He was father of Aeneas by
Aphrodite. Aeneas bore him on his shoulders as they fled from burning
Troy. This dutiful act earned Aeneas the sobriquet of “the pious
Aeneas.”
[解說]
1.
“He was father of Aeneas by Aphrodite.”:他是跟 Aphrodite 生下 Aeneas 的父親。
“by” = borne by (由... 所生)。
2.
“Aeneas bore him on his shoulders”:
Aeneas背他在肩上。
bear, bore, borne:背、生。
3.
“as they fled from burning Troy”:當他們逃離燃燒的 Troy 城時。
4.
“This dutiful act earned Aeneas the sobriquet of “the pious
Aeneas.”:這個盡責的行為給 Aeneas 贏得「孝順的 Aeneas」這個稱號。
“earn somebody something”:給某人贏得某事物。
“sobriquet”: /'so bri ke/,稱號、別名。
“pious”:孝順的、虔誠的。
[複習填充]
Anchises was father of Aeneas
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burning Troy. This d act earned Aeneas the s
of “the p Aeneas.”