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1. He acted as judge of a musical contest between Apollo and Pan. He declared Pan to be the winner and Apollo changed his ears into those of an ass. He then hid his ears under his cap and his barber was enjoined to secrecy on pain of death. The barber could not bear to keep this incommunicable secret. He dug a hole in the ground and whispered into it, “Midas has the ears of an ass.” From the hole then grew a tree which rustled the statement when the wind came. 2. Dionysus told Midas whatever wish he made would come true. Midas wished that whatever he touched would turn into gold. Then he found he could not eat, since his food turned to gold at his touch. Finally he was allowed to lose the gift by bathing in the river Pactolus. That was why the river had golden sands. [解说] 1. “He acted as judge of a musical contest between Apollo and Pan”：他出任 Apollo 与 Pan 之间音乐竞赛的裁判。 2. “He declared Pan to be the winner and Apollo changed his ears into those of an ass”：他宣布 Pan 是赢者，于是 Apollo 把他的耳朵变成驴的耳朵。 “those of” = the ears of 。 3. “He then hid his ears under his cap and his barber was enjoined to secrecy on pain of death”：他便把他的耳朵藏在他的帽子之下，而他的理发师便被训令要保密，否则处死。 “enjoined to sth.”：被训令于某事物。 “on pain of ...”：违者处…。 4. “The barber could not bear to keep this incommunicable secret”：这理发师忍受不了要保守这个不可告人的秘密。 5. “He dug a hole in the ground and whispered into it, ‘Midas has the ears of an ass.’”：他在地里挖个洞，然后对它低声说进去：「Midas 有驴的耳朵」。 6. “From the hole then grew a tree which rustled the statement when the wind came”：从那个洞于是长出一棵树，而当风吹来时，树变沙沙地说那句话。 7. “Dionysus told Midas whatever wish he made would come true”： Dionysus 告诉 Midas 说：无论他许什么愿都会实现。 8. “Midas wished that whatever he touched would turn into gold”： Midas 许愿说：他碰到的任何东西都会变成黄金。 9. “Then he found he could not eat, since his food turned to gold at his touch”：然后他发现他无法吃东西，因为他的食物在他碰触时都变成黄金。在此 turned to = turned into。 10. “Finally he was allowed to lose the gift by bathing in the river Pactolus”：最后他被允许丢掉那礼物，藉由在 Pactolus 的河里洗澡。 bathe 为 bath 的动词。 11. “That was why the river had golden sands”：那就是为什么那河流有金沙。 [复习填充] 1. Midas acted as judge of a m contest between Apollo and Pan. He de Pan to be the winner and Apollo changed his ears into of an ass. He then hid his ears under his cap and his barber was en to secrecy on of death. The barber could not bear to keep this in secret. He dug a hole in the ground and wh into it, “Midas has the ears of an ass.” From the hole then grew a tree which r the statement when the wind came. 2.
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