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Otus and Ephialtes were the giant sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia, wife of Aloeus. They proved to be the juvenile delinquents of Greek theogeny. They were already nine fathoms tall and nine cubits broad when they were but nine years old, and they were still growing at the rate of nine feet a year. They imprisoned Ares in a bronze jar for thirteen months. And Ares would have perished there had not Eriboia told Hermes to come to his rescue. The two once even tried to rape Artemis, the goddess of chastity. Fortunately, Apollo drove a deer between them and in shooting at it each killed the other. [解说] 1. “Otus and Ephialtes were the giant sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia, wife of Aloeus”: Otus 和 Ephialtes (耶飞阿尔提斯) 是海神 Poseidon 和 Iphimedeia (依飞迷蒂雅， Aloeus 的妻子) 所生的巨人儿子。 2. “They proved to be the juvenile delinquents of Greek theogeny”: 他们证实为希腊神界的不良青少年。 “juvenile delinquents”: 青少年的犯法者，犯过者；不良青少年。 “theogeny”: 神的世代，神界。 3. “They were already nine fathoms tall and nine cubits broad when they were but nine years old”: 他们已经是九噚高而九腕尺宽，当他们只有九岁时。 “fathom”: 噚 (= 6 英呎)。 “cubit”: 腕尺 (自手肘至中指端之长度，约十八至二十二英吋)。 4. “and they were still growing at the rate of nine feet a year”: 而他们还在以一年九英尺的速率在生长中。 5. “They imprisoned Ares in a bronze jar for thirteen months”: 他们把 Ares (战神) 关在一个铜瓶中十三个月。 “bronze”: 青铜。 “jar”: 大口瓶，缸。 6. “And Ares would have perished there had not Eriboia told Hermes to come to his rescue”: 而 Ares 将已灭亡在那里，要不是 Eriboia 告诉 Hermes 要来拯救他。 “perish”: 灭亡。 “come to one's rescue”: 来拯救某人。 “had not Eriboia told” = if Eriboia had not told (要不是 Eriboia告诉了…)。 7. “The two once even tried to rape Artemis, the goddess of chastity”: 这两人有一次甚至于想要强暴贞洁的女神 Artemis。 8. “Fortunately, Apollo drove a deer between them and in shooting at it each killed the other”: 幸运地， Apollo 驱赶一只鹿到他们之间，而在对牠射杀时，(两兄弟) 相互杀死了对方。 [复习填充] Otus and Ephialtes
were the g_____ sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia, wife of Aloeus. They proved
to be the juvenile de______ of Greek theogeny. They were already nine f_____
tall and nine cubits broad when they were but nine years old, and they were still
growing at the r____ of nine feet a year. They imprisoned Ares in a bronze
j___ for thirteen months. And Ares would have p_____ there had not Eriboia
told Hermes to come to his re_____. The two once even tried to r____ Artemis,
the goddess of chastity. Fortunately, Apollo drove a deer between them and
in shooting ___ it each killed the other. |
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