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She was wife of the greatest mortal musician Orpheus. She was bitten by a snake and died. The grief-stricken Orpheus went down into Hell to bring her back. His moving music, it is said, even drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek. So Pluto (Hades) agreed to let her go, but on the condition that she must follow Orpheus all the way and he must not look back to see her until they reach the upper world. It so happened, then, that as soon as Orpheus stepped out of the cavern, he turned back to greet her, and that was a bit too soon, for she was still in the underworld. Thus, she disappeared on the instant, never to return. [解说] 1. “She was wife of the greatest mortal musician Orpheus”：她是凡人中最伟大的乐师 Orpheus 的妻子。 “mortal”：(非神仙之) 凡人。 2. “She was bitten by a snake and died”：她被蛇咬到而死去。 “bite, bit, bitten”：咬。 3. “The grief-stricken Orpheus went down into Hell to bring her back”：哀伤的 Orpheus 下到地狱去，要把她带回来。 “grief-stricken”：被哀伤打击的。 比较： “flood-stricken”(洪水肆虐的)、 “plague-stricken”(罹疾疫的)、 “poverty-stricken”(受贫困打击的)。 4. “His moving music, it is said, even drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek”：据说，他动人的音乐甚至于让冥王 Pluto 的铁泪流下脸颊。 “drew tears down”：拉眼泪下到…。 “iron tears”：铁泪、硬汉之泪。 5. “So Pluto (Hades) agreed to let her go, but on the condition that...”：所以 Pluto (即Hades) 同意让她走，但条件是…。 “on (the) condition that ...”：以 … 为条件，基于 … 之条件。 6. “she must follow Orpheus all the way and he must not look back to see her until they reach the upper world”：她必须全程跟随 Orpheus，而他不可以往后看她在不在，直到他们到达上界。 7. “It so happened, then, that as soon as Orpheus stepped out of the cavern, he turned back to greet her”：事情就那么发生了：Orpheus 一走出洞穴，就转身要迎接她。 “cavern”：洞穴 (指地狱)。 8. “and that was a bit too soon, for she was still in the underworld”：而那有一点点太快，因为她仍然还在下界。 9. “Thus, she disappeared on the instant, never to return”：就这样，她在那一剎那消失掉了，永远不再回来。 “on the instant”：在那剎那间。 “..., never to V”：永不…。他例： “He went away, never to see her” (他走掉，永不见她)。 [复习填充] Eurydice was wife of the greatest m musician Orpheus. She was b by a snake and died. The grief- Orpheus went down into Hell to bring her back. His m music, it is said, even drew i tears down Pluto's cheek. So Pluto (Hades) agreed to let her go, but the condition that she must follow Orpheus all the and he must not look back to see her until they reach the up world. It so happened, then, that as soon as Orpheus stepped out of the c , he turned back to g her, and that was a too soon, for she was still in the underworld. Thus, she disappeared the instant, n to return. . |
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