He was son of Apollo and Cyrene.
He protected cattle and fruit trees, and developed bee culture. It was
in flight from his advances that Eurydice trod on a snake and got bitten
in the foot and died.
[解說]
1.
“He was son of Apollo and Cyrene”:他是 Apollo 和 Cyrene 的兒子。
2.
“He protected cattle and fruit trees”:他保護牛隻和果樹。
“cattle”:「牛隻 」(泛指牛, 單複同形)。
3.
“and developed bee culture”:而發展蜜蜂養殖。
“culture”:養殖、文化。
4.
“It was in flight from his advances that...”:就是在逃跑於他的接近時...。in
flight from:在逃離 ... 之中。
“advances”:「(企圖追求之)
接近」 (通常用複數)。
5.
“Eurydice trod on a snake”:
Eurydice踩到一條蛇。
“tread, trod, trod (或 trodden)”:
「採、踏
」(後面常接 on
或 upon)。
6.
“and got bitten in the foot and died”:而被咬到腳而死去。
“got bitten” = was bitten。
“bite, bit, bit (或 bitten)”:咬。
“in the foot”:在腳部。
[複習填充]
Aristaeus was son of Apollo and
Cyrene. He protected c and fruit trees, and developed bee
c . It was in f from his ad that
Eurydice trod a snake and got in foot
and died.