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He was a seer and a hero of
[解說]
1. “He was a seer and a hero of Argos”：他是先知，也是 Argos 的英雄。 “seer”：先知。 “Argos” 是 Agamemnon 的王國。
2. “He foreknew he would die”：他預知他會死。 “foreknow”：預知。
3. “if he took part in the campaign of the Seven Against Thebes”：如果他參加「征服Thebes 七戰士」的戰役。 “take part in”：參加。 “campaign”：運動、戰役。 “the Seven Against Thebes” 是七勇士攻打 Thebes 城的戰役。
4. “So he would have nothing to do with it”：所以他不願意跟它有關係。
5. “But he had promised to abide by his wife's decision”：但他答應過要遵守他太太的決定。 “abide by”：遵守。
6. “on whether or not he should join the expedition”：關於他是否要參加那出征。 “expedition”：出征、探險。 “on” 在 decision 後是「關於」之意。
7. “Polynices bribed his wife Eriphyle with the necklace of Harmonia”： Polynices 用 Harmonia 的項鍊賄賂他太太 Eriphyle。 “bribe”: 賄賂。
據說： Harmonia 的項鍊會使人不和，而引起紛爭、死亡。
8. “and Amphiaraus was compelled to go to the battle”: 而 Amphiaraus 被逼著上戰場。 “compel”: 逼迫。
9. “Worsted in an action”: 在一次戰鬥中被打敗時。 “worst”: 打敗。 “action”: 在戰場上指「戰鬥」。在此， “worsted in an action” 是分詞構造句， = “When he was worsted in an action”。
10. “he tried to flee”: 他想逃跑。 “flee, fled, fled”: 逃跑。 11. “But a thunderbolt had ripped up a chasm in the ground”: 但一道雷霹已經裂開一個坑道在地裡。 “rip up”: 裂開。 “chasm”唸 /kæzm/, 為「坑道」。 12. “and he was swallowed up in it”: 而他就被吞到那裡頭去。 “swallow up”: 吞嚥掉。
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