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She was Hercules' wife.   Once when the Centaur Nessus was ferrying her over a river, he attempted to violate her and Hercules shot him with a poisoned arrow.   Deianira took the dying Centaur's word and preserved some of his blood to recall Hercules' love.   Years later, when Hercules brought Iole home from Oechalia, Deianira soaked a garment in the blood and sent it to her husband as a gift.   When Hercules put the garment on, it burned his flesh like fire and could not be removed.   Finally he died in agony and Deianira killed herself in remorse.

[解說]

1.      “Once when the Centaur Nessus was ferrying her over a river”:有ㄧ次當人馬怪Nessus 正在擺渡她過一條河時。 “Centaur”:人馬怪。  “ferry”:擺渡。

2.      “he attempted to violate her and Hercules shot him with a poisoned arrow”:他企圖強暴她而 Hercules 用毒箭射他 “violate”:強暴、沾污。

3.      “Deianira took the dying Centaur's word and preserved some of his blood to recall Hercules' love” Deianira 聽即將死去的人馬怪的話而保留他的一點血以便回憶Hercules 的愛。

    據說:那人馬怪騙她說,那血在 Hercules 背棄她時,可以恢復他的愛。

4.      “Years later, when Hercules brought Iole home from Oechalia”:幾年後,當HerculesIole Oechalia 帶回家時。

5.      “Deianira soaked a garment in the blood and sent it to her husband as a gift” Deianira 把一件衣服浸在那血中而送去給她丈夫當禮物。 “soak”:浸。 “garment”:衣服。

6.      “When Hercules put the garment on, it burned his flesh like fire and could not be removed”:當 Hercules 穿上那衣服時,它像火ㄧ樣燒他的肌肉而又拿不掉。 “removed”:拿掉 (=  taken off)

7.      “Finally he died in agony and Deianira killed herself in remorse”:最後他死在極大痛苦中,而 Deianira 在悔恨中自殺。 “in agony”:在大痛苦中。 “in remorse”:在悔恨中。 

[複習填充]

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