It was an island formerly called
Ortygia. When Zeus got Leto pregnant, he sent her there as her
sanctuary to keep her from the pursuing hatred of Hera. It was there
that Leto gave birth to her great twin children: Apollo and Artemis. They say the island was originally a floating island, but after the
great event it became fixed.
[解說]
1.
“It was an island formerly called Ortygia”:它是一個以前稱為
Ortygia
的島嶼。
2.
“When Zeus got Leto pregnant, he sent her there”:當
Zeus 使
Leto
懷孕時,他送她到那裡。
3.
“as her sanctuary to keep her from the pursuing hatred of Hera”:當她的避難所,以保護她免於天后
Hera 在追逐中的恨。
“sanctuary”:保護區、避難所、神殿、聖堂。
天后 Hera
會追殺任何天王的情婦,所以有所謂 “the pursuing hatred” (在追逐中的恨)。
4.
“It was there that Leto gave birth to her great twin children:
Apollo and Artemis”:就是在那裡
Leto
生下他偉大的雙胞胎小孩,Apollo
和 Artemis。
5.
“They say the island was originally a floating island, but after
the great event it became fixed”:據說那島嶼原來是一個漂浮的島,但在那大事件之後就變成固定的。
“floating”:漂浮的。
“fixed”:固定的。
[複習填充]
Delos was an island f
called Ortygia. When Zeus got Leto p , he sent her
there as her s to keep her the pursuing
hatred of Hera. It was there that Leto gave to her great
t children: Apollo and Artemis. They say the island was
originally a f island, but after the great event it
became .
.