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She was daughter of Cepheus, King of the Aethiopians. Her mother Cassiopeia boasted that she was more beautiful than the Nereids, thus offending Poseidon. When a sea monster came to ravage the country, Andromeda was chained to a rock on the seashore to appease it. Perseus, however, came to her rescue on his return from decapitating Medusa. He killed the monster and demanded marriage with the girl. But Andromeda's uncle and some others opposed his marrying the maiden. They were turned into stone when Perseus exposed the head of the Medusa to them. [解说] 1. “Her mother Cassiopeia boasted that she was more beautiful than the Nereids”：她母亲 Cassiopeia 吹牛说她比女海神还漂亮。 Nereids：为 Nereus 五十个女儿，是海的女神 (sea nymphs)。 2. “thus offending Poseidon”：因此冒犯了海神 Poseidon。 3. “When a sea monster came to ravage the country”：当ㄧ只海妖怪来蹂躏那国家时。 “ravage”：蹂躏。 4. “Andromeda was chained to a rock on the seashore”： Andromeda 被炼到海边的岩石上。 5. “to appease it”：为了要安抚它。有神谕 (oracle) 告诉当地人说只有 Andromeda 才能诱使海妖平静下来。 6. “Perseus, however, came to her rescue”: 可是， Perseus 来拯救她。 “come to one's rescue” 来拯救某人。比较： “come to one's aid”: 来帮助某人。 7. “on his return from decapitating Medusa: 在他砍完 Medusa 的头回来时。 “on his return” = as soon as he returned. “decapitate”: 砍…头。 “Medusa” 是蛇发女妖，人见其面会变成石头。 8. “He killed the monster and demanded marriage with the girl”: 他杀死那妖怪而要求跟那女孩结婚。 9. “But Andromeda's uncle and some others opposed his marrying the maiden”: 但 Andromeda 的 uncle 和一些其它人反对他跟这姑娘结婚。 10. “They were turned into stone when Perseus exposed the head of the Medusa to them”: 他们被变成石头，当 Perseus 暴露那 Medusa 的头给他们看时。 “expose something to somebody”: 暴露某物给某人看。 [复习填充] Andromeda was daughter of Cepheus, king of the Aethiopians.
Her mother Cassiopeia b____ that she was more beautiful than the Nereids, t____
offending Poseidon. When a sea monster came to r____ the country, Andromeda
was c____ to a rock on the seashore to a_____ it. Perseus, however, came
to her r____ on his return from d________ Medusa. He killed the monster
and d____ marriage with the girl. But Andromeda's uncle and some others
o_____ his marrying the maiden. They were turned into stone when Perseus
ex_____ the head of the Medusa to them. |
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