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He was an ill-starred great hunter. While hunting, he had the misfortune to come upon Artemis, the goddess of chastity, as she was bathing in the forest. She changed him into a stag, and he was hunted and torn to pieces by his own hounds.
[解说] 1. “He was an ill-starred great hunter”：「他是个星运不佳的(倒霉的)大猎人。」 “ill-starred” = unlucky (运气不好的)。 2. “While hunting”= “While he was hunting”(当他在打猎时)。英文 “while…”子句中之主词与be动词常可省略。他例：“He typed while (he was) listening to music”(他边打字边听音乐)。 3. “he had the misfortune to come upon Artemis”：「他不幸遇见Artemis」。 “have the misfortune to …”是「不幸」之惯用语。他例： “She had the misfortune to lose the ring” = “Unfortunately she lost the ring”(她不幸丢了戒指)。比较： “I have the pleasure to see him in person”(我高兴亲自看见他)。 “come upon” = “meet unexpectedly” (不期而遇)。 4. “Artemis, the goddess of chastity”：「Artemis，贞洁的女神」。英文常用逗点(comma) 来引接同位语，他例： “She fell in love with Henry, the banker”(她爱上Henry这位银行家)。“chastity” (贞洁) 之形容词为 “chaste”。 5. “as she was bathing in the forest”：「当她在林中沐浴时」。英文 “as…”之子句，有「当…时」或「因为 …」之意。 “bathing”来自 “bathe” ，其名词为 “bath”。 6. “she changed him into a stag”(她把他变成鹿)。注意： “stag”是「雄鹿」，= “hart”； “doe”或 “hind”则为「母鹿」。“stag”也常指「纯男人聚会的」活动，如“stag night”(「男人夜」的活动)。 7. “and he was hunted and torn to pieces by his own hounds”：「然后他被自己猎狗追捕而撕成碎片」。 “torn to pieces” (撕成碎片) =“torn into pieces”。同样的， “change water into ice”也可说成 “change water to ice”。 “hounds” = hunting dogs (猎狗)。 8. 这段话说到 Actaeon 的不幸。倒霉的他看到贞洁的女神在洗澡，竟被化成鹿而活活被猎死。Artemis 本身是女猎人 (huntress)，她的贞洁也未免太残忍了。
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