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He was the giant son of Telamon. He had great
strength, but he was unintelligent and slow of speech. He got the better
of the contest in single combat with Hector. He was mad with anger and disappointment
and killed himself after he learned that Achilles' armor was awarded to Odysseus.
Later in the underworld, it is described, Odysseus encountered [解说] 1. “He was the giant son of Telamon”：他是 Telamon 的巨人儿子。 2. “He had great strength, but he was unintelligent and slow of speech”：他有很大的力气，但他的脑筋不好，言语迟钝。 “unintelligent”：智商不高的。 “slow of speech”：言语慢。 “slow of action” 则是「动作慢」。 3. “He got the better of the contest in single combat with Hector”：在单挑 Hector 时他竞技中占上风。 “get the better of ...” 或 “have the better of ...”：「... 之中占上风、占优势」。 “in single combat with ...” 与 ... 单挑 (打斗)。 4. “He was mad with anger and disappointment and killed himself”：他因生气失望而发疯，而自杀。 “go mad”：发疯 5. “after he learned that Achilles’ armor was awarded to Odysseus”：在他得悉 Achilles 的甲冑被奖赏给 Odysseus 时。Achilles 死后，他那甲冑是希腊英雄都想要的宝贝。 “armor”或 “armour”：甲冑。 “be awarded to ...”：被赏给 ...。 6. “Later in the underworld, it is described”：「据叙述，后来在下界时」。 “it is described” 插在句子中是「据叙述」之意。 “it is said” 则是「据说」。这种话如果提到句首，就要加 “that” 成为 “It is described that ...” 或 “It is said that ...”。 7. “Odysseus encountered Ajax' shade”： Odysseus 遇到了 Ajax 的鬼魂。 “encounter”：遭遇、邂逅。 “Ajax'”= “Ajax's”。 “shade”：指「鬼魂」。 8. “and tried to placate him”：而试着要安抚他。 “placate”：「安抚」，与 appease, pacify, mollify 同义。 9. “But since Ajax was not a man of words and still hated Odysseus' glibness”：可是既然 Ajax 不是会讲话的人，而且还恨 Odysseus 油腔滑调。 “man of words”：会说话的人。 “glib(ness)”：口齿伶俐、油腔滑调。 10. “he stalked away sullenly in speechless anger”：他阴沉的、生气而不语的僭行离开。 “stalk”：僭行。 “sullen”：阴沉。 “in speechless anger”：在无语的生气中。 11. 这段讲巨人Ajax的特征、个性、与遭遇。 [复习填充] |
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