念音	He was king of Athens and husband of Medea.  He fathered Theseus by an earlier union, and recognized him as his son by the sword he bore.  He expected Theseus to kill the Minotaur, a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man.  Theseus promised to do so and said that if he succeeded in slaying the monster, he would herald the event by hoisting white sails, instead of the customary black sails, on the vessel he would return in.  But he forgot to do this, and Aegeus, thinking his son dead, threw himself into the sea, which is called the Aegean today.  [解说] 1. “He fathered Theseus by an earlier union”：「他当了 Theseus 的父亲，由于较早的一个结合」，即早先跟别的女人结合而生了 Theseus. 2. “and recognized him as his son by the sword he bore”：「而认得他是他儿子，靠着他带的剑」。注意： “recognize A as B”为「认出 A 就是 B」， “bore”是 “bear”(携带) 的过去式。 3. “He expected Theseus to kill the Minotaur, a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man”：「他期望 Theseus 杀死 Minotaur，那是一只有着牛头与人身的妖怪」。 4. “Theseus promised to do so and said that…”：「Theseus 答应去那样做而说…」。注意： “so”(如此) 在 “to do so,” “I think so,” “to say so”中都是代名词的用法，常可换成 “this”或 “that”。例如：本句中 “promised to do so”就等于 “promised to do this (或 that)”。 5. “if he succeeded in slaying the monster”：「如果他成功于杀死那妖怪」。 6. “he would herald the event”：「他将预报那事件」。 “herald”是「预报、先宣布」，如 “herald the arrival of the President ”(预报总统之到来)。 7. “by hoisting white sails”：「藉由升起白帆」。注意：升帆、旗 (flags)、桶 (casks)、篓 (crates) 等都常用 “hoist”(升) 这个字。 8. “instead of the customary black sails”：「而不是习惯使用的黑帆」。 “instead of”是「取代」或「而不是」。 9. “on the vessel he would return in”：「在他回程会在里头的那条船上」。 “vessel”指「船只」。 “return in …”是「乘 … 回来」，如 “he returned in a car”(他乘车回来)。 “the vessel he would return in” = “the vessel which he would return in”或 “the vessel in which he would return”。 10. “But he forgot to do this” = “ But he forgot to do so”(但他忘了做这个，忘了如此做)。 11. “and Aegeus, thinking his son dead,” = “and Aegeus, while (或 as) (he was) thinking his son dead”：而 Aegeus 当 (或「因为」) (他是) 认为他儿子死了。 12. “threw himself into the sea, which is called the Aegean today”：「自己投入海中，那就是今日所谓的爱琴海」。 13. 这个长段讲了Aegeus 与 Theseus 的父子情。但有一说认为 Theseus 是故意不升白旗，好让自己早一点有机会继承父亲的王位。妖怪 Minotaur 在克里特岛上  (Crete)。 在妖怪没有除掉以前，雅典人每年都必须送一批青年男女到岛上当贡礼 (tribute) 或牺牲品  (victims)。 [复习填充] Aegeus was king of  and  of Medea.  He fathered Theseus  an earlier union, and recognized him  his son  the sword he .  He expected Theseus to kill  Minotaur, a monster  the head of a  and the body of a man.  Theseus promised to do  and said that if he succeeded  slaying the monster, he would h  the event  h  white sails, instead  the customary black sails, on the v  he would return .  But he forgot to do , and Aegeus, thinking his son d , threw  into the sea, which is called  Aegean today.
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