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He was Danaus' twin brother. He had fifty sons
while Danaus had fifty daughters. The fifty sons demanded the fifty daughters
in marriage. On the wedding night, the brides killed forty-nine of the bridegrooms
with daggers given by their father. In punishment for this, the house of
Danaus were condemned to spend eternity trying to carry water in sieves.
The one that did not kill her husband, probably Hypermnestra, had a happy union
with her husband, and from them sprang the royal house of
[解说] 1. “He was Danaus' twin brother”：他是 Danaus 的孪生兄弟。
2. “He had fifty sons while Danaus had fifty daughters ”：他有五十个儿子，而Danaus 有五十个女儿。
3. “The fifty sons demanded the fifty daughters in marriage”：这五十个儿子要求那五十个女儿，在结婚方面。 “demand”：要求。
4. “On the wedding night”：在结婚的晚上。特殊日子或特殊的 morning, night 等，都用 “on”。
5. “the brides killed forty-nine of the bridegrooms”：新娘们杀死新郎中的四十九个。
6. “with daggers given by their father”：用她们父亲给予的短刀。 “dagger”：匕首、短刀。
7. “In punishment for this”：为了处罚这件事。
8. “the house of Danaus were condemned”：Danaus 的家室被降罪。 “house”是集合名词，指「家庭」中的所有人。 “condemn”为「判罪、降罪」。
9. “to spend eternity trying to carry water in sieves”：要度过永恒时间，试着用漏杓取水。 “eternity”：永恒、永远。 “sieve”：筛、漏杓。 我们常用sieve来 “strain soup” (滤汤)。
注意：句型 “spend 时间 (in) V-ing”。他例： “We spent two days (in) painting the house” (我们花两天粉刷房子)。
10. “The one that did not kill her husband, probably Hypermnestra”：没有杀死丈夫的那一个，很可能就是 Hypermnestra。
11. “had a happy union with her husband”：跟她丈夫有幸福的结合。
12. “and from them sprang the royal house of Argos”：而从他们源出 Argos 的皇室。 “spring from …”：从…源出、得到 …。 “royal house”：皇室。
13. 这段说出逼婚不得，但杀人不可，有爱才有后福。
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