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He was a Titan who overthrew his father Uranus and
got control of the universe. It had been foretold that he would likewise
be overthrown by one of his children. Therefore, he swallowed all the Olympians
he begot by his consort Rhea. But in actuality Zeus, the last-born, was
spared because Rhea had substituted a stone in swaddling clothes for him and
had him reared in a secret cave on the [解说] 1. “He was a Titan who overthrew his father Uranus and got control of the universe”：他是一个泰坦，他推翻父亲Uranus而控制了宇宙。 “Titan”是巨神族的巨神。 2. “It had been foretold that he would likewise be overthrown by one of his children”：有预言说他一样也会被他的小孩之一所推翻。 3. “Therefore, he swallowed all the Olympians he begot by his consort Rhea”：因此，他吞下他和配偶Rhea所生的那些奥林帕斯神。 “swallow”：吞咽。 “the Olympians”：住在 Olympus 山上之众神，或住在 Olympia 的人。 “consort”：配偶。 据说：那些被吞下的神 包括 Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia 和 Demeter 等。 4. “But in actuality Zeus, the last-born, was spared”：但事实上最后生的 Zeus 却被免除了。 “in actuality” = in fact。 “last-born”：老么。 “spare”：赦免、免除、省下。 5. “because Rhea had substituted a stone in swaddling clothes for him”：因为 Rhea 已经用石头放襁褓中来取代他。 substitute A for B = replace B with A：用A 来代替B。 “swaddling clothes”：襁褓、婴儿衣服。 6. “and had him reared in a secret cave on the island of Crete”：而令他在 Crete 岛上一个秘密的洞穴里被养大。 “had him reared”：令他被养大。据说在此是山羊给Zeus奶喝的。 7. “When eventually Zeus came back and defeated his father”：当最后 Zeus 回来而打败他父亲时， “eventually”：最后，结果。 8. “Cronus (or Cronos) was made to vomit up the Olympians”： Cronus (或 Cronos) 被令吐出那些奥林帕斯神。 “be made to V”：被使去 ...。 “vomit”：吐。 [复习填充] Cronus was a T who
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