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He was a ferryman ferrying between Lesbos and Chios.   Once Aphrodite came to him disguised as an ugly old woman.   He good-naturedly gave her a free passage on his boat.   In return she gave him a magic salve which made him young and handsome.   The woman of Lesbos, therefore , all fell in love with him.   The poetess Sappho is said to have thrown herself into the sea because he did not requite her affection. 

 

[解说]

1.      “He was a ferryman ferrying between Lesbos and Chios”:他是个渡船夫,在 Lesbos 和 Chios 之间摆渡。

2.      “Once Aphrodite came to him disguised as an ugly old woman”:有一次 Aphrodite 来到他那里,装扮成一个丑陋的老妇人。

3.      “He good-naturedly gave her a free passage on his boat”:他和善地给她免费地通行,在他船上。 “good-natured”:好性情的、和善的。

4.      “In return she gave him a magic salve which made him young and handsome”:为了回报,她给他一种神奇药膏,那使他年轻英俊。 “in return”:为了回报。 “magic salve”:神奇的、魔幻的药膏。

5.      “The woman of Lesbos, therefore , all fell in love with him”:因此,Lesbos 的女人都爱上他。

6.      “The poetess Sappho is said to have thrown herself into the sea because he did not requite her affection”:女诗人 Sappho 被说成曾经投海,因为他没有回应她的爱情。 “be said to have p.p.”:被说成 (过去) 曾经或已经…。 “requite one's love or affection”:响应某人之爱情或感情。 “unrequited love”:即「失恋」或「单恋」。 

 

[复习填充]

Phaon was a ferryman f          between Lesbos and Chios.  Once Aphrodite came to him d         as an ugly old woman.  He good-naturedly gave her a free p       on his boat.      return she gave him a magic s      which made him young and handsome.  The woman of Lesbos, therefore , all      in love with him.  The poetess Sappho is said to      thrown herself into the sea because he did not  re       her affection.

 

 

 

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