He was a ferryman ferrying between Lesbos and Chios.   Once Aphrodite came to him disguised as an ugly old woman.   He good-naturedly gave her a free passage on his boat.   In return she gave him a magic salve which made him young and handsome.   The woman of Lesbos, therefore , all fell in love with him.   The poetess Sappho is said to have thrown herself into the sea because he did not requite her affection. 

[解說]

1.      “He was a ferryman ferrying between Lesbos and Chios”：他是個渡船夫，在 Lesbos 和 Chios 之間擺渡。

2.      “Once Aphrodite came to him disguised as an ugly old woman”：有一次 Aphrodite 來到他那裡，裝扮成一個醜陋的老婦人。

3.      “He good-naturedly gave her a free passage on his boat”：他和善地給她免費地通行，在他船上。 “good-natured”：好性情的、和善的。

4.      “In return she gave him a magic salve which made him young and handsome”：為了回報，她給他一種神奇藥膏，那使他年輕英俊。 “in return”：為了回報。 “magic salve”：神奇的、魔幻的藥膏。

5.      “The woman of Lesbos, therefore , all fell in love with him”：因此，Lesbos 的女人都愛上他。

6.      “The poetess Sappho is said to have thrown herself into the sea because he did not requite her affection”：女詩人 Sappho 被說成曾經投海，因為他沒有回應她的愛情。 “be said to have p.p.”：被說成 (過去) 曾經或已經…。 “requite one's love or affection”：回應某人之愛情或感情。 “unrequited love”：即「失戀」或「單戀」。 

[複習填充]

Phaon was a ferryman f          between Lesbos and Chios.  Once Aphrodite came to him d         as an ugly old woman.  He good-naturedly gave her a free p       on his boat.      return she gave him a magic s      which made him young and handsome.  The woman of Lesbos, therefore , all      in love with him.  The poetess Sappho is said to      thrown herself into the sea because he did not  re       her affection.