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They were the three frightful daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. They had snakes for hair, and to look on them would turn men to stone. Medusa, the youngest of the three, was alone mortal among them. She was slain by Perseus who killed her with the aid of a mirror-like shield. But before she died, from her blood sprang Pegasus, the winged horse she was pregnant with by Poseidon. [解说] 1. “They were the three frightful daughters of Phorcys and Ceto”：他们是 Phorcys 和 Ceto 的三个可怕的女儿。 2. “They had snakes for hair, and to look on them would turn men to stone”：他们有蛇为发，而看着她们会把人变成石头。 “have A for B”：以 A 为 B。 “look on”：看着。 3. “Medusa, the youngest of the three, was alone mortal among them”： Medusa，三人中最小的，是她们之中唯一会死的。 “mortal”：会死的。 4. “She was slain by Perseus who killed her with the aid of a mirror-like shield”：她被Perseus 杀死，他杀她是受助于像镜子一般的盾。 “slay, slew, slain”：杀死。 “with the aid of ...”：受 … 之助。 “shield”：盾。 据说：那盾是 Athena 借给 Perseus 的，从亮亮的盾中可以看到蛇女的身影。因为不必正视蛇女，所以没有变成石头的危险。 5. “But before she died, from her blood sprang Pegasus”：但在她死之前，从她血中跃出Pegasus。 6. “the winged horse she was pregnant with by Poseidon”：她跟 Poseidon 所怀孕的那匹带翼的马。 “be pregnant with”：怀(孕)着。 [复习填充] The Gorgons were the three f daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. They had snakes hair, and to look on them would turn men to . Medusa, the youngest of the three, was alone m among them. She was slain by Perseus who killed her with the aid of a mirror-like s . But before she died, from her blood s Pegasus, the w horse she was p with by Poseidon.. |
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