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They are the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, the Goddess of memory. They sing and dance at Olympian festivities. The Sirens once tried to compete with them but were defeated ignominiously. Each Muse is now assigned to a special department of the arts such as epic poetry, lyric poetry, history, comedy, tragedy, astronomy, and other things related to music and dancing. [解说] 1. “They are the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, the Goddess of memory”：他们是 Zeus 和记忆女神 Mnemosyne (内莫西尼) 的九个女儿。 2. “They sing and dance at Olympian festivities”：她们在奥林匹亚节庆时唱歌与跳舞。 festivity：节庆 (活动)。 3. “The Sirens once tried to compete with them but were defeated ignominiously”：鸟女妖曾想跟她们竞争，可是被毫无名誉地打败。 “Sirens”是一群半人半鸟的女妖，善于以歌声把人迷惑致死。 “ignominiously”：不名誉地。 4. “Each Muse is now assigned to a special department of the arts”：每个 Muse 现在被分配给一个特别的艺术部门。 be assigned to sth. : 被分配给某事物。 据说：九缪司原本没有分配职责，大家一同为各种艺术献身。 5. “such as epic poetry, lyric poetry, history, comedy, tragedy, astronomy, and other things related to music and dancing”：诸如史诗、抒情诗、历史、喜剧、悲剧、天文，以及其它有关音乐与舞蹈的事情。 [复习填充] The Muses are
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