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They are said to be a race of female warriors who lived in Scythia
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[解說]
1. “They are said to be a race of female warriors”：她們被說成是一族女戰士。 “race”：種族。 “warrior”：戰士。
2. “who lived in Scythia near the Black Sea”：她們住在 Scythia 接近黑海。
3. “and loved war more than warm love”：而喜愛戰爭超過溫情。 “warm love”：溫暖的愛情。
4. “They provided for their continuance”：她們提供接續。 “provide for”：為 ... 而提供。 “continuance” 指種族的延續。
5. “by meeting once in a year with men of some other nation”：藉由一年一度會見某其他國家的男人。 “once in a year”：一年一度。 “meet with”：與 ... 會見。 “some” = a certain。
注意：通常是 provide A with B = provide B for A，如 “provide him with money” = “provide money for him”。在此，provide for something by V-ing 是另一句型。另例： “provide for peace by negotiating with them” (藉由跟他們協商而提供和平)。
6. “The males born of this union were killed”：這個結合生下的男孩子就被殺死。 “born of”：生於。 “union”：結合。 “male”可當名詞或形容詞。
7. “and the females at puberty had the right breast excised”：而女子在青春期時，讓右胸脯被割除。 “at puberty”：在青春期時。 “have ... excised”：使 ... 被割除。 excise = cut off。
8. “so that it would not impede the bowstring in battle”：因此它不會在戰役中妨礙弓弦。 “impede”：妨礙。 “bowstring”：弓弦。 “in battle”：在戰役中。 “so that” 或“in order that”：好讓 ...。
9. 這段講 Amazons 的社會風情，據說南美洲就是有一族那種女戰士住在那裡，所以才有The Amazon River (亞馬遜河) 的稱呼。
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