念音	She was a daughter of Aeolus, god of the winds.   Her husband Ceyx, disregarding her entreaties for safety, sailed to Ionia and was shipwrecked.  He appeared all naked and dripping to her in a dream and told her of his death.   When she found his body at the seashore, she leaped into the sea to drown herself.   The gods, taking pity, changed her and Ceyx into kingfishers.   Thenceforth, each year for seven days prior to and seven days after the winter solstice, the winds ceased to blow so that the birds might hatch their eggs in the nests on the sea.  [解说] 1. “She was a daughter of Aeolus, god of the winds”：她是风神 Aeolus 的一个女儿。 2. “Her husband Ceyx, disregarding her entreaties for safety, sailed to Ionia and was shipwrecked”：她丈夫 Ceyx 不顾她恳求注意安全，航行到 Ionia 去，而被沉了船。 “entreaty for safety”：为安全所做的恳求。 据说： Ceyx 去 Ionia 是为了要问 Apollo 求神谕。 3. “He appeared all naked and dripping to her in a dream and told her of his death”：他全身赤裸滴着水出现在梦中给她看而告诉她他的死亡。 4. “When she found his body at the seashore, she leaped into the sea to drown herself”：当她发现他尸体在海岸时，她跳入海里要溺死自己。 5. “The gods, taking pity, changed her and Ceyx into kingfishers”：众神，因为怜悯，就把她和 Ceyx 变成鱼狗。 “taking pity”在此  =   as they take pity。 “kingfisher”：鱼狗、翠鸟。 6. “Thenceforth, each year for seven days prior to and seven days after the winter solstice”：此后，每年冬至前后各七天。 “prior to” =   before。 “winter solstice”：冬至。  summer solstice 为夏至。 7. “the winds ceased to blow so that the birds might hatch their eggs in the nests on the sea”：风停止吹，好让那些鸟可以在海边巢里孵牠们的蛋。 [复习填充] Halcyone was a daughter of Aeolus, god of the w .  Her husband Ceyx, dis  her en  for safety, sailed to Ionia and was ship .  He appeared all n  and d  to her in a dream and told her of his death.  When she found his body at the sea , she leaped into the sea to d  herself.  The gods, taking p , changed her and Ceyx into king .  Thence , each year for seven days prior  and seven days after the winter s , the winds ceased to blow so that the birds might h  their eggs in the nests on the sea.
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