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He was son of
Atreus, brother of Agamemnon, and the husband of Helen, who caused the Trojan
War. He fought a duel with Paris, his wife's abductor, and would
have killed him had not Aphrodite intervened. After the fall of [解说] 1. “He was son of Atreus, brother of Agamemnon, and the husband of Helen, who caused the Trojan War”: 他是 Atreus 的儿子， Agamennon 的弟弟，以其海伦的丈夫 (她引起特洛伊战争)。 2. “He fought a duel with Paris, his wife's abductor”: 他跟 Paris（他妻子的诱拐者）打一场决斗。 “abductor”: 绑架、诱拐者。 3. “and would have killed him had not Aphrodite intervened”: 而将已经杀死他，要不是 Aphrodite 介入其中。 “intervene”: 介入，干涉，阻挠 (= come between)。 注意：假设法中之 “had + 主词 + p.p.” = “if +主词 + had p.p.”，故 “had not Aphrodite intervened” = if Aphrodite had not intervened. 他例： “I would have bought it, had I had enough money then” (如果当时有足够钱，我将已买了它)。 4. “After the fall of Troy, he lived in placid domesticity with the reclaimed Helen”: 在 Troy 陷落之后，他和救回的海伦过着平静的家庭生活。 “placid”: 平静的。 “domesticity”: 家庭生活、家务。 “reclaim”: 救回、要回、取回 (= claim back)。 [复习填充] Menelaus was
son of Atreus, brother of Agamemnon, and the husband of Helen, who c____ the Trojan
War. He fought a d____ with Paris, his wife's abductor, and would have killed
him had not Aphrodite inter______. After the fall of |
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