. “He was the son of Laius and Jocasta, the king and queen of Thebes”：他是 Thebes 的國王與王后 Laius 和 Jocasta 的兒子。

2. “It was prophesied that the child would kill his father and marry his mother”：有預言說這個小孩將殺死父親而娶母親。

3. “So they pierced the child's feet and asked a shepherd to discard him on a mountainside”：所以他們刺穿小孩的腳而要求牧羊人把他丟棄在一個山邊。 “pierce”：刺穿。 “Oedipus” 的字義在希臘文中便是 “swollen foot” (腫足)。

4. “The shepherd took pity on the child and gave him to another shepherd, and the child was finally brought up by the king and queen of Corinth”：那牧羊人憐憫這個小孩而把他送給另ㄧ個牧羊人，而最後這小孩由 Corinth 的國王和王后養大。當時的 Corinth 國王與王后無子，所以收養他，而他以為自己是他們所生。

5. “The grown-up Oedipus was then told the oracle that he would kill his father and marry his mother”：然後，長大的 Oedipus 被告知他會弒父娶母這個神諭。

6. “Horrified, he left Corinth and set out for Thebes”：嚇到了，他便離開 Corinth，而出發要去 Thebes。 “Horrified” = As he was horrified。

7. “On the way he met his real father Laius and killed him in a scuffle over the right of way”：在路上，他遇見他真正的父親 Laius，而在一個因為通行權的混戰中殺死了他。 “scuffle”：混戰、亂打。 “right of way”：路權、(優先行駛之) 通行權。

8. “Approaching Thebes, he encountered the Sphinx”：接近 Thebes 時，他遇到 Sphinx (人獅妖)。 “Approaching” = As he was approaching (當他接近時)。 Sphinx 是人首獅身帶翼的女妖。

9. “solved the monster's riddle, and compelled her to hurl herself over the cliff to her death”：解答了妖怪的謎語，而逼迫她自己扔跳過絕壁而自盡。

據說：此妖怪的謎語是：什麼會在上午用四腳，中午用兩腳，而晚上用三腳走路？ Oedipus 的答案是：man (人)，因為小時四腳爬，長大兩腳走，而晚年拿拐杖等於用三腳走路。妖怪吃掉任何無法解答者，而ㄧ旦有人答對，她便自盡。

10. “For this he was given the hand of Thebes' recently-widowed queen”：為此，他被給予最近剛成寡婦的王后的手 (婚約)。 “be given the hand of ...”：被給某人之手，即許予某人為其婚配。

11. “and so, unwittingly, fulfilled the prophecy”：而因此，不知不覺地，實現了那個預言。 unwittingly：不知曉地。

12. “When he knew the facts of the patricide and incest, he plucked out his own eyes and went into exile”：當他知道那弒父與亂倫的事實時，他挖出自己的眼睛而進入放逐的生活。 patricide：弒父。弒母則為 “matricide”。 incest：亂倫。 go into exile：走入放逐、過放逐的生活。

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唸音	He was the son of Laius and Jocasta, the king and queen of Thebes. It was prophesied that the child would kill his father and marry his mother. So they pierced the child's feet and asked a shepherd to discard him on a mountainside. The shepherd took pity on the child and gave him to another shepherd, and the child was finally brought up by the king and queen of Corinth. The grown-up Oedipus was then told the oracle that he would kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he left Corinth and set out for Thebes. On the way he met his real father Laius and killed him in a scuffle over the right of way. Approaching Thebes, he encountered the Sphinx, solved the monster's riddle, and compelled her to hurl herself over the cliff to her death. For this he was given the hand of Thebes' recently-widowed queen, and so, unwittingly, fulfilled the prophecy. When he knew the facts of the patricide and incest, he plucked out his own eyes and went into exile. [解說] 1. “He was the son of Laius and Jocasta, the king and queen of Thebes”：他是 Thebes 的國王與王后 Laius 和 Jocasta 的兒子。 2. “It was prophesied that the child would kill his father and marry his mother”：有預言說這個小孩將殺死父親而娶母親。 3. “So they pierced the child's feet and asked a shepherd to discard him on a mountainside”：所以他們刺穿小孩的腳而要求牧羊人把他丟棄在一個山邊。 “pierce”：刺穿。 “Oedipus” 的字義在希臘文中便是 “swollen foot” (腫足)。 4. “The shepherd took pity on the child and gave him to another shepherd, and the child was finally brought up by the king and queen of Corinth”：那牧羊人憐憫這個小孩而把他送給另ㄧ個牧羊人，而最後這小孩由 Corinth 的國王和王后養大。當時的 Corinth 國王與王后無子，所以收養他，而他以為自己是他們所生。 5. “The grown-up Oedipus was then told the oracle that he would kill his father and marry his mother”：然後，長大的 Oedipus 被告知他會弒父娶母這個神諭。 6. “Horrified, he left Corinth and set out for Thebes”：嚇到了，他便離開 Corinth，而出發要去 Thebes。 “Horrified” = As he was horrified。 7. “On the way he met his real father Laius and killed him in a scuffle over the right of way”：在路上，他遇見他真正的父親 Laius，而在一個因為通行權的混戰中殺死了他。 “scuffle”：混戰、亂打。 “right of way”：路權、(優先行駛之) 通行權。 8. “Approaching Thebes, he encountered the Sphinx”：接近 Thebes 時，他遇到 Sphinx (人獅妖)。 “Approaching” = As he was approaching (當他接近時)。 Sphinx 是人首獅身帶翼的女妖。 9. “solved the monster's riddle, and compelled her to hurl herself over the cliff to her death”：解答了妖怪的謎語，而逼迫她自己扔跳過絕壁而自盡。據說：此妖怪的謎語是：什麼會在上午用四腳，中午用兩腳，而晚上用三腳走路？ Oedipus 的答案是：man (人)，因為小時四腳爬，長大兩腳走，而晚年拿拐杖等於用三腳走路。妖怪吃掉任何無法解答者，而ㄧ旦有人答對，她便自盡。 10. “For this he was given the hand of Thebes' recently-widowed queen”：為此，他被給予最近剛成寡婦的王后的手 (婚約)。 “be given the hand of ...”：被給某人之手，即許予某人為其婚配。 11. “and so, unwittingly, fulfilled the prophecy”：而因此，不知不覺地，實現了那個預言。 unwittingly：不知曉地。 12. “When he knew the facts of the patricide and incest, he plucked out his own eyes and went into exile”：當他知道那弒父與亂倫的事實時，他挖出自己的眼睛而進入放逐的生活。 patricide：弒父。弒母則為 “matricide”。 incest：亂倫。 go into exile：走入放逐、過放逐的生活。 [複習填充] 　 Oedipus was the son of Laius and Jocasta, the king and queen of Thebes. It was pro that the child would kill his father and marry his mother. So they p the child's feet and asked a shepherd to discard him on a mountainside. The shepherd took pity the child and gave him to another shepherd, and the child was finally brought by the king and queen of Corinth. The grown-up Oedipus was then told the o that he would kill his father and marry his mother. H , he left Corinth and set out for Thebes. On the way he met his real father Laius and killed him in a s over the right of . Approaching Thebes, he en the Sphinx, solved the monster's r , and compelled her to h herself over the c to her death. For this he was given the of Thebes' recently-widowed queen, and so, un , fulfilled the prophecy. When he knew the facts of the p and in , he plucked out his own eyes and went into ex .
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