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He was a friendly Centaur to man, being the tutor of Jason, Hercules, and Achilles.   But he was accidentally struck by one of Hercules' poisoned arrows.   It brought him never-ending pain since he was immortal.   Finally he became Sagittarius, the constellation of the archer, in the brightest part of the Milky Way. 

 

[解说]

1.      “He was a friendly Centaur to man”:他是对人类友善的 Centaur (人马怪)。

2.      “being the tutor of Jason, Hercules, and Achilles”:而是 Jason, Hercules, 与 Achilles 的教师。 “being ...” = “and was ...” 或 “as he was ...” 。 “tutor”:私人教师。

3.      “But he was accidentally struck by one of Hercules' poisoned arrows”:但他意外地被 Hercules 的毒箭之一所击中。

4.      “It brought him never-ending pain since he was immortal”:它给他带来无尽的痛苦,因为他不会死。 “immortal”:不朽、不死。

5.      “Finally he became Sagittarius, the constellation of the archer”:最后他变成Sagittarius,也就是射手星座。 “constellation”:星座。 “archer”:(弓箭) 射手。

6.      “in the brightest part of the Milky Way”:在银河中最明亮的部分。 “Milky Way”:银河。 

 

[复习填充]

Chiron was a friendly Centaur to man,          the tutor of Jason, Hercules, and Achilles.  But he was a              struck by one of Hercules' poisoned a       .  It brought him never-          pain since he was immortal.  Finally he became Sagittarius, the c              of the archer, in the brightest part of the         Way.

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