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He was son of Apollo and Calliope. He was the greatest of all mortal musicians. His music-playing moved everything, including not only beasts of the field but even rocks and inanimate objects. It was said to have drawn iron tears down Pluto's cheek, and so Pluto agreed to let Orpheus' wife Eurydice return to the upper world after she died from a snake-bite and came to Hades. But Orpheus' devotion to his wife caused the fury of the Maenads, who tore him to pieces and threw his head into the river Hebrus. [解说] 1. “He was the greatest of all mortal musicians”: 他是所有凡人音乐家中最伟大的。 “mortal”: 凡人的，会死的。 2. “His music-playing moved everything, including not only beasts of the field but even rocks and inanimate objects”: 他的音乐演奏感动万物，不仅包括野地的百兽，还甚至于包括岩石和无生命的东西。 “inanimate”: 无生命的，不会动的。 3. “It was said to have drawn iron tears down Pluto's cheek”: 它被说成曾经拉铁泪流下冥王 Pluto 的脸颊。 “iron tears”: 铁泪，坚强残酷的眼泪。 4. “and so Pluto agreed to let Orpheus' wife Eurydice return to the upper world”: 而因此 Pluto 同意让 Orpheus 的妻子 Eurydice 回到上界 (阳间)。 5. “after she died from a snake-bite and came to Hades”: 在她死于蛇咬而来到地狱之后。 “die from”: 死于 (意外原因)。 若死于疾病，通常用 die of。 6. “But Orpheus' devotion to his wife caused the fury of the Maenads”: 但 Orpheus 对他妻子的钟爱引起 Maenads 的愤怒。 “devotion”: 虔诚，钟爱，专心。 “fury”: 愤怒。 Maenads : 是一群忠于酒神的女祭司，她们疯狂起来时，会杀害所有不参与狂欢的人。 7. “who tore him to pieces and threw his head into the river Hebrus”: 他们把她撕成碎片而把他的头丢入 Hebrus 河中。 [复习填充] Orpheus was
son of Apollo and Calliope. He was the greatest of all m_____ musicians.
His music-playing m____ everything, including not only beasts of the field but
even rocks and in_______ objects. It was said to have d____ iron tears down
Pluto's cheek, and so Pluto agreed to let Orpheus' wife Eurydice return to the
up____ world after she died _____ a snake-bite and came to Hades. But Orpheus'
devotion to his wife caused the f____ of the Maenads, who tore him to p____ and
threw his head into the river Hebrus. |
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