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It was a city founded by Dido.  After her father Belus died, Dido fled from Tyre to the site of her future city.   There she asked the natives for as much land as could be enclosed with a bull's hide.   The request granted, she had a bull's hide cut into narrow strips and with them she enclosed a space which became the city. 

 

[解说]

1.      It was a city founded by Dido:它是 Dido 建立的城市。 found, founded, founded:建立。

2.      After her father Belus died, Dido fled from Tyre to the site of her future city:在他父亲 Belus 去逝之后,Dido Tyre 逃到她未来城市的地址。 site:地点、地址。

3.      There she asked the natives for as much land as could be enclosed with a bull's hide:在那里她要求当地人给她ㄧ只公牛皮所能围起来那么多的土地。 as much land as ...:如 ... 那么多的土地。 enclose:围起来、封入。 a bull's hide:一只公牛的皮。 hide 当动词为「隐藏」,当名词为「兽皮」。

4.      The request granted, = The request being granted, = When the request was granted,:那要求被赐给的时候。

5.      she had a bull's hide cut into narrow strips:他令一只公牛的皮被切成狭长的小片。 have + 受词 + p.p.:令 …。 strip当动词为「剥去、使裸」,当名词为「狭长之ㄧ条或ㄧ片」。

6.      and with them she enclosed a space which became the city:而用它们她圈了一个空间成为那个城市。 

 

[复习填充]

Carthage was a city           by Dido.  After her father Belus died, Dido f    from Tyre to the s     of her future city.  There she asked the natives      as much land     could be enclosed with a bul's      .  The request g       , she had a bul's hide cut into narrow s         and with them she enclosed a s       which became the city.

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