念音	She was the dawn, Aurora being her Roman name.   She had many lovers, including Tithonus, upon whom she begged Zeus to bestow immortality.   As she had forgotten to beg for eternal youth, too, Tithonus lived on and on and shriveled day by day until he had no vigor left except for an old man's shrill chirping.   At last, she did not regret to let him turn into a cicada. [解说] 1. “She was the dawn, Aurora being her Roman name”：她是黎明，而 Aurora 是她的罗马名。 “Aurora being ...” =  and Aurora was  ...。 2. “She had many lovers, including Tithonus, upon whom she begged Zeus to bestow immortality”：她有许多爱人，包括 Tithonus，在他身上她请求 Zeus 赐给长生不死。 “bestow ... upon ...”：赐给 … 在 … 之上。 “immortality”：长生不死。 3. “As she had forgotten to beg for eternal youth, too, Tithonus lived on and on and shriveled day by day”：因为她忘了也请求永远年轻，所以 Tithonus 一直活下去而一天一天地皱缩衰老。 “shrivel”：(使) 皱缩、枯萎、衰老。 4. “until he had no vigor left except for an old man's shrill chirping”：一直到他没有力气留下来，除了一个老年人尖锐的吱喳声之外。 “vigor”：活力。 “shrill”：尖锐、刺耳的。 chirping：(鸟) 啁啾、(虫) 吱喳。 5. “At last, she did not regret to let him turn into a cicada”：最后，她不后悔让他变成一只蝉。 “cicada”：蝉。 [复习填充] Eos was the d , Aurora being her Roman name.  She had many lovers, including Tithonus,  whom she begged Zeus to bestow im .  As she had forgotten to beg for e  youth, too, Tithonus lived on and on and sh  day by day until he had no v  left except  an old man's sh  chirping.  At last, she did not regret to let him turn into a c . .
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