念音	He was son of Daedalus, a cunning artificer of Greece.   At Crete he and his father were imprisoned, and they escaped by constructing wings for themselves.   As they flew in the sky, the boy soared too close to the sun and the wax in his artificial wings melted.   The result was: he fell into the sea and was drowned.  [解说] 1. “He was son of Daedalus, a cunning artificer of Greece”：他是希腊巧匠 Daedalus  的儿子。 “cunning”：精明的、灵巧的。 “artificer”：艺匠、技师。 2. “At Crete he and his father were imprisoned, and they escaped by constructing wings for themselves”：在克里特岛，他和他父亲被囚禁起来，而他们为自己建造翅膀藉以逃脱。 “construct”: 建造。 3. “As they flew in the sky, the boy soared too close to the sun”：当他们在空中飞行时，那孩子翱翔得太接近太阳。 “soar”：翱翔。 注意：同音字 “sore” 则为 “痛”。 4. “and the wax in his artificial wings melted”：于是在他人造翅膀里的腊就溶化了。 5. “The result was: he fell into the sea and was drowned”：结果是：他掉入海中而溺死。这故事常拿来劝人不要太好高骛远。 [复习填充] Icarus was son of Daedalus, a cunning ar  of Greece.  At Crete he and his father were im , and they escaped by con  wings for themselves.  As they flew in the sky, the boy s  too close to the sun and the w  in his artificial wings melted.  The result was: he  into the sea and was drowned. .
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