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Called Mars in Roman mythology, Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera. As the god of war, he was brutal, ferocious and blusterous, but in fact cowardly at times. No immortals loved him except Eris (the goddess of discord) and Aphrodite (the goddess of love). He had an illicit love affair with Aphrodite, whose husband Hephaestus then made a subtle net and caught the lovers. I t became a great scandal on Olympus when the lovers were exposed in flagrante delicto: the gods crowded in from everywhere to watch the spectacle with merriment though the goddesses shunned it with modesty. But Hephaestus refrained from divorcing his wife because he loved her too much to do so. Meanwhile, Ares had three children by her.

[解說]

1. “Called Mars in Roman mythology”：在羅馬神話中被稱為 Mars。

2. “Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera”： Ares 是天王 Zeus 與天后 Hera 的兒子。

3. “As the god of war, he was brutal, ferocious and blusterous”：身為戰神，她很野蠻、兇猛、以及狂暴。 “blusterous”或 “blustering”：咆哮、恫嚇、虛張聲勢之狂暴。

4. “but in fact cowardly at times”：但事實上往往很懦弱。

5. “No immortals loved him except Eris (the goddess of discord) and Aphrodite (the goddess of love)”：沒有神仙喜歡他，除了 (不和之女神) Eris 以及 (愛神) Aphrodite 以外。 “immortal”：不死、不朽(的人)，指神仙。 “discord”：不和、紛爭。

6. “He had an illicit love affair with Aphrodite”：他和 Aphrodite 有一段不合法的愛情。 “illicit”：法所不容的。

7. “whose husband Hephaestus then made a subtle net and caught the lovers”：她的丈夫 Hephaestus 於是做了一個精妙的網而抓到了那 (兩個) 情人。 “subtle”：微妙的、精巧的。

8. “It became a great scandal on Olympus”：它變成 Olympus 山上的一樁大醜聞。 “scandal”：醜聞。

9. “when the lovers were exposed in flagrante delicto”：當情人們被當場揭露 (給大家看) 時。 “exposed”：被揭露、公開。 “in flagrante delicto” [拉丁文] = “in the very act of committing the crime”：在進行犯罪的當下。

10. “the gods crowded in from everywhere to watch the spectacle with merriment”：眾神從各處擁進，來歡樂地觀看那光景。 “crowd in”：擁進入。 “spectacle”：光景。 “with merriment”：歡樂地。

11. “though the goddesses shunned it with modesty”：雖然女神們害羞地規避它。 “shun”：躲開。 “with modesty”：害羞的、謙遜的。

12. “But Hephaestus refrained from divorcing his wife”：但 Hephaestus 克制住而不跟他妻子離婚。 “refrain from ...”：克制而免於 ...。 “divorce sb.”：跟某人離婚。

13. “because he loved her too much to do so”：因為他愛她太深了而不能那麼做。

14. “Meanwhile, Ares had three children by her”：這期間，Ares 跟她生了三個小孩。 Meanwhile = in the meantime：這期間。 by her：跟她生。

[複習填充]

Called in Roman mythology, Ares was the son of Zeus and H . As the god of , he was brutal, ferocious and b , but in fact c at times. No im loved him except Eris (the goddess of dis ) and Aphrodite (the goddess of love). He had an il love affair with Aphrodite, whose husband Hephaestus then made a s net and caught the lovers. It became a great s on Olympus when the lovers were ex in flagrante d : the gods crowded from everywhere to watch the s with m though the goddesses s it with m . But Hephaestus re from di his wife because he loved her too much to do . M , Ares had three children her.


唸音	Called Mars in Roman mythology, Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera. As the god of war, he was brutal, ferocious and blusterous, but in fact cowardly at times. No immortals loved him except Eris (the goddess of discord) and Aphrodite (the goddess of love). He had an illicit love affair with Aphrodite, whose husband Hephaestus then made a subtle net and caught the lovers. I t became a great scandal on Olympus when the lovers were exposed in flagrante delicto: the gods crowded in from everywhere to watch the spectacle with merriment though the goddesses shunned it with modesty. But Hephaestus refrained from divorcing his wife because he loved her too much to do so. Meanwhile, Ares had three children by her. [解說] 1. “Called Mars in Roman mythology”：在羅馬神話中被稱為 Mars。 2. “Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera”： Ares 是天王 Zeus 與天后 Hera 的兒子。 3. “As the god of war, he was brutal, ferocious and blusterous”：身為戰神，她很野蠻、兇猛、以及狂暴。 “blusterous”或 “blustering”：咆哮、恫嚇、虛張聲勢之狂暴。 4. “but in fact cowardly at times”：但事實上往往很懦弱。 5. “No immortals loved him except Eris (the goddess of discord) and Aphrodite (the goddess of love)”：沒有神仙喜歡他，除了 (不和之女神) Eris 以及 (愛神) Aphrodite 以外。 “immortal”：不死、不朽(的人)，指神仙。 “discord”：不和、紛爭。 6. “He had an illicit love affair with Aphrodite”：他和 Aphrodite 有一段不合法的愛情。 “illicit”：法所不容的。 7. “whose husband Hephaestus then made a subtle net and caught the lovers”：她的丈夫 Hephaestus 於是做了一個精妙的網而抓到了那 (兩個) 情人。 “subtle”：微妙的、精巧的。 8. “It became a great scandal on Olympus”：它變成 Olympus 山上的一樁大醜聞。 “scandal”：醜聞。 9. “when the lovers were exposed in flagrante delicto”：當情人們被當場揭露 (給大家看) 時。 “exposed”：被揭露、公開。 “in flagrante delicto” [拉丁文] = “in the very act of committing the crime”：在進行犯罪的當下。 10. “the gods crowded in from everywhere to watch the spectacle with merriment”：眾神從各處擁進，來歡樂地觀看那光景。 “crowd in”：擁進入。 “spectacle”：光景。 “with merriment”：歡樂地。 11. “though the goddesses shunned it with modesty”：雖然女神們害羞地規避它。 “shun”：躲開。 “with modesty”：害羞的、謙遜的。 12. “But Hephaestus refrained from divorcing his wife”：但 Hephaestus 克制住而不跟他妻子離婚。 “refrain from ...”：克制而免於 ...。 “divorce sb.”：跟某人離婚。 13. “because he loved her too much to do so”：因為他愛她太深了而不能那麼做。 14. “Meanwhile, Ares had three children by her”：這期間，Ares 跟她生了三個小孩。 Meanwhile = in the meantime：這期間。 by her：跟她生。 [複習填充] Called in Roman mythology, Ares was the son of Zeus and H . As the god of , he was brutal, ferocious and b , but in fact c at times. No im loved him except Eris (the goddess of dis ) and Aphrodite (the goddess of love). He had an il love affair with Aphrodite, whose husband Hephaestus then made a s net and caught the lovers. It became a great s on Olympus when the lovers were ex in flagrante d : the gods crowded from everywhere to watch the s with m though the goddesses s it with m . But Hephaestus re from di his wife because he loved her too much to do . M , Ares had three children her.
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