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He was one of the Seven Against Thebes, and the only one to survive the expedition. Ten years later, he led the sons of the original Seven in a second attack against the city. This time they captured it. Yet, he lost his son in the battle, and then he died of grief.
[解说] 1. “He was one of the Seven Against Thebes”：「他是『征 Thebes 七战士』之一」。“against”是「攻打」之意。 2. “and the only one to survive the expedition”：「也是唯一活过该征战的人」。“survive…”是「活过 …」或「比 … 活得久」，“expedition”是「远征、探险」，在此指「征战」。“survive the expedition”就是「活过此征战、经历征战而未死」。如果说某人“survive the fire”就是「火灾后没死」，说他“survive his wife”就是「比太太活得久，太太死后他没死」。 3. “Ten years later, he led the sons of the original Seven in a second attack against the city”：「十年后，他率领原先七战士的儿子第二次攻打那城市」。“original”是「原先的」。“in a second attack”是「在某第二次攻击中」。 4. “This time they captured it”：「这次他们占领了它」。“capture”指「虏获」或「占领」。 5. “Yet, he lost his son in the battle”：「可是，他在战役中失去儿子」。 6. “and then he died of grief”：「而然后他死于哀伤」。“die of …”是惯用语，指「死于…」。他例：“Many people died of SARS”(许多人死于 SARS 疾病)。 7. 这段讲到「征Thebes七战士」的故事。Oedipus 放逐自己后，其两儿子 Eteocles 与 Polynices 同意轮流统治 Thebes 这城邦。老大先统治后，却食言，不肯轮流统治。老二与其它六友人包括 Adrastus 共七人，便来攻打 Thebes，可是战败，七人只剩 Adrastus 一人。十年后他再率领下一代来攻打，虽然战胜，却丧子而自己悲痛而亡。
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