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He was king
of the Lapithae. He avoided paying bridal gifts by luring his father-in-law
into a pit filled with burning charcoal. Zeus brought him to a celestial
banquet on [解说] 1. “He was king of the Lapithae”:他是 Lapithae 的国王。Lapithae 是 Thessalia 的一个族群。 2. “He avoided paying bridal gifts by luring his father-in-law into a pit filled with burning charcoal”:他避免付出新娘礼物,藉由引诱他岳父进入一个充满烧炭的坑。据说:他原本答应给 Eioneus 的女儿 Dia 许多新娘礼物。 “lure”:诱引。 “charcoal”:木炭。 3. “Zeus brought him to a celestial banquet on Olympus”:Zeus 带他去参加 Olympus 山上的天宴。 “celestial banquet”:天上的宴会。 4. “But he repaid Zeus by planning to seduce his wife”:但是他回报 Zeus 的方法是计划诱奸他的妻子。 “seduce, seduction”:诱奸。 5. “Knowing this, Zeus substituted a cloud for Hera”:知道这个时,Zeus 用一朵云来代替 Hera。 Hera就是 Zeus 的妻子。 6. “Ixion then begot the Centaurs upon the cloud”: Ixion 于是在云上生了那些 Centaurs (人马怪)。 7. “Finally, Zeus had him bound to a fiery wheel which turns forever”:最后,Zeus 令他被绑到一个永远在转动的火轮上。 “bind, bound, bound”:绑。 “fiery”:火热的。 [复习填充] Ixion was king
of the Lapithae. He avoided paying b gifts
by luring his father-in-law into a p filled with burning
charcoal. Zeus brought him to a c banquet
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