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Otus and Ephialtes were the giant sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia, wife of Aloeus. They proved to be the juvenile delinquents of Greek theogeny. They were already nine fathoms tall and nine cubits broad when they were but nine years old, and they were still growing at the rate of nine feet a year. They imprisoned Ares in a bronze jar for thirteen months. And Ares would have perished there had not Eriboia told Hermes to come to his rescue. The two once even tried to rape Artemis, the goddess of chastity. Fortunately, Apollo drove a deer between them and in shooting at it each killed the other.

[解說]

1. “Otus and Ephialtes were the giant sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia, wife of Aloeus”: Otus 和 Ephialtes (耶飛阿爾提斯) 是海神 Poseidon 和 Iphimedeia (依飛迷蒂雅， Aloeus 的妻子) 所生的巨人兒子。

2. “They proved to be the juvenile delinquents of Greek theogeny”: 他們證實為希臘神界的不良青少年。 “juvenile delinquents”: 青少年的犯法者，犯過者；不良青少年。 “theogeny”: 神的世代，神界。

3. “They were already nine fathoms tall and nine cubits broad when they were but nine years old”: 他們已經是九噚高而九腕尺寬，當他們只有九歲時。 “fathom”: 噚 (= 6 英呎)。 “cubit”: 腕尺 (自手肘至中指端之長度，約十八至二十二英吋)。

4. “and they were still growing at the rate of nine feet a year”: 而他們還在以一年九英尺的速率在生長中。

5. “They imprisoned Ares in a bronze jar for thirteen months”: 他們把 Ares (戰神) 關在一個銅瓶中十三個月。 “bronze”: 青銅。 “jar”: 大口瓶，缸。

6. “And Ares would have perished there had not Eriboia told Hermes to come to his rescue”: 而 Ares 將已滅亡在那裡，要不是 Eriboia 告訴 Hermes 要來拯救他。 “perish”: 滅亡。 “come to one's rescue”: 來拯救某人。 “had not Eriboia told” = if Eriboia had not told (要不是 Eriboia告訴了…)。

7. “The two once even tried to rape Artemis, the goddess of chastity”: 這兩人有一次甚至於想要強暴貞潔的女神 Artemis。

8. “Fortunately, Apollo drove a deer between them and in shooting at it each killed the other”: 幸運地， Apollo 驅趕一隻鹿到他們之間，而在對牠射殺時，(兩兄弟) 相互殺死了對方。

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Otus and Ephialtes were the g_____ sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia, wife of Aloeus. They proved to be the juvenile de______ of Greek theogeny. They were already nine f_____ tall and nine cubits broad when they were but nine years old, and they were still growing at the r____ of nine feet a year. They imprisoned Ares in a bronze j___ for thirteen months. And Ares would have p_____ there had not Eriboia told Hermes to come to his re_____. The two once even tried to r____ Artemis, the goddess of chastity. Fortunately, Apollo drove a deer between them and in shooting ___ it each killed the other.


唸音	Otus and Ephialtes were the giant sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia, wife of Aloeus. They proved to be the juvenile delinquents of Greek theogeny. They were already nine fathoms tall and nine cubits broad when they were but nine years old, and they were still growing at the rate of nine feet a year. They imprisoned Ares in a bronze jar for thirteen months. And Ares would have perished there had not Eriboia told Hermes to come to his rescue. The two once even tried to rape Artemis, the goddess of chastity. Fortunately, Apollo drove a deer between them and in shooting at it each killed the other. [解說] 1. “Otus and Ephialtes were the giant sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia, wife of Aloeus”: Otus 和 Ephialtes (耶飛阿爾提斯) 是海神 Poseidon 和 Iphimedeia (依飛迷蒂雅， Aloeus 的妻子) 所生的巨人兒子。 2. “They proved to be the juvenile delinquents of Greek theogeny”: 他們證實為希臘神界的不良青少年。 “juvenile delinquents”: 青少年的犯法者，犯過者；不良青少年。 “theogeny”: 神的世代，神界。 3. “They were already nine fathoms tall and nine cubits broad when they were but nine years old”: 他們已經是九噚高而九腕尺寬，當他們只有九歲時。 “fathom”: 噚 (= 6 英呎)。 “cubit”: 腕尺 (自手肘至中指端之長度，約十八至二十二英吋)。 4. “and they were still growing at the rate of nine feet a year”: 而他們還在以一年九英尺的速率在生長中。 5. “They imprisoned Ares in a bronze jar for thirteen months”: 他們把 Ares (戰神) 關在一個銅瓶中十三個月。 “bronze”: 青銅。 “jar”: 大口瓶，缸。 6. “And Ares would have perished there had not Eriboia told Hermes to come to his rescue”: 而 Ares 將已滅亡在那裡，要不是 Eriboia 告訴 Hermes 要來拯救他。 “perish”: 滅亡。 “come to one's rescue”: 來拯救某人。 “had not Eriboia told” = if Eriboia had not told (要不是 Eriboia告訴了…)。 7. “The two once even tried to rape Artemis, the goddess of chastity”: 這兩人有一次甚至於想要強暴貞潔的女神 Artemis。 8. “Fortunately, Apollo drove a deer between them and in shooting at it each killed the other”: 幸運地， Apollo 驅趕一隻鹿到他們之間，而在對牠射殺時，(兩兄弟) 相互殺死了對方。 [複習填充] Otus and Ephialtes were the g_____ sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia, wife of Aloeus. They proved to be the juvenile de______ of Greek theogeny. They were already nine f_____ tall and nine cubits broad when they were but nine years old, and they were still growing at the r____ of nine feet a year. They imprisoned Ares in a bronze j___ for thirteen months. And Ares would have p_____ there had not Eriboia told Hermes to come to his re_____. The two once even tried to r____ Artemis, the goddess of chastity. Fortunately, Apollo drove a deer between them and in shooting ___ it each killed the other.
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