1.      A horse with the power of speech and miraculous running speed, it was begotten by Poseiden upon Demeter or , in other accounts, it sprang into being when Poseiden struck the earth with his trident.

2.      A musician of the sixth century B.C., who, on being thrown overboard, was carried safely to land by a dolphin, which was charmed by his playing of the lyre. 

[解說]

1.      “A horse with the power of speech and miraculous running speed”：一匹有講話能力以及跑速令人驚奇的馬。 “miraculous”：令人驚奇的。

2.      “it was begotten by Poseiden upon Demeter”：它是 Poseiden 在 Demeter 身上生出的。 Poseiden 是海神，Demeter 是職司農業富饒之女神。

3.      “or , in other accounts, it sprang into being”：或者 (按別的講述) 牠迸生出來。 “spring into being”：躍入存在中，突然迸生出來。 比較： “come into being”：生出來。

4.      “when Poseiden struck the earth with his trident”：當 Poseiden 用他的三叉戟敲擊大地時。 “trident”： 三叉戟。

5.      “A musician of the sixth century B.C.”：一個公元前六世紀的樂師。

6.      “who, on being thrown overboard,”：他在被丟出船外時。 “on being thrown” = as soon as he was thrown。 “throw overboard”：丟出船外，丟入水中。

7.      “was carried safely to land by a dolphin”：被一隻海豚安全地帶上陸地。 “dolphin”：海豚。

8.      “which was charmed by his playing of the lyre”：它被他演奏七絃琴所迷住。 “charmed by”：被 ... 迷住。 “lyre”：古希臘之七絃琴。 

[複習填充]

1.      A horse with the power of s      and m         running speed, Arion was begotten by Poseiden      Demeter or , in other a      , it sprang into       when Poseiden struck the earth with his t      .

2.      Arion was a m          of the sixth century B.C., who, on being thrown o       , was carried safely to land by a d         , which was c        by his playing of the l    .