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seer of [解说] 1. “He was a blind seer of Thebes”：他是 Thebes 的瞎眼先知。 2. “Some say it was Athena that made him blind; others say it was Hera”：有些人说使他眼瞎的就是 Athena，别的人说就是 Hera。 3. “Anyway, they say he, as a child, accidentally came upon Athena in her bath and she splashed water into his eyes”：总之，他们说小时候他碰巧遇见 Athena 在洗澡，而她就溅水到他眼睛里。 “come upon”：不期而遇。 4. “In recompense for his blindness, the goddess gave him the power of prophecy”：为了补偿他失明，那女神就给他预言的能力。 “in recompense for ...”：为了补偿…。 5. “and a staff which enabled him to walk as safely as if he had his sight”：以及一支手杖，那使他能够像有眼力一般地安全地走路。 “staff”：手杖。 “sight”：眼力。 6. “As regards Hera, they say she blinded him because he said that women had nine times more pleasure than men in coition”：至于 Hera，他们说她使他失明是因为他说在 (男女) 交媾时，女人的快乐比男人多九倍。 “coition”：男女交媾。
注：Tiresias 曾变为女人，然后再变回为男人，所以拥有两性的经验。也因此，Zeus 和 Hera 在争论「交媾时，男的或女的比较快乐」时，便请他作答。 7. “And to make amends for his blindness, Zeus gave him the power of prophecy”：为了补偿他失明，Zeus 便给他预言的能力。 “amends”：(n.) 补偿。 注意： “amend”：(v.) 更改、改善，其 n. 为 amendment。 [复习填充] Tiresias was
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