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He was grandson of Sisyphus and king of [解说] 1. “He was grandson of Sisyphus and king of Corinth”:他是 Sisyphus 的孙子以及Corinth 的国王。 2. “He rode the winged horse Pegasus”:他骑带翼的天马 Pegasus。 3. “slew the monster Chimera, and defeated the Amazons”:他杀掉妖怪 Chimera 而打败 Amazons。 “slay, slew, slain”:杀死。 Chimera 是会喷火的妖怪。 Amazons 是强悍的女人族。 4. “Overweening pride made him attempt to mount to heaven on Pegasus”:妄自尊大让他企图骑着 Pegasus 要登上天国。 “overweening”:过于自负的、目中无人无神的。 mount to:登上。 on Pegasus:骑着 Pegasus。 5. “In consequence, Zeus had a gadfly sting the horse”:结果,Zeus 令一只马蝇叮那匹马。 “have + 受词 + V”:令 …。 In consequence = consequently, as a result:结果。 gadfly:牛虻、马蝇 (= horsefly)。 6. “and he was unseated and fell to his death”:而他离了座,掉下来死亡。 “unseated”:离开座位,脱离马鞍。 [复习填充] Bellerophon was of
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