She was so proud of her skill in
weaving that she challenged Athena to a competition. As a punishment for
her presumption, she was changed into a spider by the indignant goddess.
[解說]
1.
“She was so proud of her skill in weaving that...”:她是如此驕傲於她編織的技巧,所以
...。
2.
“she challenged Athena to a competition”:他挑戰 Athena 去進行競賽。
“challenge sb. to sth.”:挑戰某人做某事。
“compete, competition”:競爭、競賽。
Athena 是技藝之女神。
3.
“As a punishment for her presumption”:當成一種對她冒昧行為的處罰。
“presume, presumption, presumptuous”:僭越、冒昧(的)。
4.
“she was changed into a spider by the indignant goddess”:她被這位氣憤的女神變成一隻蜘蛛。
“indignant”:義憤的。
[複習填充]
Arachne was so proud her
skill in w that she challenged Athena a
competition. As a punishment for her p , she was changed
into a s by the in goddess.