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He was a giant son of Vulcan. Geryon had a herd of man-eating cattle which were captured by Hercules. Cacus stole some of the cattle from Hercules and dragged them backwards into his cave, hoping to elude discovery in that way. He had thought that their hoofprints would suggest that the cattle had gone in the opposite direction. But Hercules heard the cattle lowing and came to kill Cacus. [解说] 1. “He was a giant son of Vulcan”：他是 Vulcan 的巨人儿子。 2. “Geryon had a herd of man-eating cattle”： Geryon 有ㄧ群会吃人的牛。 Geryon 是有翅膀又三头三体的妖怪 (a winged, three-headed, three-bodied monster)。 3. “which were captured by Hercules”：那些 (牛) 被 Hercules 捕获。 4. “Cacus stole some of the cattle from Hercules”： Cacus 从 Hercules 那里偷走那些牛当中的几只。 注意：cattle 单复同形。 5. “and dragged them backwards into his cave”：而往后把牠们拉入他的洞穴。 6. “hoping to elude discovery in that way”：希望以那种方法规避被发现。 在此hoping = and hoped。 “elude”：规避。 注意： “elude discovery”有「规避发现」或「规避被发现」之意，就像 “His robbery” 有「他抢劫」或「他被抢劫」之意。英文的名词常常看不出主动或被动，因此要由下下文来判断。 7. “He had thought that their hoofprints would suggest that the cattle had gone in the opposite direction”：他想过牠们的蹄印会提示说那些牛已从相反的方向走了。 “hoofprint”：蹄印。 “suggest”：提示。 8. “But Hercules heard the cattle lowing and came to kill Cacus”：但 Hercules 听到牛在叫，于是来杀 Cacus。 “low, lowed, lowing”：牛 (鸣) 叫。 [复习填充] Cacus was a g son of Vulcan. Geryon had a h of man- cattle which were c by Hercules. Cacus stole some of the cattle Hercules and dragged them b into his cave, hoping to e discovery in that way. He had thought that their h would s that the cattle had gone in the opposite direction. But Hercules heard the cattle l and came to kill Cacus. . |
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