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He was God of the winds, living on the
[解说] 1. “He was God of the winds”：他是风神 (众风之神)。
2. “living on the island of Aeolia”：住在 Aeolia 的岛上。 “living …” 这种分词构句 = “and lived…”。
3. “He kept the winds chained there”：他把风一直链锁在那里。 “chained”：被用链锁住。
注意： “keep … p.p.” 是「使 … 一直被 …」。 他例： “keep him respected” (使他一直被尊敬)。
4. “within bronze bulwarks”：在青铜的堡垒之内。 “bronze”是「青铜」， “brass”则是「黄铜」，而 “copper” 是一般的「红铜」。 “bulwark” 是「堡垒、防御工事」。
5. “In order to help Odysseus reach home safely”：为了帮忙 Odysseus 平安回到家。
6. “he gave him a bull's hide”：他给他一张牛皮。 “bull” 是「公牛」， “hide” 是「兽皮」。
7. “within which all contrary winds were confined”：在里头，所有的逆风都被监禁起来。 “contrary”：相反的、抗逆的。 “confine”：监禁。
8. “Odysseus' crew, however, mistook the leathern bag for a treasure sack”：可是Odysseus 的水手误以为那皮囊是个宝物袋。 “crew”指「全体水手」。 “leathern”：皮制的。 “sack”：大袋子。
注意： “mistake A for B” 为「把 A 误认为 B」，如： “mistook him for his brother” (误认他为他弟弟)。
9. “They opened it when they came in sight of Ithaca, their hometown”：他们打开它，当他们看见家乡Ithaca时。 “come in sight of …”是「来到能看见 … 的距离内」。他例： “We have come in sight of the tower now” (现在我们已经得以看见塔了)。
10. “and so they were all swept across the sea by the released winds”：因此他们都被释出来的风扫过海上。 “sweep across”：横扫过去。 “released”：被释放的。
11. “leaving only Odysseus to see their homeland again”：只留下 Odysseus 一人可以再度看到他们的家乡。 “leaving …” = “and left …”。 “homeland” 指「家乡的土地」， “hometown” 则指「家乡的城镇」。
12. 这一段讲风神如何管制风，也讲到风袋令人好奇遭难的故事。
[复习填充] Aeolus was God of the ,
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