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He was the giant son of Poseidon and Earth. Earth gave him great strength, with which he wrestled with all who passed by and killed them invariably until Hercules came. With even greater strength Hercules held him aloft out of contact with the strength-giving Earth. Thus, Antaeus' strength ebbed and he was killed. [解说] 1. “He was the giant son of Poseidon and Earth”: 他是海神 Poseidon 与地母 Earth 所生的巨人。 2. “Earth gave him great strength”: Earth 给他很大的力气。 3. “with which he wrestled with all who passed by”: 以此 (力气) 他跟所有路过的人角力。 “wrestle”: 摔角、角力。 “pass by”: 路过。 4. “and killed them invariably”: 而始终不变的杀死他们。 “invariably”: 恒常的，始终不变的。 5. “until Hercules came”: 直到 Hercules 来为止。 Hercules 是一大力士。 6. “With even greater strength Hercules held him aloft”: 以甚至更大的力气 Hercules 把他举得高高的。 “hold aloft”: 举高起来。 7. “out of contact with the strength-giving Earth”: 离开了给与力气的 Earth。 “out of contact with”: 与…脱离，没接触…。比较： “in contact with”: 与 … 接触。 8. “Thus, Antaeus' strength ebbed and he was killed”: 如此， Antaeus 的力气消退了，而他就被杀死。 “ebb”: 消退。海潮的「涨退」叫 “ebb and flow”。 [复习填充] Antaeous was the g son
of Poseidon and Earth. Earth gave him great strength, with which
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until Hercules came. With e greater
strength Hercules held him a out of c_______ with
the strength-g Earth. Thus,
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