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He was the Norse god of evil and destruction. He was only a jotun (Frost Giant) by birth, but Odin adopted him as a blood brother and so he became one of the Aesir (gods). He sired Fenrir (the terrible wolf that will swallow the sun) and Hel (queen of the dead). For many evil deeds he was bound in a cave by the other gods. They set over him a serpent from whose jaws there dripped a poisonous venom. When the venom fell on his face, it caused him frightful pain. But most of the time the venom was caught in a cup by his faithful wife Signe, who watched over him. However, when she turned aside to empty the cup, the venom would fall on him and he would writhe with such violent anguish that it caused earthquakes. [解说] 1. “He was the Norse god of evil and destruction”；他是北欧的邪恶与破坏之神。 “Norse”：北欧人或北欧神话的。 2. “He was only a jotun (Frost Giant) by birth”：他出生只是一个 jotun (「卓吞」：霜巨人)。 “by birth”：(按) 出生。 3. “but Odin adopted him as a blood brother and so he became one of the Aesir (gods)”：可是 Odin 认他为亲弟，而因此他变成 Aesir (「伊社」：众神之一)。 “adopt ... as”：认 (养) …为。 “blood brother”：有血缘关系的兄弟。 4. “He sired Fenrir (the terrible wolf that will swallow the sun) and Hel (queen of the dead)”：他生了 Fenrir (那将吞掉太阳的恐怖之狼) 以及 Hel (亡故者之后)。 “sire”：当其父亲，生出 … 而为其父。 5. “For many evil deeds he was bound in a cave by the other gods”：为了许多邪恶的行为他被其它的神绑在一个洞穴里。 6. “They set over him a serpent from whose jaws there dripped a poisonous venom”：他们在他上方放置一条蟒蛇，从牠的颚里有一种很毒的毒液滴下来。 “venom”：毒液。 7. “When the venom fell on his face, it caused him frightful pain”：当毒液落在他脸上时，会给他引起恐怖的痛楚。 8. “But most of the time the venom was caught in a cup by his faithful wife Signe, who watched over him”：可是，大部分的时间，那毒液被他忠实的妻子 Signe (席格尼) 接到一个杯子里，她 (一直) 盯着他看。 “watch over”：盯着看。 9. “However, when she turned aside to empty the cup, the venom would fall on him”：可是，当她转到一旁去倒那杯子时，那毒液就会落在他身上。 “turn aside”：转到一旁。 10. “and he would writhe with such violent anguish that it caused earthquakes”：而他就会用如此剧烈的痛楚来绞动身子，因而它便引起地震。 “writhe”：扭动 (twist) 或 转动 (turn)，绞动。 “wriggle” 则为「孺动」。 “violent anguish”：剧烈的痛楚。 [复习填充] Loki was the Norse god of evil and de______. He was only a jotun (Frost Giant) ___ birth, but Odin adopted him as a blood brother and so he became one of the Aesir (gods). He sired Fenrir (the terrible wolf that will s_____ the sun) and Hel (queen of the dead). For many evil deeds he was b____ in a cave by the other gods. They set over him a serpent from whose jaws there dripped a poisonous v_____. When the venom fell on his face, it caused him f_____ pain. But most of the time the venom was caught in a cup by his faithful wife Signe, who watched _____ him. However, when she turned aside to empty the cup, the venom would fall on him and he would w_____ with such violent an_____ that it caused earthquakes.
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