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She was daughter of Zeus (Jupiter) and Demeter (Ceres).   Hades (Pluto) rose suddenly from the underworld and seized her and carried her down to his realm.   All growth of vegetation stopped on the earth while her disconsolate mother sought her.   Finally Zeus ruled that Hades must give her up unless she had consented to her own abduction.   It turned out that she had eaten six pomegranate seeds in the underworld and because of that act she was allowed to return to the upper world only six months each year. 

 

[解说]

1.      She was daughter of Zeus (Jupiter) and Demeter (Ceres):她是 Zeus  (罗马名 Jupiter)  Demeter (罗马名 Ceres) 的女儿。

2.      Hades (Pluto) rose suddenly from the underworld and seized her and carried her down to his realm 冥王 Hades (罗马名 Pluto) 突然间从下界起来,抓住她,把她往下带到他的国度。 据说她此时正在采花。

3.      All growth of vegetation stopped on the earth while her disconsolate mother sought her:当她哀伤绝望的母亲找她时,整个地上的植物生长都停止了。 disconsolate:哀伤的、绝望的。

              据说Demeter (Ceres) 职司植物生长 (growth of vegetation),她哀伤时,便无心于职守,于是大地枯黄,植物不长。

4.      Finally Zeus ruled that Hades must give her up unless she had consented to her own abduction:最后 Zeus 规定说,Hades 必须放弃她,除非她同意自己被绑走。 consent to:同意。  abduction:绑架、拐诱。

5.      It turned out that she had eaten six pomegranate seeds in the underworld and because of that act she was allowed to return to the upper world only six months each year:结果是:她吃了下界的六粒石榴子,而因为那行为她只被允许每年回到上界 (阳间) 六个月。 pomegranate seeds:石榴 () 子。

    据说:吃下界的东西表示同意当下界的人,有些版本说她只吃一粒石榴子,因此只有三个月或四个月 (一部分时间) 留在阴间当阎王夫人。总之,她在阴间时便是人间的秋冬时候,也就是植物不长的季节。 

 

[复习填充]

Persephone was daughter of Zeus (Jupiter) and Demeter (Ceres).  Hades (Pluto) rose suddenly from the underworld and seized her and carried her down to his r     .  All growth of v         stopped on the earth while her dis        mother sought her.  Finally Zeus ruled that Hades must give her       unless she had con       to her own ab          .  It turned      that she had eaten six pomegranate s      in the underworld and because of that act she was allowed to return to the up     world only six months each year.

 

 

 

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