He was the old, bad-tempered ferryman who ferried the spirits of the dead across the river Styx into the underworld.   He accepted a small tip for the service.   So, the Greeks used to put a coin in the mouth of the dead to pay Charon his fare. 

[解說]

1.      “He was the old, bad-tempered ferryman”：他是那位年老而脾氣壞的渡船夫。  ferryman 為「渡船夫」， ferryboat 則為「渡船」。

2.      “who ferried the spirits of the dead across the river Styx into the underworld”：他擺渡死者的靈魂橫過冥河 Styx 而進入下界。 “the dead” =  the dead people。

3.      “He accepted a small tip for the service”：為此服務他接受一點小費。 “tip”：小費。

4.      “So, the Greeks used to put a coin in the mouth of the dead to pay Charon his fare”：所以希臘人ㄧ向放一個錢幣在死者的口中以便付給 Charon 他的船費。 “the dead”在此 =  the dead person。 “fare”：車費、船費。 

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