It was a fire-breathing monster whose body consisted of a lion in front, a goat in the middle, and a serpent behind.   It was killed by Bellerophon.   Today, the word suggests something wildly imaginary or absurdly fantastic. 

[解說]

1.      “It was a fire-breathing monster”：它是吐火的妖怪。

2.      “whose body consisted of a lion in front, a goat in the middle, and a serpent behind”：他的身體包括前面是獅，中間是羊，後面是蛇。

3.      “It was killed by Bellerophon”：它被 Bellerophon 所殺。

4.      “Today, the word suggests something wildly imaginary or absurdly fantastic”：今天，這個字提示狂野想像或荒謬幻想的東西。 

[複習填充]

Chimera was a fire-          monster whose body consisted     a lion in front, a goat in the middle, and a s         behind.  It was killed by Bellerophon.  Today, the word s          something wildly i        or absurdly f         .

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