念音

She was daughter and sister of Oedipus, since her mother Jocasta was also Oedipus' mother, whom he married later unwittingly.  She accompanied Oedipus in his wanderings after he plucked out his own eyes and exiled himself from Thebes.   After Oedipus' death, she returned to Thebes.   There in defiance of King Creon's order, she gave her dead brother the proper rites of burial.  In consequence of this, she was immured in a cave, where she took her own life.

 

 [解说]

1.      She was daughter and sister of Oedipus:她是 Oedipus 的女儿以及妹妹。

2.      since her mother Jocasta was also Oedipus' mother:既然他母亲 Jocasta 也是Oedipus 的母亲。

3.      whom he married later unwittingly(这个人) 他后来不明究里的取为妻子。 unwittingly:不知晓的。

4.      She accompanied Oedipus in his wanderings:她陪伴 Oedipus 在其流浪中。

5.      after he plucked out his own eyes and exiled himself from Thebes:在他挖出自己眼睛而放逐自己离开Thebes之后。 pluck:挖、拔。 exile:放逐。

6.      After Oedipus' death, she returned to Thebes:在 Oedipus 死后,她回到Thebes

7.      There in defiance of King Creon's order:在那里,在抗拒 Creon 国王的命令时。 defy, defiance:抗拒。

8.      she gave her dead brother the proper rites of burial:她给她死去的哥哥适当的安葬仪式。 rites of burial:安葬的仪式。 这位哥哥是 Polynices,他是攻打Thebes之勇士之ㄧ。 古希腊人相信:人死没安葬,不得升天。

9.      In consequence of this, she was immured in a cave:由于这个缘故,她被幽禁在一个洞穴里。 consequence:后果。 In consequence of this =  As a result of this immure:关闭、幽禁。

10.  where she took her own life:在那里她取掉自己的性命。 take one's life:取某人性命。 

 

[复习填充]

Antigone was daughter and        of Oedipus, since her mother Jocasta was also Oedipus' mother, whom he married later un        .   She a          Oedipus in his wanderings after he p       out his own eyes and e       himself from Thebes.   After Oedipus' death, she returned     Thebes.  There in d         of King Creon's order, she gave her dead brother the proper r     of b      .   In c         of this, she was im        in a cave, where she       her own life.

 

 

 

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