念音	He was a friend of Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse.  He envied Dionysius his felicity.  The tyrant then invited him to try it.   He was made to sit at a sumptuous table, with all known delicacies before him.   Yet, over his head a sword was suspended by a single hair.  He came to realize that a tyrant's banquet was but an unenviable torment.  [解说] 1. “He was a friend of Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse”：他是 Syracuse 的暴君Dionysius 的朋友。 “tyrant”：暴君、非世袭之君王。 2. “He envied Dionysius his felicity”：他羡慕Dionysius他的福气。 “felicitous, felicity”：幸福、福气。 注意：envy 某人，envy 某事物，或 envy 某人 + 某事物。他例： “We envy him,” “We envy his fine garden,” “We envy him his fine garden”。 3. “The tyrant then invited him to try it”：那暴君于是邀请他去尝试它 (那福气)。 4. “He was made to sit at a sumptuous table”：他被使坐在一个丰盛的桌边。 “sumptuous”：奢华的、丰盛的。 5. “with all known delicacies before him”：有着所有知悉的佳肴在他面前。 “delicacies”：美味、佳肴。 6. “Yet, over his head a sword was suspended by a single hair”：可是，在他头上，一把剑被用一根发丝悬吊着。 “suspend”：悬挂、悬吊。 7. “He came to realize that a tyrant's banquet was but an unenviable torment”：他终于了解到：暴君的飨宴只不过是一种不好羡慕的折磨。 “but”：只不过  (= only)。 “come to realize”：终于了解。 “banquet”：飨宴。 “torment”：折磨。 [复习填充] Damocles was a friend of Dionysius, the t  of Syracuse.  He e  Dionysius his f .  The tyrant then invited him to  it.  He was made to sit at a s  table, with all known d  before him.  Yet, over his head a sword was s  by a single hair.  He came to r  that a tyrant's b  was but an unenviable t . .
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