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She was daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, half sister to Helen, wife of Agamemnon, and paramour of Aegisthus.  She murdered her husband on his return from Troy, partly out of hatred for his sacrificing their daughter Iphigenia and partly out of jealousy of Cassandra, whom he had brought back as a captive concubine.  Her son Orestes killed her in retaliation for the murder. 

 

[解说]

1.      She was daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, half sister to Helen, wife of Agamemnon, and paramour of Aegisthus: 她是 Tyndareus  Leda 的女儿 Helen 而言是半姐妹,是 Agamemnon 的妻子,以及 Aegisthus 的情妇。 half sister: 同父异母或同母异父之姐妹。 她和 Helen 同为 Leda 所生,但 Helen 之父亲为 Zeus paramour: 情妇或情夫

2.      She murdered her husband on his return from Troy: 她谋杀她丈夫,在他从特洛依回来时。 on one's return =  as soon as one returned (在某人回来后立即)

3.      partly out of hatred for his sacrificing their daughter Iphigenia: 部分由于恨他牺牲了他们的女儿  Iphigenia 他杀女儿以祭神,好让舰队可以顺风出发去征 Troy

4.      and partly out of jealousy of Cassandra: 而一部分由于妒嫉 Cassandra  (Troy 的公主)

5.      whom he had brought back as a captive concubine:他带她回来当俘虏作妾  concubine:

6.      Her son Orestes killed her in retaliation for the murder: 她的儿子 Orestes 杀她以报复这个谋害 in retaliation for...: 为了报复 …。 

 

[复习填充]

Clytemnestra was daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, ____ sister to Helen, wife of Agamemnon, and p______ of Aegisthus.  She murdered her husband ___ his return from Troy, partly out of h_____ for his sacrificing their daughter Iphigenia and partly out of j_____ of Cassandra, whom he had brought back as a captive c_____.  Her son Orestes killed her in re______ for the murder.

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