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He was a member of Odysseus's crew that came to Circe's island. One night when he was drunk and asleep on Circe's roof, he heard the others leaving. In his haste to join them, he rushed down but missed the ladder and broke his neck. In the underworld, his ghost begged for the proper burial that had been denied him. Odysseus promised it and afterwards did return to perform the due rites. [解说] 1. “He was a member of Odysseus's crew that came to Circe's island”：他是 Odysseus 的水手群之一员，他们来到 Circe 的岛屿。 Circe 是一个女巫，曾使他们变成猪，其岛屿为 Aeaea。 2. “One night when he was drunk and asleep on Circe's roof”：有个晚上，当他酒醉睡在 Circe 的屋顶上时。 3. “he heard the others leaving”：他听到其它人在离开。 注意：hear 受词 + V 或V-ing 皆可能，V-ing 强调「正在 …」。他例：I heard him singing (我听他唱着歌)。 4. “In his haste to join them, he rushed down but missed the ladder and broke his neck”：在他急忙要跟他们随行时，他冲下来，但采空了梯子而扭断了脖子。 “miss the ladder”：踩空、采不到梯子。 5. “In the underworld, his ghost begged for the proper burial that had been denied him”：在下界，他的鬼魂恳求 (那没给过他的) 妥当的埋葬。 “proper burial”：妥当的埋葬。希腊人相信人死而无妥当的埋葬便无法升天。 “that had been denied him”：那曾经没给他的。 “deny sb. sth.”：拒绝 (或没给) 某人某事物。如 “deny him the right”：没给他权利。在匆忙中大家当然无法给埋葬的机会。 6.
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promised it and afterwards did return to perform the due rites”： Odysseus答应那件事 (即妥当埋葬)，而后来确实回来进行应有的仪式。 “perform”：做。 “due rites”：应有的仪式。 [复习填充] Elpenor was a member of Odysseus's c that came to Circe's island. One night when he was drunk and asleep on Circe's r , he heard the others . In his h to join them, he rushed down but m the l and broke his neck. In the underworld, his ghost begged for the proper b that had been d him. Odysseus promised it and afterwards did return to p the d r . . |
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