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Called Mars in Roman mythology, Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera.   As the god of war, he was brutal, ferocious and blusterous, but in fact cowardly at times.   No immortals loved him except Eris (the goddess of discord) and Aphrodite (the goddess of love).   He had an illicit love affair with Aphrodite, whose husband Hephaestus then made a subtle net and caught the lovers.  I t became a great scandal on Olympus when the lovers were exposed in flagrante delicto: the gods crowded in from everywhere to watch the spectacle with merriment though the goddesses shunned it with modesty.   But Hephaestus refrained from divorcing his wife because he loved her too much to do so.  Meanwhile, Ares had three children by her. 

 

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1.      Called Mars in Roman mythology:在罗马神话中被称为 Mars

2.      Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera Ares 是天王 Zeus 与天后 Hera 的儿子。

3.      As the god of war, he was brutal, ferocious and blusterous:身为战神,她很野蛮、凶猛、以及狂暴。 blusterous blustering:咆哮、恫吓、虚张声势之狂暴。

4.      but in fact cowardly at times:但事实上往往很懦弱。

5.      No immortals loved him except Eris (the goddess of discord) and Aphrodite (the goddess of love):没有神仙喜欢他,除了 (不和之女神)  Eris 以及 (爱神)  Aphrodite 以外。 immortal:不死、不朽(的人),指神仙。 discord:不和、纷争。

6.      He had an illicit love affair with Aphrodite:他和 Aphrodite 有一段不合法的爱情。 illicit:法所不容的。

7.      whose husband Hephaestus then made a subtle net and caught the lovers:她的丈夫 Hephaestus 于是做了一个精妙的网而抓到了那 (两个) 情人。 subtle:微妙的、精巧的。

8.      It became a great scandal on Olympus:它变成 Olympus 山上的一桩大丑闻。 scandal:丑闻。

9.      when the lovers were exposed in flagrante delicto:当情人们被当场揭露 (给大家看) 时。 exposed:被揭露、公开。 in flagrante delicto [拉丁文] = in the very act of committing the crime:在进行犯罪的当下。

10.  the gods crowded in from everywhere to watch the spectacle with merriment:众神从各处拥进,来欢乐地观看那光景。 crowd in:拥进入。 spectacle:光景。 with merriment:欢乐地。

11.  though the goddesses shunned it with modesty:虽然女神们害羞地规避它。 shun:躲开。 with modesty:害羞的、谦逊的。

12.  But Hephaestus refrained from divorcing his wife:但 Hephaestus 克制住而不跟他妻子离婚。 refrain from ...:克制而免于 ... divorce sb.:跟某人离婚。

13.  because he loved her too much to do so:因为他爱她太深了而不能那么做。

14.  Meanwhile, Ares had three children by her:这期间,Ares 跟她生了三个小孩。 Meanwhile = in the meantime:这期间。 by her:跟她生。 

 

[复习填充]

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