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His wife Alcmene was seduced by Zeus in his semblance while he was away on a journey. Assuming the semblance of Amphitryon once again, Zeus was giving a banquet when the true Amphitryon returned to play the true host. Once he promised to catch an uncatchable vixen for Creon by using an infallible hound. Zeus solved the problem by turning both fox and hound into stone.
[解说] 1. “His wife Alcmene was seduced by Zeus in his semblance”: 他的太太 Alcmene 被变成他模样的 Zeus 给勾引了。 “seduce”: 勾引，诱奸。 “semblance”: 肖像，类似之外形。据说： Zeus 跟她生了 Hercules.
2. “while he was away on a journey”: 当他外出旅行时。
3. “Assuming the semblance of Amphitryon once again”: 再度装成 Amphitryon 的模样时。 “assume”: 装成，采用。在此， “assuming ...” = “When he assumed ...”.
4. “Zeus was giving a banquet”: Zeus 正在给个宴会 (招待客人)。 “banquet”: 宴会。
5. “when the true Amphitryon returned to play the true host”: 当真正的 Amphitryon 回来扮演真正的主人时。
6. “Once he promised to catch an uncatchable vixen for Creon”: 有一次他答应要为 Creon 抓到一只抓不到的母狐狸。 “vixen”: 母狐狸。
7. “by using an infallible hound”: 藉由使用一只绝对可靠的猎狗。 “infallible”: 永不犯错的，绝对可靠的。
8. “Zeus solved the problem by turning both fox and hound into stone”: Zeus 解决此问题，藉由变狐狸与猎狗为石头。
注意： “fox and hound” 因为成双使用，故冠词都省略。他例： They are man and wife. (他们是夫妻)
9. 这段讲到喜欢出游的 Amphitryon, 太太被风流的 Zeus 所勾引。 Zeus 变成他人模样，还代当主人，真可笑。不过也帮 Amphitryon 解决难题。
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