He was son of Priam and Hecuba. While keeping his
father's sheep on Mount Ida, he was called upon to judge which of the
three goddesses, Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, was the most beautiful.
Hera offered the bribe of power, Athena of wisdom, and Aphrodite of
beauty (the promise of Helen as his wife). He awarded the golden apple
to Aphrodite. That finally led to the Trojan War. In the War he fought
an inconclusive duel with Menelaus, killed Achilles by shooting him with
an arrow in his vulnerable heel, and was himself killed by a poisoned
arrow shot by Philocteles.
[解說]
1.
“While keeping his father's
sheep on Mount Ida, he was called upon to judge which of the three
goddesses, Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, was the most beautiful”:當在 Ida 山上為他父親牧羊時,他被邀去評判 Hera,
Athena, 和 Aphrodite 三位女神中哪一位最美麗。
“keep sheep”:牧羊。
“be called upon”或
“be called on”:被邀 (=
be invited)。
據說:在 King
Peleus 和 Thetis 的婚宴上,Eris(紛爭之女神) 丟出一個金蘋果,上面寫著:「給最漂亮的」。於是眾女神爭相認定自己最美而應得那金蘋果。最後 Hera,
Athena, Aphrodite 三位爭執不下於是來請 Paris 裁定。Paris 身為王子,卻在山上牧羊,是因為他父親被告知 Paris 未來會給 Troy 帶來滅國的禍害,於是派他到山上牧羊,以便逃離劫難。
2.
“Hera offered the bribe of power, Athena of wisdom, and Aphrodite
of beauty (the promise of Helen as his wife)”:Hera 提供權力為賄賂,Athena 提供智慧、而 Aphrodite 提供美色 (答應海倫為其妻)。
3.
“He awarded the golden apple to Aphrodite”:他把金蘋果頒給了Aphrodite。
“award”:頒給。
他把金蘋果給 Aphrodite,除了表示「愛神最美」以外,也表示男人把美色看得比權位與智慧還高。
4.
“That finally led to the Trojan War”:那最後導至特洛伊戰爭。
“lead to”:導至。
Aphrodite 被稱為最美之後,依約幫忙 Paris 拐走 Helen,而希臘各英雄於是組成聯軍來攻打Troy。
5.
“In the War he fought an inconclusive duel with Menelaus”:在那戰爭中,他跟 Menelaus (海倫的丈夫)打一場沒結果的決鬥。那決鬥沒結果是因為 Paris 在危急時 Aphrodite 來把他帶到雲端而逃走。
6.
“killed Achilles by shooting him with an arrow in his vulnerable
heel”:殺死 Achilles 藉由用一支箭射他那會受傷的腳跟。
據說:Achilles 出生後,他母親 Thetis 抓住他腳根把他浸在 Styx 的河水裡,浸到水之部位從此以後便 invulnerable (刀槍不入),可是腳跟因為沒有浸到水,便是唯一的
vulnerable (會受傷)的死角。
7.
“and was himself killed by a poisoned arrow shot by Philocteles”:而他自己則被Philocteles
射出的毒箭殺死。
[複習填充]
Paris was son of Priam and Hecuba. While k
his father's sheep on Mount Ida, he was called to
judge which of the three goddesses, Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, was the
most beautiful. Hera offered the bribe of power, Athena wisdom,
and Aphrodite of beauty (the promise of Helen as his wife). He a
the golden apple to Aphrodite. That finally l to the
Trojan War. In the War he fought an in duel with
Menelaus, killed Achilles by shooting him with an arrow in his v
heel, and was himself killed by a poisoned arrow shot by
Philocteles.