念音

She was Agenor's daughter, Cadmus' sister, and Minos' mother.   Zeus wooed her and gave her the first robot, the bronze man Talus.   In fact, Zeus changed himself into a white bull and bore her across the sea to Crete, where she bore him glorious sons to hold sway over all men on earth. 

 

[解说]

1.      “Zeus wooed her and gave her the first robot, the bronze man Talus”: Zeus 追求她而给她第一个机器人,那铜人 Talus。 据说:Talus 全身除了一脚踝以外,都是青铜 (bronze)。

2.      “In fact, Zeus changed himself into a white bull and bore her across the sea to Crete”:事实上, Zeus 把自己变成一只白公牛背她横过海洋到 Crete岛。 “bear, bore, borne”:背、生。

3.      “where she bore him glorious sons to hold sway over all men on earth”:在那里,她给他生光荣的子孙去掌控地球上所有人。 “hold sway over ...”:掌控…。  Europa 的子孙当然就是欧洲人。 

 

[复习填充]

Europa was Agenor's daughter, Cadmus' sister, and Minos' mother.  Zeus w      her and gave her the first r      , the b      man Talus.  In fact, Zeus changed himself into a white b      and b      her across the sea to Crete, where she b     him glorious sons to hold s       over all men on earth.

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