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He was son of
Theiodamas (king of the Dryopes). He became Hercules' page after
Hercules killed his father. Hercules grew very fond of him and took
him along on the famous voyage with the Argonauts. On the [解说] 1. “He became Hercules' page after Hercules killed his father”:他变成 Hercules 的童仆,在 Hercules 杀死他父亲之后。 “page”:童仆。 据说:Hercules 吃掉他父亲的牛,他父亲于是来攻打 Hercules,因而被杀。 2. “Hercules grew very fond of him and took him along on the famous voyage with the Argonauts”: Hercules 变成很喜欢他而带他跟阿果号的航员去进行那有名的航行。 “take along”:带着一道儿。 注意:on a voyage, on a picnic, on a vacation ... 等等之 “on” 都是「进行」之意。 3. “On the island of Cios, Hylas went to a spring to fetch water”:在 Cios 那岛上,Hylas 去一个泉水那里要拿水。 “fetch”:拿回。 4. “and was held prisoner there by the nymphs who were enamored of him”:而被那些爱上他的林泉女神俘虏在那里。 “hold 某人 prisoner”:俘虏某人。 “nymph”:山林湖海泉水之女神。 “be enamored of” = be enamored by (被 … 所迷住而喜爱)。 注意:在古式的语法中, “of” 常等于 “by”,但今日此用法仅存在于有情绪、情感的字眼时,如 “beloved of him” = beloved by him, “frightened of the dark” = frightened by the dark, 等。 5. “Hercules could not find him and searched for him for such a long time”: Hercules找不到他而寻找他那么一段长的时间。注意: “search the house” (搜查房子),但 “search for him” (寻找他)。 6. “that the Argonauts grew impatient and sailed away without the two”:以至于那些阿果号航员变成不耐烦,于是没有他们两个便航行走了。 [复习填充] Hylas was son
of Theiodamas (king of the Dryopes). He became Hercules's p
after Hercules killed his father. Hercules grew very fond of
him and took him a on the famous voyage with
the Argonauts. On the . |
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