She was an enchantress living on the island of Aeaea, where Odysseus and his men landed and she changed his men into swine.   Odysseus, with help from Hermes, took a herb and was able to resist her spells.   At last he compelled her to free his men and restore them back to their human shapes. 

[解說]

1.      “She was an enchantress living on the island of Aeaea” : 她是住在 Aeaea 島上的女巫。 “enchantress”: 女巫 (=  witch)；  enchanter =  wizard (男巫).

2.      “where Odysseus and his men landed and she changed his men into swine”: 在那裡 Odysseus  和他的部下登陸，而她把他的部下變成豬。 “swine”: (單複同形) 豬。

3.      “Odysseus, with help from Hermes, took a herb”: Odysseus 從 Hermes 得到幫助，吃了一種藥草。 “herb”: 藥草。據說此藥草為 moly (一種白花黑根的魔草)。

4.      “and was able to resist her spells”: 而能夠抗拒她的符咒。 “resist, resistance”: 抗拒。 “spell”: 符咒，法力。

5.      “At last he compelled her to free his men”: 最後他逼她釋放他的部下。 “compel, compulsion”: 逼迫。

6.      “and restore them back to their human shapes”: 而把他們恢復回到他們的人樣。 

[複習填充]

Circe was an en_____ living on the island of Aeaea, where Odysseus and his men landed and she changed his men into _____.  Odysseus, with _____ from Hermes, took a _____ and was able to re____ her spells.  At last he c_____ her to free his men and re_____ them back to their human shapes.

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