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They were gigantic, one-eyed creatures, ferocious by nature and given to cannibalism. Their leader was Polyphemus, son of Poseidon, whom Odysseus blinded in order to escape from their cave. According to Hesiod, however, the Cyclops helped Zeus in his war against Cronus and they fashioned his thunderbolts. [解说] 1. “They were gigantic, one-eyed creatures”：他们是巨大的、独眼的人。 “creatures”：创造物、人。 2. “ferocious by nature and given to cannibalism”：天性凶野而惯于吃人。 “(be) given to”：沉溺于、习惯于。 “cannibalism”：食人、吃同类之行为。 “by nature”：天生。 3. “Their leader was Polyphemus, son of Poseidon”：他们的领袖是 Polyphemus，他是海神 Poseidon 的儿子。 4. “whom Odysseus blinded in order to escape from their cave”： Odysseus 把他弄瞎以便逃离他们的洞穴。 5. “According to Hesiod, however”：可是，按照 Hesiod 的说法。 Hesiod 是公元前八世纪之希腊诗人。 6. “the Cyclops helped Zeus in his war against Cronus”：Cyclop 人帮助 Zeus 在其战争中对抗 Cronus。 7.
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they fashioned his thunderbolts”：而他们做了他的雷霹。
“fashion”：做成、造出。 [复习填充] The Cyclops were gigantic, one- creatures, ferocious nature and given cannibalism. Their leader was Polyphemus, son of Poseidon, Odysseus blinded in order to escape their cave. According to Hesiod, however, the Cyclops helped Zeus in his war Cronus and they f his th . . |
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