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She was daughter of Chryses, a priest of Apollo. She was captured by the Greeks and given to Agamemnon. Her father came to ransom her but was rudely rejected. Apollo, offended at this slight to his priest, sent a plague to scourge the Grecian camp. Finally, Agamemnon had to give her up and took the maid Briseis, in compensation, from Achilles. That, in turn, caused Achilles's wrath, which became the theme of Iliad. [解说] 1. “She was daughter of Chryses, a priest of Apollo”：她是阿波罗的祭司 Chryses 的女儿。 2. “She was captured by the Greeks and given to Agamemnon”：她被希腊人俘虏而送给 Agamemnon。 3. “Her father came to ransom her but was rudely rejected”：她父亲来赎救她，但被粗野地拒绝。 “ransom”：赎救。 “reject”：拒绝。 4. “Apollo, offended at this slight to his priest, sent a plague to scourge the Grecian camp”：阿波罗，因为被这种对他祭司的漠视所冒犯，就送一阵瘟疫来打击希腊阵营。 “slight”：漠视、看不起。 “plague”：瘟疫。 “scourge”：鞭打、打击。 分词构造句 “offended ...” = “being offended ...” = “as he was offended ...”。 5. “Finally, Agamemnon had to give her up”：最后，Agamemnon 必须放弃她。 “give up”：放弃。 6. “and took the maid Briseis, in compensation, from Achilles”：而为了补偿，从Achilles 拿走 Briseis 这姑娘。 “in compensation”：在补偿中，为了补偿。 7. “That, in turn, caused Achilles's wrath, which became the theme of Iliad”：那件事，接着，引起 Achilles 的忿怒，而 (那忿怒) 变成史诗《埃利奥特》的主题。 “wrath”：忿怒。 “in turn”：轮着、接着。 [复习填充] Chryseis was daughter of Chryses, a p of Apollo. She was c by the Greeks and given to Agamemnon. Her father came to r her but was rudely r . Apollo, offended at this s to his priest, sent a p to s the Grecian camp. Finally, Agamemnon had to give her and took the maid Briseis, in c , from Achilles. That, in , caused Achilles's w , which became the t of Iliad. . |
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