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He was son of Bor, by the giantess Bestla. In Norse mythology he replaced Thor as the leader of the Aesir (gods). As the sky god, he had two ravens (Hugin and Munin) that perched on his shoulders. The two ravens, representing Thought and Memory, flew to earth and returned to Odin every day with the news gathered. Though he had only an eye, the eye was the sun. They say he was doomed to be killed by the wolf Fenrir. [解说] 1. “He was son of Bor, by the giantess Bestla”：他是 Bor 和女巨人 Bestla 生的儿子。 “by”：藉由 … (而生的)。 2. “In Norse mythology he replaced Thor as the leader of the Aesir (gods)”：在北欧神话中，他取代 Thor 成为 Aesir (众神) 的领导者。 据说：Odin 也叫 Wodon 或 Wotan，而 Wednesday 就是来自他的名。 3. “As the sky god, he had two ravens (Hugin and Munin) that perched on his shoulders”：身为天神，他有两只乌鸦 (呼金和募林) 栖息在他肩膀上。 raven 是大的 crow。 4. “The two ravens, representing Thought and Memory, flew to earth and returned to Odin every day with the news gathered”：那两只乌鸦代表思想和记忆，每天飞到人间然后回到 Odin，带着收集的消息。 “earth” 指人间， “the earth” 则指地球。 5.
“Though
he had only an eye, the eye was the sun”：虽然他只有一只眼睛，那只眼睛就是太阳。据说：Odin 以挖掉他另一只眼睛为条件，而被
Mimir 允许喝智慧之井水。 6. “They say he was doomed to be killed by the wolf Fenrir”：人家说他注定要被狼神 Fenrir 杀死。 “ be doomed to ...”：注定要 …。 [复习填充] Odin was son
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