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He was the most beautiful of the Norse gods, being the personification of the sun. He dreamed that he would die, and his mother Frigga exacted from all things a promise that they would not harm him. Yet, she overlooked the mistletoe and Loki, the eternal troublemaker, persuaded the blind god Hoder to throw a sprig of mistletoe at Balder. He dropped dead when it struck him. [解说] 1. “He was the most beautiful of the Norse gods”：他是北欧神话中最美的神。 “Norse”：北欧人的。 2. “being the personification of the sun”：因为是太阳的化身。 “being…”：是分词构造句，意为「因为是…」或「而且是…」。 personification：化身 (为人)。 3. “He dreamed that he would die”：他梦到他将会死。 4. “and his mother Frigga exacted from all things a promise”：而他的母亲 Frigga 从所有东西强索一个应允。 “exact” 当动词为「强求、勒索」。 5. “that they would not harm him”：(应允) 它们不会伤害他。 6. “Yet, she overlooked the mistletoe”：可是，她忽略了檞寄生。 “overlooked”：忽略。 “mistletoe”：檞寄生 (其果实有毒)。 7. “and Loki, the eternal troublemaker, persuaded the blind god Hoder to throw a sprig of mistletoe at Balder”：而 Loki，那永恒的麻烦制造者，说服瞎眼的神 Hoder 去丢一枝檞寄生对着 Balder。 “sprig”：小枝。 8. “He dropped dead when it struck him”：他倒地而死， 当它打到他时。 9. 这个故事说明：美人真的没好命。保护很难万全。 [复习填充] Balder was the most beautiful of the Norse gods, the personification of the sun. He dreamed that he would die, and his mother Frigga ex from all things a promise they would not harm him. Yet, she o the mistletoe and Loki, the e troublemaker, persuaded the blind god Hoder to throw a sprig of m at Balder. He d dead when it struck him. |
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