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of [解说] 1. “At his request Poseidon sent a bull from the sea to be sacrificed”：应他的要求，Poseidon 从海里送一只公牛来给以牺牲。 “at one's request”：应某人之要求。 2. “but the bull was such a splendid creature that Minos did not sacrifice it”：但那公牛是那么美好的一只动物，所以 Minos 并没有牺牲牠。 3. “Offended, Poseidon caused Pasiphaë, Minos' wife, to fall in love with the bull and give birth to the Minotaur”：由于被冒犯，所以 Poseidon 使 Pasiphaë (Minos 的妻子) 爱上那公牛而生了那 Minotaur (牛头人身怪)。在此，Offended = Being offended = As he was offended (因为他被冒犯)。 4. “In making war on Athens, Minos lost his son Androgeus but won a victory”：在对Athens发动战争时，Minos 失去他的儿子 Androgeus，可是赢得一场胜利。 5. “As atonement for his son's death, he demanded that Athens send Crete a yearly tribute”：他要求 Athens 每年送一个贡礼给 Crete，作为给他儿子死亡的赎罪。 “atone, atonement”：补偿、赎罪。 “a yearly tribute”：每年一次的贡礼。 在此 “send” 前省去了 “should”。 6. “a yearly tribute of young men and young women to be sacrificed to the Minotaur”：那每年一次的贡礼由年轻的男女组成，要牺牲给 Minotaur 吃。 7. “This grisly and humiliating tribute was duly paid until Theseus came and slew the monster”：这个可怕的、羞辱的贡献被按时付给，直到 Theseus 来杀了那妖怪。 “grisly”：极可怕的、令人发指的。 [复习填充] Minos was king
of Crete. At his re Poseidon sent a
bull from the sea to be sacrificed, but the bull was such a s
creature that Minos did not sacrifice it. Offended, Poseidon caused
Pasiphaë, Minos' wife, to fall in love with the bull and birth
to the Minotaur. In making war Athens,
Minos lost his son Androgeus but a victory.
As a for his
son's death, he demanded that Athens s Crete
a yearly t of young men and young
women to be sacrificed to the Minotaur. This g
and humiliating tribute was duly paid until Theseus came and s
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