念音	It refers either to a many-eyed monster or to an aged, faithful hound of Odysseus. Accounts vary as to how many eyes Argus really had (they vary from three to one hundred).  Anyway, it was set by Hera to watch Io, a woman whom Zeus loved and changed into a heifer to conceal his relations with her.  Zeus had Hermes kill Argus, and then Hera turned it into a peacock.  Referred to as a hound, Argus was the one who alone recognized Odysseus immediately after he returned to Ithaca in disguise.  It is said that the loyal creature merely had time to thump its tail in recognition of its master before it died from senility. [解说] 1. “It refers either to a many-eyed monster or to an aged, faithful hound of Odysseus”：它指涉ㄧ只多眼的妖怪或是一只 Odysseus 的老迈的、忠实的猎狗。 2. “Accounts vary as to how many eyes Argus really had”：关于 Argus 真正有几只眼睛，各种说法不一。 “Accounts vary”：各种说法不一。 “as to”：关于。 3. “they vary from three to one hundred”：它们从三差别到ㄧ百。 “vary from A to B”：从 A 差别到 B。 4. “Anyway, it was set by Hera to watch Io”：总之，它是被 Hera 驱使去盯着Io。 “set sb. to V”：驱使某人去做某事。 5. “a woman whom Zeus loved and changed into a heifer”：一个 Zeus 喜爱而将之变为母牛的女人。 “heifer”：三岁以下之小母牛。 6. “to conceal his relations with her”：为了隐藏他和她的关系。 Zeus 把 Io 变成牛，好让 Hera 不知道他和她有爱情关系。 Argus 的任务就是盯着 Io，看那母牛有没有再变回人形。 7. “Zeus had Hermes kill Argus”： Zeus 令 Hermes 杀死 Argus。 “have sb. V”：令某人做某事。 8. “and then Hera turned it into a peacock”：而然后 Hera 就把它变成一只孔雀。 “peacock”：孔雀 (其羽毛的眼纹即 Argus 的眼睛)。 9. “Referred to as a hound”= When it was referred to as a hound：被指涉为猎狗时。 10. “Argus was the one who alone recognized Odysseus immediately”： Argus 是立刻独个儿认出 Odysseus 的那一只 (狗)。 11. “after he returned to Ithaca in disguise”：在他乔装回到 Ithaca 之后。 “in disguise”：乔装，打扮成别人或别种模样。 12. “It is said that the loyal creature merely had time to thump its tail in recognition of its master”：据说那忠实的动物在认得主人时，只有砰然重击尾巴的时间。 “It's said” = “ They say”：据说。 “thump”：重击而发出砰砰的声音。 “in recognition of”：表示认出，藉以承认。 13. “before it died from senility”：在他死于年迈之前。 “senile, senility”：年老。 [复习填充] Argus refers either  a many-eyed monster or  an aged, faithful hound of Odysseus. Accounts v  as to how many eyes Argus really had (they vary  three to one hundred).  Anyway, it was s  by Hera to watch Io, a woman whom Zeus loved and changed into a h  to conceal his relations with her.  Zeus had Hermes kill Argus, and then Hera turned it into a p .  Referred  as a hound, Argus was the  who alone recognized Odysseus im  after he returned to Ithaca in dis .  It is said that the loyal c  merely had time to th  its tail in r  of its master before it died from s .
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