念音	They are said to be a race of female warriors who lived in Scythia near the Black Sea and loved war more than warm love.  They provided for their continuance by meeting once in a year with men of some other nation.  The males born of this union were killed and the females at puberty had the right breast excised so that it would not impede the bowstring in battle.  　 [解说] 1. “They are said to be a race of female warriors”：她们被说成是一族女战士。 “race”：种族。 “warrior”：战士。 　 2. “who lived in Scythia near the Black Sea”：她们住在 Scythia 接近黑海。 　 3. “and loved war more than warm love”：而喜爱战争超过温情。 “warm love”：温暖的爱情。 　 4. “They provided for their continuance”：她们提供接续。 “provide for”：为 ... 而提供。 “continuance” 指种族的延续。 　 5. “by meeting once in a year with men of some other nation”：藉由一年一度会见某其它国家的男人。 “once in a year”：一年一度。 “meet with”：与 ... 会见。 “some” =  a certain。 　 注意：通常是 provide A with B =  provide B for A，如 “provide him with money” = “provide money for him”。在此，provide for something by V-ing 是另一句型。另例： “provide for peace by negotiating with them” (藉由跟他们协商而提供和平)。 　 6. “The males born of this union were killed”：这个结合生下的男孩子就被杀死。 “born of”：生于。 “union”：结合。 “male”可当名词或形容词。 　 7. “and the females at puberty had the right breast excised”：而女子在青春期时，让右胸脯被割除。 “at puberty”：在青春期时。 “have ... excised”：使 ... 被割除。 excise =  cut off。 　 8. “so that it would not impede the bowstring in battle”：因此它不会在战役中妨碍弓弦。 “impede”：妨碍。 “bowstring”：弓弦。 “in battle”：在战役中。 “so that” 或“in order that”：好让 ...。 　 9. 这段讲 Amazons 的社会风情，据说南美洲就是有一族那种女战士住在那里，所以才有The Amazon River (亚马孙河)  的称呼。 [复习填充] The Amazons are said to be a race of female w  who lived in Scythia near the Black Sea and loved w  more than w  love.  They provided  their continuance  meeting once in a year  men of  other nation.  The males born  this union were killed and the females at puberty had the right breast e  so that it would not i  the bowstring  battle.
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