念音	He lived in Abydos, a town on the Asian side of the Hellespont directly opposite Sestos, a town on the European side, where Hero lived.   He loved Hero so much that he swam across the strait every night to see her, guided by a light she kept burning.   One night, a storm extinguished the light and he was drowned.   Hero then drowned herself to unite with him in heaven.  [解说] 1. “He lived in Abydos, a town on the Asian side of the Hellespont”：他住在 Abydos，一个在 Hellespont 海峡的亚洲那一边的城镇。 “the Hellespont” 即今日土而其的 the Dardanelles (达达内尔海峡)，位于亚洲与欧洲之间。 2. “directly opposite Sestos, a town on the European side, where Hero lived”：直接面对 Sestos，一个在欧洲那边的城镇，在那里 Hero 住着。Hero (希尔罗) 是女孩的名字。 “opposite” 是介系词，意为「面对」。 3. “He loved Hero so much that he swam across the strait every night to see her”：他那么爱 Hero 以致于每晚他都游过那海峡去见她。 4. “guided by a light she kept burning”：被一盏她保持点烧着的灯火来引导着。 “guided by ...” =  “being guided by ...” =  “and he was guided by ...”：而他被 … 引导着。 5. “One night, a storm extinguished the light and he was drowned”：某晚，一阵风暴熄灭了那灯火，而他就溺死了。 “extinguish” =  put out (熄灭)。 6. “Hero then drowned herself to unite with him in heaven”：Hero 于是自己淹死以便跟他在天堂结合。 [复习填充] Leander lived in Abydos, a town on the Asian side of the Hellespont directly o Sestos, a town on the European side, where Hero lived.  He loved Hero so much that he swam across the s  every night to see her, g  by a light she kept burning.  One night, a storm ex  the light and he was drowned.  Hero then drowned herself to u  with him in heaven. .
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