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It was the winged
horse, the offspring of Poseidon, which sprang from the blood of the decapitated
Gorgon, Medusa. It was originally the horse that bore Zeus' thunderbolt.
And for a time it was the mount of Bellerophon, who captured it with a golden
bridle given by Athena. With the aid of Pegasus, Bellerophon fought
the Chimera and the Amazons. But when, in overweening pride, Bellerophon
tried to ride it up to heaven, Pegasus threw him to his death. The
horse was tamed by Athena and presented by her to the Muses. With
a stroke of its hoof on [解说] 1. “It was the winged horse, the offspring of Poseidon, which sprang from the blood of the decapitated Gorgon, Medusa”：牠是那带翼的马，Poseidon 的后代，它从被砍头的蛇发女妖 Medusa 的血中跃生出来。 据说：海神 Poseidon 使蛇发女妖 (Gorgon) Medusa 怀孕，而 Medusa 被 Perseus 砍头 (decapitated)，结果从血中跃出此马。 2. “It was originally the horse that bore Zeus' thunderbolt”：原先就是这匹马携带 Zeus 的雷霹。 3. “And for a time it was the mount of Bellerophon, who captured it with a golden bridle given by Athena”：而有一段期间，牠是 Bellerophon 的座骑，他用 Athena 给的金马勒捉住牠。 “for a time”：有一段时间。 “mount”：座骑、所骑之马。 “bridle”：马勒。 4. “With the aid of Pegasus, Bellerophon fought the Chimera and the Amazons”：有着 Pegasus 的协助，Bellerophon 去打 Chimera (喷火女妖) 和 Amazons (强悍女人族)。 5. “But when, in overweening pride, Bellerophon tried to ride it up to heaven, Pegasus threw him to his death”：可是当 Bellerophon 过分骄傲地想要骑牠上天堂时，Pegasus 就把他扔掉致死。 “overweening”: 过分自负。 6. “The horse was tamed by Athena and presented by her to the Muses”：那马被 Athena 驯服了，而被她提供给那些缪司。 7. “With a stroke of its hoof on Mount Helicon it brought forth the gushing fountain of Hippocrene which was able to inspire poets”：用牠的蹄一次击打 Helicon 山，牠便带出那涌水的 Hippocrene 泉水，那泉水能够给诗人灵感。 “stroke” 为 “strike”之名词，为「击打」之意。 “gushing”：涌现水流的。 “inspire”：使有灵感。 [复习填充] Pegasus was
the w horse, the offspring of
Poseidon, which sprang from the blood of the de
Gorgon, Medusa. It was originally the horse that bore Zeus' th
. And for a time it was the m of
Bellerophon, who captured it with a golden b given
by Athena. With the aid of Pegasus, Bellerophon fought the Chimera and the
Amazons. But when, in over pride,
Bellerophon tried to ride it up to heaven, Pegasus threw him to his death.
The horse was t by Athena and presented by
her to the Muses. With a s of
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