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He was pilot of the Argo. It was foretold that he would never live to taste the wine made from the grapes of his vineyard. But he would not believe it. Then, just as he had raised a cup of wine to his lips, news came that a boar had intruded into his vineyard. On hearing this, he threw away the cup and rushed to oppose the boar. The result was: he got killed, never to taste the wine. From this story we derive the saying: There is many a slip between the cup and the lip.
[解說]
1. “He was pilot of the Argo.”：他是 Argo 號 (船隻) 的駕駛。
2. “It was foretold that he would never live to...”：有預言說他不會活到 ...。 “foretell”：預言。 “live to ...”：活到。
他例： “Can he live to see his grandson married?” (他能活到看見孫子結婚嗎？)
3. “live to taste the wine made from the grapes of his vineyard”：活到嚐到他葡萄園的葡萄釀造的酒。 “made from”：由 ... 製造的。
注意：“vine” 的 “i” 唸 /ai/，但“vineyard”(葡萄園) 的 “i” 唸 /i/。
4. “But he would not believe it.”：但他不願相信。
5. “Then, just as he had raised a cup of wine to his lips”：然後，正當他舉了一杯酒到嘴唇時。
6. “news came that a boar had intruded into his vineyard”：消息來了說一隻野豬已經闖入他的葡萄園。
7. “On hearing this” = As soon as he heard this：他一聽到這個。
8. “he threw away the cup and rushed to oppose the boar”：他丟棄酒杯，衝去對抗那野豬。
9. “The result was: he got killed, never to taste the wine”：結果是：他被殺死，永遠嚐不到那酒。 “..., never to ...”：(結果) 永遠不 ...。 他例：Byron left his homeland, never to return. (拜倫離開家鄉，永不回來。)
10. “From this story we derive the saying”：從這故事我們得到這句諺語。
11. “There is many a slip between the cup and the lip”：杯唇之間有許多閃失。
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