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He was a handsome young shepherd loved by Selene (or Diana), the moon. He was put in eternal sleep so that he might remain forever young, or so that Luna might visit him in full somnolence. Anyway, they say the goddess bore him fifty daughters, who came to be symbolic of the fifty lunar months between Olympic Games. [解说] 1.
“He
was a handsome young shepherd loved by Selene (or Diana), the moon”：他是年轻英俊的牧羊人，被 Selene (或 Diana) 月姑娘爱上了。月姑娘的希腊名是「喜利尼」，罗马名则为「黛安娜」，其实又称「卢娜」(Luna)。 2. “He was put in eternal sleep so that he might remain forever young”：他被置于永远睡眠的状态中，好让他能保持永远年轻。 3. “or so that Luna might visit him in full somnolence”：或者，好让卢娜可以在他完全昏睡中来找他。 “somnolence”：昏睡、梦幻的状态。 4. “Anyway, they say the goddess bore him fifty daughters”：总之，人家说那女神给他生了五十个女儿。 5.
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came to be symbolic of the fifty lunar months between Olympic Games”：她们后来变成两个奥运会之间相隔五十个农历月份的象征。 “be symbolic of A”：是 A 的象征。 “lunar months”：农历之月份 (以月之盈亏而计者)。 “lunar year” 即农历年。 “Olympic Games”：奥林匹克运动会 (每四年、即五十个农历月份，举行一次)。 [复习填充] Endymion was a handsome young sh loved by Selene (or Diana), the . He was put in e sleep so that he might remain f young, or so that Luna might visit him in full s . Anyway, they say the goddess b him fifty daughters, who came to be s of the fifty l months between Olympic Games. . |
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