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He was a handsome young man killed by a wild boar. He had enamored Aphrodite, and Persephone had also become enamored of him. Aphrodite begged Zeus to restore him to life, but Persephone wished to keep him in Hades. To appease both goddesses, Zeus decreed that he should spend half of each year in the upper world and the other half in the underworld.
[解说] 1.
“He
was a handsome young man killed by a wild boar”：「他是被野猪咬死的英俊年轻人」。注意：“boar”(野猪) 与“bore”(钻、凿；使厌烦) 同音。 2. “He had enamored Aphrodite, and Persephone had also become enamored of him”：「他已迷住了 Aphrodite，而 Persephone 也已迷恋他」。“enamor”是「使迷恋、使喜爱」。
注意：“be (或 become) enamored of …”(迷恋上) 是惯用语，用“of”不用“by”。同样的，我们说“She is beloved of all”(她为众人所爱)，“It is known to everybody”(那事为每人所知)，也用“of”或“to”而不用“by”来接「被动」的动作者。
另注意：“enamor”是美式拼字法，英式拼字法为“enamour”。
3. “Aphrodite begged Zeus to restore him to life”：「Aphrodite 请求 Zeus 要恢复他的生命」。“restore … to …”是「恢复 … 到 …」之状态，“restore him to life”原是「恢复他到活命」的状态，也就是“restore his life”之意。
4. “but Persephone wished to keep him in Hades”：「但 Persephone 希望留他在地府」。“Hades”= “Hell”。
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appease both goddesses”：「为了安抚两位女神」。“appease”是「使平静、使缓和、安抚」之意，其名词为“appeasement”。 6. “Zeus decreed that he should spend half of each year in the upper world”：「Zeus 命令说他每年要在上界渡过半年」。“decree”= “order”(命令)，可当名词或动词。“half of each year”是「每年之一半」。“in the upper world”(在上界) 即「在阳间」= “on earth”。
注意：“… decree (order, demand, suggest) that … should …”是个惯用的语型，表示「命令、要求 、建议」的动词所接的「that 子句」，不是陈述事实，而是认定「应该」要做的事，所以接 “should”。他例：“I demand that you should give back the money”(我要求你还銭)，“He suggested that we should leave at once”(他建议我们要立刻离开)。
7. “and the other half in the underworld”：「而另一半 (年) 在下界」。 “underworld” = “Hades”。
8. 全段说出美男的不幸，也点到天王两面讨好的个性。据说 Aphrodite (爱神) 常陪Adonis 狩猎，而只那么一天没陪他，他就被野猪咬死。Persephone (冥后) 本是代替爱神照顾 Adonis 的人，自己却爱上他，而要争夺他。Adonis 被野猪大牙咬伤所流的血在地上化成深红的「秋牡丹」(anemone)。
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