念音	To ensure peace he and his brother Polynices agreed to rule the city of Thebes on alternate years.   But when the time came for Eteocles to relinquish his power to his brother, he refused.   And this led to the expedition of the Seven Against Thebes, in which both brothers met in battle and killed each other.  [解说] 1. “To ensure peace he and his brother Polynices agreed to rule the city of Thebes on alternate years”：为了确保和平，他和他弟弟 Polynices 同意各轮几年的统治Thebes城。 “alternate”：轮流的。 “on alternate years”：以轮流几年为条件。此 “on” = “on the basis of” (以 … 为基础，为条件)。 2. “But when the time came for Eteocles to relinquish his power to his brother, he refused”：可是，当 Eteocles 放弃权力给弟弟的时间到来时，他拒绝了。 “relinquish” =  give up。 3. “And this led to the expedition of the Seven Against Thebes”：而这个导至七勇士征Thebes 的征战。 “expedition”：征战。 Polynices 邀集七勇士回来攻打 Thebes，史称 the Seven Against Thebes。 4. “in which both brothers met in battle and killed each other”：在征战中，两兄弟在战争中相遇而互相杀死对方。 [复习填充] To en  peace he and his brother Polynices agreed to rule the city of Thebes on  al  years.  But when the time came for Eteocles to re  his power his brother, he refused.  And this led to the ex  of the Seven Against Thebes, in which both brothers met in b  and killed each other. .
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