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She was a monster, being half-woman and half-serpent.
She was also a prolific breeder of monsters. By Typhon she bore Chimera,
Cerberus, and Hydra. She also bore the two-headed dog Orthros, and
then by him she bore the Sphinx and the Nemean Lion. Argus put an
end to this foul fecundity by killing her while she was asleep. [解说] 1. “She was a monster, being half-woman and half-serpent”：她是妖怪，因为是半为女人，半为蟒蛇。 “being ...” = as she was ...。 2. “She was also a prolific breeder of monsters”：她也是个妖怪的大量生产者。 “prolific”：大量生产的。 “breeder”：生育者。 3. “By Typhon she bore Chimera, Cerberus, and Hydra”：藉由 Typhon 她生了Chimera (吐火怪)、 Cerberus (三头犬)，和 Hydra (九头龙)。 4. “She also bore the two-headed dog Orthros, and then by him she bore the Sphinx and the Nemean Lion”：她也生那两头犬 Orthros，而然后跟他生了 Sphinx (带翼人狮怪)，以及那 Nemean 的狮子 (棍棒打不死的)。 5. “Argus put an end to this foul fecundity by killing her while she was asleep”： Argus结束了这个污秽的多产，藉由在她睡着时杀死她。“put an end to ...”: 结束 ...。 “foul”: 污秽的。 “fecund, fecundity”: 多产、肥沃、富饶。 [复习填充] Echidna was a monster, b half-woman and half-serpent. She was also a p breeder of monsters. B Typhon she bore Chimera, Cerberus, and Hydra. She also bore the two-headed dog Orthros, and then b him she bore the Sphinx and the Nemean Lion. Argus put an to this foul f by killing her while she was asleep. . |
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