He was the giant son of Poseidon and Earth.   Earth gave him great strength, with which he wrestled with all who passed by and killed them invariably until Hercules came.  With even greater strength Hercules held him aloft out of contact with the strength-giving Earth.  Thus, Antaeus' strength ebbed and he was killed. 

[解說]

1.      “He was the giant son of Poseidon and Earth”: 他是海神 Poseidon 與地母 Earth 所生的巨人。

2.      “Earth gave him great strength”: Earth 給他很大的力氣。

3.      “with which he wrestled with all who passed by”: 以此 (力氣) 他跟所有路過的人角力。 “wrestle”: 摔角、角力。 “pass by”: 路過。

4.      “and killed them invariably”: 而始終不變的殺死他們。 “invariably”: 恆常的，始終不變的。

5.      “until Hercules came”: 直到 Hercules 來為止。 Hercules 是一大力士。

6.      “With even greater strength Hercules held him aloft”: 以甚至更大的力氣 Hercules 把他舉得高高的。 “hold aloft”: 舉高起來。

7.      “out of contact with the strength-giving Earth”: 離開了給與力氣的 Earth。 “out of contact with”: 與…脫離，沒接觸…。比較： “in contact with”: 與 … 接觸。

8.      “Thus, Antaeus' strength ebbed and he was killed”: 如此， Antaeus 的力氣消退了，而他就被殺死。 “ebb”: 消退。海潮的「漲退」叫 “ebb and flow”。 

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